I left for Philly the day after finals were finished. (All my finals went VERY well, by the way). I drove with my parents leaving early in the morning and we arrived before dinner. It was great seeing Giselle's new place. I can't believe how much it reminds me of my house in Cincinnati! I mean she had mentioned it, but I didn't understand until I visited. The layout truely is almost identical.
While I was there Andrew really wore me out! He is such a good kid, but he's also 3. One day my mom and I took him to the grocery with us. My mom did the shopping, and I chased him around. At one point I gave him two options: He could walk next to me, or he could ride in the cart. He chose for me to carry him (not one of the options). I realized watching Andrew and Lily that I definitely want to have kids someday... and that I am definitely not ready for that now!!! They are so cute, and so loving... but are A LOT of work. I can't imagine how people with kids continue school, or even how a single parent can do it!
One day while we were there we went to a place called the "Please Touch Museum". Andrew seemed to have a blast!! I have so many pictures of him there... you'll have to look at Giselle's blog for them all! (which I will e-mail her shortly..)
I also got to cuddle Lily and work to get her to sleep. She gave me some wonderful smiles!! Very rewarding. After a week there, my mom and I drove back to Cincinnati. Stopping briefly in Columbus to say hi to Dave.
I spent a few days in Cincinnati, and then came back to Columbus to see Dave. We spent 2 days in Columbus together. We went to Thurmans with our friend Fred, and went to the cheap theatre. It was nice having time without worrying about classes. Then we drove up to Geneva where I spent Christmas. It was a lot of fun. I got to see Dave's family, and we visited with lots of people. Jon and Rachel joined us up there on the 23rd. It was fun having everyone together, although with no snow it didn't feel completely like Christmas! (oh, who am I kidding... I never had snow for Christmas growing up!) We played a variety of games up there.
Christmas day we got ready and had breakfast with Grandma Reeder before opening presents. Then we relaxed for a while, had the wonderful beef roast that Dave made and then went to Grandma and Grandpa Henry's to see that side of the family. I had so much good food I felt like I would burst! It was lots of fun.
The day after Christmas family friends of the Henry's came over and we stayed up late chatting with them. We had a good time. The next morning I drove back to Columbus with Jon and Rachel, and then to Cincinnati. I got to spend my nights with my high school friends, and the day with my family. Giselle's family was staying with us. So I got the couch and a mattress in the basement. It was so busy. But I didn't mind the lack of sleep!
It was so weird because I spent so little actual time in Cincinnati. I didn't even make it to Montgomery Inn!!! I'm glad I spent every night I was in Cincinnati with my friends, and it was nice seeing the effort everyone made to get together. It was strange at home though. And this is not because I didn't have a bed to sleep in. With Andrew and Lily there, we were so busy that we didn't play any games! That's strange. We always play games. I suppose that's just how things change. The games are just different. They have become keeping Andrew happy and watching him shout into his microphone "Go Team, Score Touchdown!" and run around the family room with a football. Or play a game by himself... They have become trying to make Lily smile instead of cry, and listening to her stories. Life is just, different. It isn't something I had anticipated. I never considered what my life would be like when my sisters had children. I figured my life would be the same. But it's not. Family is a large focus for me... I went to Colin's birthday party yesterday. And the highlights were watching Andrew and Colin chase eachother... and making faces at lily where she would smile... and her hick-ups made her seem to giggle at me. Those are the things that touch me now.
So... thank you winter break. You were a nice relief from the everyday pattern of classes. It demonstrated what my life is like now... and what waits in the future!
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