We had a wonderful weekend; working in the yard, seeing some movies, having lunch with some great friends and having a nice relaxing Sunday afternoon nap. Knowing that in less than one week (or sooner) our lives will be changed forever really helps you appreciate Sunday afternoon naps and working in the front yard together. I think we both have always been pretty slow movers in life and at time resistant to change, so Charlotte’s very relaxed and non-rushed entry into the world really does make her even that more appropriate in our family. This is by no means saying that we have not tried all of the tricks that we have heard of to get to meet her, we have tried everything from fancy eggplant parmesan to laying mulch and pulling weeds.
More changes that are really hitting home is not going back to school this next week. I have been really looking forward to this time off and it is going to be interesting to see how I deal. It is one thing to have a brand new baby girl to take care of while I am off, and a whole different situation with her not being here yet. I have not have had a week off with no work, grad school or projects in years and so I might be feeling a little confused on what to do with this time! Hopefully I can use my time wisely this week, enjoy myself and not drive Jay crazy!
One wonderful addition to our family that joined us this weekend is my new MacBook Pro! On Friday when I left my classroom for the last time for the next 12 weeks I also left my lovely little laptop behind for my substitute to use. We have known that we were going to need to get a new laptop for me and more family use, so we were prepared. Jay did a good amount of research and found out what I really wanted (must be a mac, like he would have bought anything else) and what I did not need (it can be on the smaller side, only thirteen inches, pretty petite to Jay’s laptop). So hopefully this wonderful new addition to our family will help us to stay connected to our family and friends from one coast to the other!
-melissa