Texas

Carleton's firm flew the Greensboro office (+significant others) to Houston, TX for the firm Christmas party. We weren't sure if I'd get to go b/c Tinley was only going to be a month old. We kept racking our brains for a solution when my MIL said she'd fly out there and babysit her. Whew, what a HUGE favor that was for us. We were nervous about traveling for a couple reasons 1. planes just circulate germs and 2. We didn't want to be THAT couple with the loud kid every person dreads flying with. Turned out to be a moot point, she laid on Carleton's lap the entire time just looking around. She didn't so much as hiccup and that's saying A LOT for her:)

It was really nice meeting more of the attorneys and partners at Carleton's firm. The food and company were both great.



We got up early (like 4am) and left for San Antonio to see Christian and family. It had been over a year since we saw him and the girls and even longer since we'd seen Jen. That was a nice treat. It was quite chilly and rainy while we were there, completely opposite of what i was expecting.

The second day we were there we went to the Alamo and River Walk which was super cool. It was freezing (and we ate outside) but so beautiful. The trees, the little shops and stores, ALL the lights just made for a truly memorable experience...even nursing Tinley on the boat ride. Talk about chilly!





















We had to leave around 5 the next morning to make our flights. I went back to NC with Tinley by myself because Carleton had to go to MN for a meeting. That was difficult because I had a connection this time and they kept changing the gate to completely different terminals that each took 15-20 minutes to walk to. AND I took all the luggage home with me. She was again absolutely perfect on the way home, which is the exact opposite of the baby sitting directly to our left. I think I might still be partially deaf. Several people raved about how perfect she was:)

Way to go, baby on your first trip across the country! She's such the world traveler;)