Finally made it out of the airport

So I am sitting comfortably at my Mom and Dad's. I have been gorging myself on my Mom's infamous baked goods since the 24th and when not doing that napping. We weren't sure if we would ever make it here.
We were scheduled to fly out on the 22nd like have the country weather delayed us then finally cancelled our flight. We were fortunate enough to have dealt with some extremely nice airline employees who had the knowledge to schedule a new flight for us on the 24th as the 23rd was like deja vu for anyone who tried to travel on the 22nd. As Chris and I have discussed numerous times it wouldn't be a huge deal the delays and cancellations if it was just us, but we had a baby with us. It truly did change everything.
Now it's Thursday and we only have a few days left. My brother basically got a day and a half to meet his niece and he is home already. The whole trip has been very bittersweet. Seeing Gabby with my parents makes me miss them so much.
On the other hand I miss my little house and big dog.

I wore PJ's to work dammit!

Hee hee, I love my job. Let me tell you why. Because today I wore PJ's, watched Polar Express, and wrapped presents. All the while eating cupcakes and oranges. Did I mention I even got presents? I love my job, I love my kids, I adore my parents. But days like today make it even cooler. Instead of Christmas party we had a Pajama day. We played, ate, and watched a movie while wearing our PJ's. I even rolled the dice and ran an errand in said jammies. Did I mention they are pink flannel with hearts? I wore big, pink, fuzzy slippers and no makeup. It was very liberating and fun.
On the flip side... what is wrong with those Spears children?! Britney's Mom's parenting book is going to be delayed indefinitely. You think?! OH my. I understand mistakes are made. I was one. I have made some. But it makes you wonder what kind of guidance these girls have gotten. It also is scary the message this sends to these girls fans...
Eeek.
I am such a mom.

Mommymobile

So... I have become that Mom. You know the ones, who drive a vehicle perhaps a little too big for their size because they don't want to drive a mini - van. Maybe it's not that bad but I have upgraded. Now don't get me wrong, I loved my Kia Spectra. In 5 years only once did it not start and that was last year on one of the coldest days of winter. I did have to replace every tire on it but that was it. However, winter driving could prove interesting. First my car was extremely light. So when the wind hit I felt like I was trying to drive a ball in a pinball machine. Second it rode low to the ground which aside from the logistics of trying to manuever the crazy high drive up windows in the snow or our driveway I got stuck.
Since they never plow our street it made just getting out of town an adventure. Which for just me, I can deal with. But you see now I have a little person who when I feel is in danger I turn into a grizzly bear. So I wanted a safe, reliable vehicle.
I did my research and did some test drives and settled on a Hyundai Santa Fe. It has one of the highest safety ratings. Subaru is up there to but the dealer here is kind of not that friendly.
Today was my first day driving Gabby and I in it and wow what a difference. First of all I can see, no blind spots. Second we are warm, no worn seals to let the cold and frost in, third I feel safe. I know no car is winter proof or idiot proof but it's nice to have a little extra behind you to lessen those situations.
And did I mention it has heated seats? Which today I appreciated as our elevator at work is broken. It is now... I was shepherding my children off of it when a member felt compelled to keep pushing the button with me still in the doorway. There is no safety so the doors started crushing me. I got out but am very sore. The heated seats on the way home helped but I am seriously thinking I need to fill out a workers comp claim. I am just glad it was me and not one of my children!

Attack of the Beef Stroganoff

So I am now 36. Will be officially for a week on Thursday. It was a pleasant birthday week aside from a few bumps along the road complete with a "surprise" birthday party on Friday. It was just a few couples and Ginza. Chris got us a tea room and it was lovely. He also got me some beautiful pearl earrings and Gaby got me a gift card to Michaels.

What was not so lovely was the beef stroganoff we had for dinner Sunday night. It is my favorite thing Chris cooks so Sunday night we whipped it up for us.
Then Sunday night, Monday night, and today Chris was violently ill. I have never seen Chris violently ill so it was rather shocking to me. I felt helpless. I bought him 7up and Gatorade as well as some soup and am keeping my fingers crossed his workplace understands. I must have a stomach of steel as I just got an upset tummy and then it passed.
Hopefully we will better about checking exp. dates on things the next time...
Bleck!