Our Trip...

(FLASHBACK)

We got to New Mexico on Tuesday the 27th... late, but oh thank the Lord we were done driving for a day, well 2... We ended up staying 2 days because we got snow the first full day we were there, SNOW!!! Probably the last time we will see snow for a while, so I didn't complain. Taylor was in heaven,grandparents and snow, frozen fingers, toes, and all. I stayed inside with my feet up. My lungs HATED the altitude, thankfully I had the inhaler that my dr. gave me before I left.

Altitude + Stairs + Preggo Belly = BREATHLESS! (I minimized trips up and down the stairs)

We only stayed a couple of days on the way to Texas and headed for my mom's house on Thursday the 29th, another long trip, but thankful we would be in Texas for a week.

Taylor was so excited to see her Nana and PawPaw and of course her bff and uncle monkey, Garrett was excited to get Chickfila for the firs time in years, and I was just thankful my hiney was out of a car and my feet were up (33wks pregnant is NOT a time to do a long car ride)...

We had a lot planned for our Texas visit, Halloween, Gar and Taylors first a&m game, I was able to get the h1n1 vaccine, baby shower, fishing for the boys and mani/pedi's for the girls. The trip was an incredible one, got to eat every type of food on my list while I was there and I have to say that I got sick and tired of SONIC, shocking, I know.

33wks preggo - started having what I found out were contractions! craaaazy! thought my lil miss was going to make her debut on Halloween but she decided that she needed a few more weeks of cooking before she came, thankfully!!!

After my parents we headed to San Antonio first to see my grandparents and then to Iowa Park to spend a few days with Garrett's sister and her husband. Great couple of days! I haven't seen my grandparents in a couple of years, and this being the first great grandchild, I wanted to make sure they got to see me preggo before they met the lil miss. It was only a couple of short hours, but a nice visit. Once in Iowa Park I got to meet a few friends from Garrett's "childhood" which ended up being a great visit. Nothing too terribly exciting about our trip just yet, just more time to relax, out of a car.

Then we left Iowa Park and the excitement began. Early foggy morning, the 9th, driving down the road, I nod off, then all of a sudden, *garrett screams, my heart stops*, I look up, and there is a deer, *SMACK* It was terrifying, I was shaking, got out to try to catch my breath and get my heart beating again. Thankfully there was no real damage to the tahoe, we got in and started on our way again. Next we stop for gas, go to get the credit card, MISSING!!! yay!!! still haven't found it, think we might have thrown it away after the deer accident because it flew into the trash bag, but guess we will never known. My ring I have had since I was 15 went missing about the same time. *sigh* Hopefully the luck would start looking up.

Our final part of the trip was a couple more days with his parents again. More relaxation!!! yay!!! I am puffing up more and more by the day. Thankfully there was no snow this time, just gorgeous sunny weather. We went to Taos for the day and enjoyed more time with his mom and dad.

34 weeks preggo - nothing to terribly different, although she has become an active little kicker and hitter... she likes to hide up near my ribs causing pain and making it hard to breathe...

Thursday, November 12th... California at last!!! Hotel for the night, get to sleep in MY bed the next night... I was so excited, as was Garrett.

Total miles traveled - 5000!!!