Go Jackets!

There are not many things that can top a fall day, bringing your son to his first college football game, and having your team outscore their opponents by 42! This is an event that both Chad and I have wanted to do for the last 5 years. Having our son in the stands with us at Bobby Dodd was only a dream a year ago and now, we can say that we have been able to experience it. We decided that the weather was going to cooperate and not be so hot, so we dressed Myer in his size mini Tech jersey and hat and headed for the game. Myer sat on my lap for the first quarter and peacefully watched the man’s head in front of him. I’d like to think he was enthralled with the game, but I’m pretty sure he couldn’t see it. The stimulus must have gotten to him because the next thing I knew, he was asleep sitting up. He retreated to the lounge for some air condition and quiet, but before I knew it, Myer was up entertaining the crowd by screaming with excitement.  

 He likes to hear his voice and it cracks me up because it almost shocks him when he hears how loud he can get. And, he can get pretty loud!Anyways, we stayed for the remainder of the game because Myer was so good and we were having such a good time watching him soak up the experience. I think we’ll bring him back to the homecoming game, but it may be a little more rowdy since Tech will be playing Clemson. Therefore, Myer may just make an appearance prior to the game and then head home with mommy. We’ll just look for daddy on tv and wait til next year for Myer’s 2^nd game.



Tech vs Kansas Sept. 17, 2011



First Family Vacation/Adventure

 We took our first official family vacation down to Destin, Florida the week of Labor Day. We headed out the Friday before so that we could optimize our time off from work. Plus, we were excited to bet on some greyhounds at the local dog track that evening. Jay came down for the long weekend but we had intentions to stay til at least Thursday so we had to drive separately. At any rate, we made it down to Florida in about 6 hours and Myer was a travelling pro. He only got agitated once because he was hungry, but other than that, he slept and played the whole way down. When I say we have a good baby, I mean it! He has surpassed my expectations on many occasions. I just hope this continues into the toddler and teenage years, but I know I probably won’t be so lucky.  



Before Lee




After Lee

 

Anyways, our vacation started off great. We had a good time Friday evening, but we knew the weather was not going to hold up for us. You see, there just happened to be a tropical storm brewing in the gulf that was expected to dump several inches of rain on us over the next two days. What perfect timing for Jay! He only had two days. Well, just as they predicted, Tropical Storm Lee came and washed out our Saturday and Sunday. Little did we know that this wouldn’t be the only storm….

I started to feel a little strange Saturday afternoon. I completely lost my appetite and then started to feel nauseous. I warned Jay and Chad that it was only a matter of time before I got sick because I knew it was coming. Just as the weather men forecasted the rain, I predicted my illness correctly and by 6pm, I was violently throwing up. Chad got the same bug so he was finding his way to the bathroom as well. I immediately thought of Myer and how this may affect him. If Chad had what I had then it might be highly contagious. That is when we gave Jay a crash course in baby 101 and he took over. Thank God that he was there because I’m not sure how we could have survived. Jay slept the whole night on the couch to watch over Myer and I even found the duo sleeping together on the sofa at one point. Chad and I were quarantined to the bedroom so that we could keep our germs to ourselves. From the grace above, neither Myer nor Jay got sick and Chad and I started to come back to life by Monday, just as Jay was getting ready to leave.


Down and Out



The sun finally came out Tuesday, so we got to take Myer to the beach and let him experience the ocean and sand. I think his favorite parts were the ocean breeze and sleeping on Daddy. I know Daddy enjoyed the sleeping too. All in all though, we were still not feeling 100%, so Wednesday evening, we decided to head home. Leaving that late though got us home around 3am on Thursday. The ride was good for Myer because he slept the whole way, but in hindsight, the journey was very dangerous. We saw a ton of wildlife including two deer that ran in front of our car, a couple random people walking, and a mini horse. Yep! A Mini Horse!! We never even hit a highway until we got to Auburn, so 3 ½ hours of county roads and state routes. It was awful! In fact, I was never so happy to see I85 in my life. Well, we finally made it home and were in bed by 3:05. Luckily, Myer let us sleep til 8 that morning.  Like I said earlier, he is a champ!

Myer-6 months

So, that was our first family vacation and as I told Chad, it will be one that we never forget. Oh, and to top it all off, we had our credit card number stolen too.  I hope our next vacation to Disney has a better outcome. After all, isn’t it where dreams come true!