27 Hours Away

I had my first official get away from Sullivan this weekend. My high school girlfriends arranged a weekend get-together in Omaha, NE, and because Dave was on call, I could only go for Saturday day and night, but I had a blast.

I arrived in time to meet the ladies for pedicures, then basically spent the rest of the day eating and enjoying some freedom (although I was still tied down to my breast pump about every 3-4 hours). We had sushi in the Old Market, and then basically bar hopped until close to 1am. I cant remember the last time I was out until 1am! It was a blast, we met some fun people, did some fun things, then returned to the hotel room to pig out on unhealthy food, pump, and sleep. 8am came way too early and we were on the road by 9:30.

Due to Dave's work schedule, Lauren came to watch Sully this morning until I got home, which was fabulous. He was in good hands and napping when I got home. I was so excited to see him when he woke up, he was a bit groggy, but gave me the most awesome 'welcome back, mommy' smile I could ask for. We talked for a little bit, he had lunch, then fell back to sleep with me for about 2 hours. That was just what this mama needed to get through the rest of the day and night with Dave on call. Sully and daddy did great yesterday and last night on their own. It was good for all of us. Its amazing how rejuvenating 27 hours away can be. It was great to go, and great to return.

Thanks, Dave, Lauren, and to all of my high school girlfriends for a wonderful weekend, I cant wait for the next one!

Jamie, me, Nicki, Maggie, Karla, Beth, Sarah and Sonia

Jamie and I at Blue.

Character drawing of the group, funny for so many different reasons.

Meanwhile, back in Sioux Falls... :)

This was last weekend...for some reason I forgot to publish the post...