29.10.08

Back alive...

I'm supposed to be searching for a new car online, but since there is nothing I hate more than car shopping, I'm blogging instead:). We had to make an impromptu trip up to Boston last week for Eric's grandfather's funeral. I decided that being left alone with a two-week-old was worse than traveling 13 hours each way (and in reality, it was much, much longer) in a two-door Honda Civic with three kids, so that's what we did. The highlights:

1. Honoring Eric's amazing grandfather, who lived a very full, 97-year-long life and helped a lot of people along the way, including us.
2. Brigham feeding a Mexican jumping bean to our hosts' dog.
3. Watching the fifteen minute process of Eric squeezing all three kids and their car seats into the back of his little car 6 or 7 times a day ("watching" being the operative word here).
4. Stopping in Baltimore to see my grandmother on the way home.
6. Breastfeeding in: a Japanese restaurant, a catholic church, during a funeral procession (we were going slow and had a police escort!), stuck in traffic on the George Washington bridge, and at what must have been every rest stop on the East coast.
7. Seeing Eric's Uncle Sandy who has named the boys "turtle man" (Brig) and "the bear" (Eric), but has yet to divine Marley's animal (these things take time to emerge, I'm told).
8. Observing little Eric's excitement as we entered the state of New Jersey (turns out his school friend is from there and talks about it a lot).

I have to say, I'm so glad we went, but I never, ever want to do that again. Ever.

8 comments:

Lindsay said...

Well, we're so glad you're back! It sounds like you have a lot of cool things to remember and brag about now, though! :) When the kids are all grown up, you can say, "Just after Marley was born....."

Briana said...

Amen . . . it's one of those things you can cross off your lifelong "to do list."

Kate Alexis said...

That just makes me laugh out loud at little Eric's excitement over NJ, I love kids. What an exciting way to introduce Marley to traveling! xo.

Belkycita said...

Could I get an invite? Ilove reading about you guys
belkycitaATgmailDOTcom

Robyn said...

Wow, we just got back from a long (only 11) hour drive to Utah for David's grandpa's funeral. Good to go, but I can't imagine it with a newborn. You go girl!

Cailean said...

You are so brave! What an adventure and how funny to think about all those places you nursed her :)

Are we already invited? Something changed with Google Reader to make me think so - anyway, please send an invite to caileankohagen@gmail

Rebecca Wood said...

You go girl!

Anonymous said...

Wow what an action packed time! ;) Glad you guys survived.