for lacey bc i am slow

Why do I get so excited about stuff? I should know by now that showing any exterior signs of happiness calls down unwanted attention on yourself.

Story: I finish my final, the last one, and head to my room, totally psyched about hitting the road to go home - especially because I am headed immediately from my home to see my brand new niece, Grace Elizabeth. Woohoo!

I pack up and leave. I get home three LONG hours later to stop briefly by my house, say hi and bye to my dad, and drive on up two MORE hours to see Grace. That’s when things get a little messy. Fog starts creeping in. At first I am like, “Oo, that’s pretty, kinda fun…” Until I cannot see more than ten feet in front of me. FYI, stopping distance going from 70 mph to a dead stop takes longer than ten feet. At first I try to keep going, thinking I can tough it out. Then I realize I have never driven myself alone to my sister’s college…what if I pass it in the fog? So I see a rest stop and pull off there. I call my mom, who calls my sister, who calls her boyfriend, and what follows is me waiting an hour and a half as my sister drives sixty miles out of her way to the wrong exit, then finally finds me at the exit I am actually at.

Yeah, it was horrible. There was a guy that sat there about forty-five minutes next to me and kept staring at me…aahhh!! The silent fog at night was totally creepy as well. I was glad to get out of there, but by the time I did it was midnight and too late to go see the baby. So I went to Emily’s apartment and slept there.

But when I finally did see Grace…she is SO beautiful!! What a perfect baby. Boy can she cry, but mostly she slept or was pretty quiet. Currently she has dark hair and blue eyes, but I think her eyes are going to change to brown (both Luke and Lacey’s are). I guess she’s big for a newborn (9 lbs 12 oz, 23 in long), but she seems so tiny!! I can’t wait to see her again, and I technically have not even left yet. I hate the fact that I live so far away. She won’t even remember me next time I see her, and she’ll forget again after I leave.

Well folks, its time to start enjoying my vacation!! Yup, that means twelve hours of sleep per night, lots of good home cooked food, and tons of lounging around mixed in for good measure!! Happy Thanksgiving!!