It's even worse when you have limited time to work on these things (like when baby is napping). So, I keep debating which project I want to bust out first and then I end up thinking about this while checking Facebook or watching just one (but mostly two or three) episodes of some addicting show on Netflix. Or Office reruns.
I'll get there. Someday.
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We went to Portland this past weekend. Nick had two gigs in the Portland area, so we decided to visit family and make a mini-trip out of it.
Well, we went to Deschutes Brew Pub for lunch one day. It was AWESOME. I have never had a burger that was as good as theirs. Plus, the place is pretty dang hipster. Go there for lunch some day. It rocks.
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Japan is coming. Actually, I'm coming to Japan, but same thing. I leave in less than a week. LESS THAN A WEEK! I can't even begin to tell you how nervous, excited, and anxious I am about it.
I grew up, went to college, and currently live in a small town. Now, imagine taking that person and putting them in Tokyo. The largest city in the world. Yes it is, I Googled it.
Can you see why I'm a little bit nervous? The first two days I'll be on my own (meeting up with my friend who's getting married, though), but my mom will join me later. I'm so glad that she's coming with. I would probably die from sensory overload if I went alone. That and long and boring plane ride.
Why are Nick and Ellie not going? Financially it's just not the best thing for us. We're living at my grandparent's and putting all of our money into paying off debt. Plus, it wouldn't seem right to all go on an extravagant trip while living at someone else's house and paying off debt. Anyways, we worked it out to where I can go. I debated taking Ellie along, but I'm only going for 6 days and taking Ellie by myself while I'm in the wedding just didn't seem like the best thing to do. Plus, there's a 17 hour time difference. Do you know how hard it would be for her to adjust to the jet lag and time difference? I'd be up all night and all day.
It's going to be incredibly hard to leave her. I wouldn't do it if I didn't think that Nick was going to have an awesome support group alongside him. Living in a commune (grandparents + aunt and uncle) has it's serious perks. My biggest fear about leaving her is that she won't sleep well at night for Nick and/or she'll have a hard time getting back to breastfeeding when I get back. Not that it's not okay for her to wean herself, I just want it to happen closer to her birthday.
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Speaking of my daughter's birthday, I need to think about it. What a weird thing to have to think about.
I mean, what kind of cake do I make? I want a good one with good ingredients, not Safeway's icing drenched sheet cake. Who do I invite? Do I even want to ask for presents? If I don't will we get a million things we don't want?!
Her birthday is only two months away. Holy cow...
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To end this post I'll share one of our family photos that was taken recently by one of our awesome friends.
Or maybe two...
linking up with Kristin
Such a sweet family picture! Good luck packing for the trip (that's always the hardest part for me :)
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