Well, we had a really nice weekend here! Matt's parents came up on Friday night and we all hung out and played with Maddy before her bedtime. We were able to show them the new routine Maddy has for bed so they would be able to copy it on Saturday night while we were out. Friday night was exhausting for me though. I had slept so poorly the night before that I went to bed and crashed.
Saturday we spent hanging out with Maddy. Maddy woke up really late on Saturday morning! 8:30!!! I couldn't believe it! Boy was it nice to sleep in though. Matt made grits with eggs and cheese for breakfast. We got ready for Matt's work party about 4 ish and left the house about 4:30.
Funny that, Maddy, the girl who NEVER wants her mommy if someone else is in the room, WANTED me Saturday after I was all dressed and ready to go! Of course I held her, but it was hilarious that the one time grandma, grandpa and daddy are alternatives she wants me! We did get a couple pictures before we left. You can find them here.
The party was held at Light Foot Restaurant. It was pretty crowded in the receiving area, but they had nice appetizers and drinks. Matt and I went on the carriage ride and that was really pretty! It was my first carriage ride (covered carriage which is good in December!). You'd think after all the times I've been to NYC I'd have gone on a carriage ride! But it was really enjoyable. After we got back they sat us down and we had a really nice salad, main course of Filet and crab cake and then dessert bar afterwards. We sat with Matt's other IT coworkers. They gave us a nice stainless steel thermos with their name printed on it for the party gift. It makes a great water bottle for me, but I guess I'll have to share with Matt since it was his party! :)
We stayed over close by last night and we had a really nice corner room on the top floor. Yippee for Matt's Hilton Honors status, can't go wrong with free upgrades! In the morning we stopped over at Walmart to get pans for my cookies I plan on making tomorrow for my cookie swap and headed home to our Maddy. She immediately started fussing as soon as she saw us. I think seeing us reminded her we were gone! So after a few snuggles she was much better.
Matt's mom took Maddy for a walk but as I was going to drop Matt off at the airport for his flight out Maddy started to cry since we were both getting in the car. It was the first time i've ever left her crying! I was only gone about 20 minutes dropping Matt off, but I just felt horrible. They did distract her enough to settle her down when they brought her inside, but... I can't go anywhere without her the next couple of days. I don't want to maker her paranoid that I'm not coming back!
Matt's parents offered to stay another day and I quickly took them up on that! I was able to get a load of laundry done and dishes without needing to try to preoccupy Maddy. Can't go wrong with that!!! And she loves Grandma and Grandpa so it's good for her to have different faces.
OK, well, I'm off to bed! Have a great night all!
Tea of the day: Hotel Coffee with splenda and Cinnamon Hazelnut creamer (really like this creamer!)
WO of the day: none, eating a 2