On the Road

Am writing from the lobby of a Hampton Inn.
Cami and I are having a wonderful adventure.

Wednesday night and this morning with the Wilkenings.
Shopping this afternoon.
Dinner at Cheesecake Factory.
More shopping.
THE dress found and purchased.
Now settled at the hotel...TV, magazines and a dip in the hot tub.

Good times. Girl times.
I'm surprised we still have our voices...
we've been talking almost non-stop.

Tomorrow, football.

Woo hoo!!!

My husband is awesome for holding down the fort while
we shop and explore and bond. Thanks a ton, sweetie.

(Practically) Counting the Hours

Less than two days from now, I'll be out of town.

No, I'm not going to Hawaii or Mexico or any other exotic locale.
I'm just heading south with my daughter;
driving down to Seattle to visit friends,
shop for Cami's dress for the winter dance,
and then hit an LC football game (in Friday Harbor, of all places) on the way home.

A long time ago, the fam marked these dates off for an outing,
but plans fell through, and Cami and I were able to
take advantage of the days off of school to have an adventure.

What a blessing that we ENJOY spending time together,
can't wait for it, in fact.
And knowing that two years from now,
she'll likely be away somewhere at college,
I'm just savoring every moment of mom-and-Cami time.

So, let's see...I think we're down to about 42 hours...
and 17 minutes...
and 38...37...36...35 seconds...
but who's counting?!

ME!!!!!