Trip to the East Coast

Last Tuesday at 6am, we pulled Olivia from a peaceful sleep in her crib for a big adventure to the East Coast. The plan was for her to fall right back to sleep in her car seat as we drove to the airport. Of course she seemed as excited as we were and talked the entire drive. After an hour wait in the security line we got to the gate only to discover that our flight was going to be two hours late. So we spent the time walking the terminal with the stroller to get and keep Olivia asleep (I had my IPOD distance sensor on and, in case you were wondering, one loop around the B terminal is .89 miles). The flight out there went well - no crying, but lots of walking in the back of the plane. Once we arrived in NY and drove to Greenwich, CT, it was time for Olivia to meet more of her family:

Great Aunt DeDeGreat Nanny and Poppy

Great Uncle Boband Sandy & Dusty- the family Golden Retrievers.

We also had a chance for Olivia to meet the Atlantic Ocean. Of course it was too cold to get in but we did get some good pictures.

The main reason for our journey was my sister's graduation. Several years ago, Erin bravely left her friends, family, and job in Colorado and headed to graduate school in Springfield, Massachusetts. Her determination clearly paid off... she made a wonderful group of friends, really impressed her professors, and will start the next stage of her life working as a family therapist in Brooklyn starting June 2nd. Good job E!

For a finale, the night before we left, my uncle let us use his tickets for the Red Sox game. The game was too late and cold for Olivia but we did get decked out in our Sox outfits and took a picture. My Red Sox luck continued (remember the last time I saw them play they won the World Series) as John Lester threw his first no hitter. It was an amazing game to see live!

By the end of the trip we learned that Olivia is very much an extrovert. She had seen so many new faces during the week and then saw even more in the airport... we got delayed again... this time while we were on the plane. We ended up sitting on the plane for over five hours and the entire time Olivia was talking to all those around her. She was quite the hit on the flight. As we were walking through the airport, Adriane and I looking like zombies, Olivia said "hi" and waived to every person we passed by (even with very little sleep)!