Its quite the undertaking for a sweet wife, such as myself to go away for the day. A lesser woman would just pack up and go...but not me. I finish everything before i go so that my husband isn't too disturbed at my absence. So much so, that as Rach and I are walking out the door, he grabs me and hugs me and says 'don't go.....', when i pull back to look at him, hoping to see longing and pain in his eyes at my departure, he says these 7 words that increased my speed out the door--"you just make my life so easy...."
Sigh....See YA!!!! I didn't really even pack...i literally threw a toothbrush, a pair of gitch and a good book in my bag and i left!
Ahhh.....rach had been patiently waiting to leave.....we were staying at her house since she is like 5 minutes from the ferry....little did she know, we were also going to clean the chiro on the way to her house...whoops, didn't mention that did i? ah well....she was a good sport! She's fun.....i like her alot. It was such a treat to NOT drive over an hour before the early ferry on sat......
Ferry ride....sun.....reading IN the sun on the outside decks.....NOT chasing or negotiating + coast saver cheap fare = lovely.
Kristen was waiting for me as I got off the ferry.....and it was so good.....so good to see an old friend. We had an hour and a half to catch up, just her and I (and a sweet sleeping baby!!).....i was so thankful for that time since our arrival to Trish's was full and busy and awesome, so to have time to really hear how her life is and how labor and life with baby has been going...was priceless.
We arrived and everyone was there already.....Kristen and baby mason got a really warm welcome.
{ooh that Maelle is the sweetest little thing....so expressive and caring....if i could be guaranteed a girl like that...just saying.......}
Trish {speaking of sweet wives}...made the boys sandwiches and a platter of food to keep them occupied in their man cave upstairs....they left pretty much as soon as we got there! hugs, hellos, and they were happily off to watch guy movies......
oh Trish totally outdid herself with a tea party themed baby shower....
Before the day got away on us, i figured a quick group shot was in order....here we are trying to motivate Maelle to join us!! She gave us a little show.....
but then she gave in and gave us a beautiful smile.....
Kari, queen of games, made us draw babies on our heads on plates.....Trishy won.....Kari also made us taste some nasty baby food {not any of our highlights of the afternoon....but she ended with chocolate ganache which dulled the grossness}, but at one point we knew it was rice cereal....and with that crazy smile of hers, as she is about to reveal, we knew we were in trouble....as she says that we are all correct that it is rice cereal, but with breast milk too! And NONE of us were surprised...i mean, it is kari.......turned out she was kidding, but i laughed thinking that it didn't really throw us...grossed us out, YES, throw us? no.....
Checking if there are snakes in the little critters gift......
Nope...all clear....here you go Mason!!
Eating, laughing, spending time = awesome
kari and trish...this picture just makes me feel blessed....i think it just captures how much we all love eachother and care for eachother...we all have our own struggles right now, some are way harder than others....but oh man, i love you girls.
We talked about alot of stuff.....one story that came up during the day was how these girls would stand by on their camp radios for a call from me to come and take isaac in the baby carrier and just go walk around so i could sleep or get a break. i don't remember that...very blurry...but actually each of these girls took turns with that small baby of mine who put me through war in those early days.....i have a great shot of JL on my fridge with little isaac....its just the history, right? You really never know who is going to stick around and be the important ones in your life....and i know that we all have such different lives, and some of us are closer to eachother than others...but as a group, {missing steph and JL very much this aft.....some of the stories included them and oh man we laughed and laughed}..these are important women.
Saying good bye....the afternoon went by really quick.
Kari needing to get home and driving away, but then stopped, yelling out 'i don't want to go'...very endearing....we don't often get kari's full attention with her 3 busy little guys...so it was a treat for all of us!
As i got into the car, i yelled back to the girls that i was glad they are all now pretty much in their 30's because do you know how embarrassing it is to say that you are good friends with 20 year olds? Super embarrassing......
Another hour and 1/2 with ms. Card.....we schemed about the summer and talked about babies and camp and friends....it was great and mason was steller......
Another quiet ferry ride home.....saw whales on the ride over.
Felt like james bond when i got off the ferry.....walked with speed and purpose to my car in the parking lot, reached under the wheel for the keys, got in, and drove away.....perfect! {thanks rach C}
i loved the break....but i couldn't wait to get home to my boys.....and isaac did not disappoint. As soon as my car pulled into the driveway close to 11, he ran out and jumped in my arms and wrapped around me so tight....best welcome home ever.....
And this was new! A new neighbor down the road from the flip....such a weird place....garage, level 1, level 2....stacked like blocks.....
