Jersey

 

We made the more than 600 mile trip across three states to John's home state of New Jersey last week to visit friends and family. It was so nice to see everyone and spend time with those that we usally only get to talk to over the phone.

It was Joey's first long trip, something that I was so nervous, maybe terrified about for weeks before. I planed and planed every last detail. What to bring and how to pack it. Turns out, there was nothing to be nervous about. He was such a trooper the entire week. We stayed with friends which was so much nicer than it would have been in a hotel. They have a 6 month old daughter Nicole and the two of them hit it off quite nicely. 

If nothing else the trip confermed my confidence in my day to day parenting skills. Seems a trip to the grocery store is nothing now, a little fussing at home is cake compared to the wailing from the backseat along I-80 someplace in the middle of Ohio. Can't say I blame him we wanted out too. 

I hope the trips out east contiune as much as possible.  There is nothing like it. But I've never been so happy to pull back in my driveway.