Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Back, safe and sound. Quite a weekend, if only for the copious driving we did. Turned out to be a longer drive than we were led to believe, which made for an interesting trip on Friday that culminated in a certain infant throwing up in the car (right before we got to where we were going, so at least that was good). Fun times. Pulled over on the side of the road, holding child as he throws up all over the pavement. And then having him collapse into my arms with exhaustion afterwards. If being a dad isn't the most glamorous job when the throwing up is happening, knowing that he loves me and feels safe with me afterwards is worth all the throwing up in the world.

How about that--I'm getting philosophical about vomit.

Anyway. It's been a long day, so this post will be quite short. We got up this morning at 4:00 am (Pacific time) and got on the road at 4:45. We didn't get home to Three Hills until 2:00 (Pacific, which, of course, is 3:00 local), so it was a bit of a trek. Driving that early was fantastic though--you really do feel like you have the highway to yourself, and the boy was sleeping for a good portion of the trip, so that made it easier, too.

How can I sum up the weekend in one paragraph? Oh boy. Well, it was so great to be back in BC--it actually rained on Sunday, which, although it seems over-rated after the winter the west coast has had, we really missed. Beautiful, sunny weather the rest of the time, and we were staying in the most amazing guest house I've ever seen (yes, I have pictures; no, you're not going to see them tonight). Being so close to home was tough--it was a real struggle to turn east on the Trans-Canada instead of west when we were leaving, but hey, only 18 days to grad, so we'll be back soon enough.

Anyway, I have many more stories, pictures, and details of the weekend, but they'll have to wait until tomorrow. Let's see, it's 10:20 (MDT) now, which means I've been awake for a little over 17 hours--I think it's time for bed. The rest of this week will be taken up with details of the trip, so I hope you come back for the great stories. See you tomorrow.