Over and out (west)

It wouldn't be fair to the new bundle if we didn't take him or her on a trip after taking Mirabella last year at this very same time, so that's what we're doing. We're going on vacation! Actually, we bid on two travel vouchers at a silent auction, so we were extremely lucky to be able to make it a reality again. Tomorrow (Saturday, November 21st) through the morning of Wednesday (Wednesday, November 25th) we'll be in San Francisco, California! Jeff was there when he was younger and I've been to California a few times, but never to San Fran. We're very excited for a little getaway.



We had fun picking out our destination since our vouchers were good for anywhere in the US. Originally our plan was to take Mirabella with, so it limited a few options and because of some goofy flight schedules, San Francisco was taken out of the mix. We had almost decided on a spot (leaning towards New Mexico) and then my mom threw out a very generous offer. The three weekdays of our trip she had taken off from work to start her Thanksgiving holiday early and offered to watch Mirabella if we wanted to go just the two of us. After going back and forth, we decided to go for it! After all, it'll probably be a while before Jeff and I are able to travel alone once we have two young children. I'm hoping we'll be surprised and it'll be easier than we think, but right now we're not trying to fool ourselves!

Nana and Papi were also so kind to pitch in and they offered to take Mirabella for a Saturday-Sunday shift. We can't say often enough how fortunate we are to have two sets of grandparents in Mirabella's life that are so quick to offer their help in taking care of her. We know she loves it, but it makes things so great for us too. Many, many thanks to the four of you for giving our baby so much love and affection and for graciously allowing her mama and daddy much appreciated adult time!