my trip, in a nutshell (help! i can't get out of this nutshell!)

Okay, here goes the regular trip rundown.

So Liam and I took off last Thursday and got to Baton Rouge at like 4:30. We went straight to my mom's and immediately got ourselves organized for me to go to a wedding function/dinner. Dinner at The Cabin. Fried seafood. Delicious. Then bed.

Friday morning I got a haircut, thank goodness. Hung out with my mom and Liam until lunch, at which point I headed to lunch with Jenny and Kari in Hammond at La Carreta, my one friend lunch while in town. Friday evening was the rehearsal/dinner. Then bed.

Saturday was the wedding, at two pm. Hung out with wedding party while Mama did their hairdos, then got myself and Liam dressed and went to wedding. Stayed at reception a brief while, then headed to Mama's. Had planned to go visiting, but Liam was a maniac (turns out, according to LA doctor, he had an ear infection. Amoxicillin prescribed.). Stayed at Mama's. Went briefly to restaurant with sisters, etc., for only chips and salsa while others ate. Then bed.

Sunday morning, went to church at Daddy's. Then lunch. Took off after lunch for Biloxi with Jenny, my first GIRLS TRIP since I got married, and may I say, long deserved! Of course, since we're exhausted, it's not the girls trip I would have once taken... but just what the doctor ordered. Got to Biloxi, wandered the hotel for a while checking things out. Chilled in room. Had brief visit with Bates. Ate fried mushrooms for dinner. Watched SVU until I fell asleep. Slept with no waking to feed baby!

Monday, walked to Hard Rock for giant Starbucks. Walked around. Went to cafe for breakfast. Back to room. Long nap. Yeehaw. Then walked back to Hard Rock for shopping. Bought me and Aidan t-shirts. Realized coolness of the fact that living in Colorado makes "Biloxi" shirt unique and unusual, rather than cheesy. Back to hotel. Attempt at second nap, interrupted by numerous phone calls about baby and medicine. To pool. First time in swimsuit for real in like five years. Realized that if one feels unattractive in swimsuit, one should simply visit a public pool to see the other people who apparently don't feel unattractive in their swimsuits (YIKES!) to feel better about oneself. Got sunburn. Back to room. Shower, dress, dinner. Pork and ginger potstickers, clear soup, salad with ginger dressing, sushi for one, then back to room. (Jenny - lobster and vegetable tempura.) Then walk to Hard Rock for Ben and Jerry's. Back to room. Watch TV till sleep.

Tuesday, up, to Starbucks and breakfast. Pack. Head home. Get home at lunch time. Hit the store to purchase Louisiana deliciousness to box up and ship to myself. Blue Runner beans, jambalaya mix, coffee. Back to Mama's. Laundry. Pack. Early to bed.

Wednesday, up. Breakfast. Finish packing. Fly home.

While I was gone, Aidan learned the word "Louisiana." Uh-wee-zee-anna. Tony didn't check the mail, not once, the entire week I was gone.

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