Today marked 4-months since Arabella came into our lives. In a way it seems like the time flew by, but it’s also hard to remember life without her.
Today also marked the last full day of this glorious week in Pennsylvania. I’d like to say we got an early start and made the most of it, but after a late night out we slept in— big time. When I finally got moving, I had the same breakfast I’ve had every day this week— coffee and a smiley cookie from Eat n Park (when in Rome, right?!). My body will no doubt thank me when I get out of vacation mode and back to eating avocado toast and oatmeal with apples and blueberries.
Another highlight of the morning was neighbor Ellie coming to meet Arabella and bringing her a cute new outfit with a tutu.
In the afternoon DD and I ran to Walmart for diapers and baby formula. I had some coupons that expired today and didn’t want them to go to waste. I’m not entirely sure how we’ll be getting the formula back to Chicago, but I saved $35 so I’ll figure it out.
When we got home, I took Baxter outside to play fetch and started chatting with Ellie and her mom, Lisa, who were in their new pool. They invited me over to take a dip— and after learning that it was Lisa’s birthday and there was wine involved I decided to take them up on it. One glass of wine turned into two… and so on. The weather, pool and company were excellent. Spontaneous days really are the best days.
DD and MJ had plans with friends tonight, so Jarmon and I were on our own. Unfortunately, we didn’t make any plans since we weren’t sure if Jarmon was coming back. We ended up having dinner at Denunzio’s at Latrobe Airport. It was where we had the rehearsal dinner for our wedding, so it was fun to go back with Arabella. A big charter plane took off during our dinner and it reminded me of how excited I used to get to watch planes take off as a child. When I was in high school and had braces I always made my orthodontist appointments at 11am so I could meet DD for lunch at the airport (then called the Blue Angel) after. Arabella is too young to enjoy the planes right now, but hopefully someday she’ll love them too. I’m not sure why watching planes is so fun, but it really is a thrill. As for dinner, it was excellent as usual. We had mussels to start. Jarmon got veal Marsala and I got chicken Parmesan. Arabella had three bottles. The people around us couldn’t get enough of her.
After dinner we took Arabella home to my parents then stopped by to have a drink with a high school friend and his wife. It was a perfect way to spend our last night in PA.
Trina Orlando 