Jaimie and Steph have both been here and gone again.
I only saw Steph for an evening, and most of her attention was diverted elsewhere (it was her wedding shower, after all) but it was a good visit, regardless. There was nice wine and a rediculous party hat and good cake. Becki and I (her maids of dishonor) even went with her to momentarily crash Ryan's bachelor party. We totally busted up their wild night of Nintendo Wii and accoustic guitar, and I have yet to come up with an adequate comeback for "Ugly Baby!" I miss my friends. They remind me what it's like to have a sense of humor.
Jaimie left yesterday morning. I definitely weasled out of the long drive to the airport and the weepy drive home. Having a baby and the sleep deprivation that comes with has made me more emotional than I ever have been, and I just didn't have the energy for it. Two and a half weeks probably seems like a long time to her husband when she is away from him. He should try being without someone he loves for the balance of the year. It is stupid that she does not live next door to me or down the street like she should. It is stupid that she lives many states away.
Bah.
It was a nice visit, too though. There was park-strolling and good dinners and much baby kissing. She's been a mom for two and a half years now, which means she gives extremely useful advice. For example, she helped me develop my use of the "C is for Cookie" song beyond "C is for Cookie" and "B is for Baby." I now rattle around the house singing "B is for Booger," "T is for Titty," and "Oh, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo starts with DEEE!"
It is also good to have another mom to go to the playground with. It's much more fun to mock the herd-moms who hog the swings and talk of potty-training seminars when there's someone around to agree that they have stupid haircuts and probably have boring sex with their boring husbands.
Behold! Wendy's first published writing:
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Like a waterfall in slow motion, Part One
1 year ago
Well, you could have come look at flowers with me. You would have been much more fun about it then Ryan (although he eventually warmed up to it) and you could have spent the whole day with me!
ReplyDeleteI understand though, really, I do.
Although I'm torn between the grown up me that understands that you have a kid and things to do and a sister visiting that would preclude you from driving to Harrisburg at 7 in the morning and the kid in me that was a little hurt and disappointed that whined "why doesn't she want to hang out with me??? MEEEEEEE!!"
and a crxxxxr! right back atcha, Wendy!