I've only gotten to do one the "right" way. Shannon's was the first- no strings were attached. Lost my phone, my voice and my pocket John.
Mine was at home and we stayed away from AC and took a school bus to all of the best/worst places in Delco.
Then Kelly's was the day of my sister-in-law's college graduation in Albany- we left there at 2, hauled cooks home and blazed down the expressway to party it up before my gran's 90th bday party (that I planned) the next morning (at Church, no less.)
I was knocked up for Katie's- and nobody, and I mean nobody wears a HUGE afro like a busty pregnant chick in RiRa.
And now for Lisa's- Todd is out of town for his PhD so planning for me and my 4.75 month old was difficult from the jump off.
My sister and I had a plan- pile three infants in the back seat of her Escape to her in-laws shore house in Sea Isle where I'd leave her with the kids for three hours while I caught din and a drink and some Catholic Church hymns with the girls and be back in time for BB's midnight feeding.
Yea.
So- did I mention that Lauren worked over night Friday (props to her, btw- would I have offered this? Not sure. She did it because she knows friends are important.)? Or that I worked (in the sun) all day Saturday? And has anyone tried to squeeze THREE car seats in the back of a car? And how about it when babies sympathy cry for each other? After a two-ish hour car ride with 2.5 screaming babies I had to send a wimpy text to pull out. Felt like a jerk.
I know I missed out on some fun stuff with my buds. So instead of sining church hymns, the memory I'll have is me tearing my shirt off in Darby so Maks has a familiar smell since he didn't recognize the sights and smells of Aunt Lauren's car and he was upset.
And heartburn. I have heartburn.
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