When we got home from the NYE party, Jarmon crashed— I, on the other hand, was wide awake. It was easily 330a by the time I fell asleep. Maybe later. So, needless to say, today was a sleep in day. Exhaustion, a long drive looming and sadness over the end of a fun vacation all added up to a lack of motivation. (And to further drive this point home– I apparently didn’t take a single photo the entire day!!)
DD and MJ were up early soaking up every last minute of time with Arabella and Baxter. When Jarmon and I finally emerged, we all ate a quick pork and sauerkraut lunch before we finished packing and took on the scary task of loading the car. Scary because we really didn’t know if everything was going to fit. Amazingly, it did— and we were on the road at about 3p. We made two stops on the way— one for food, one for a diaper change.
I spent most of the drive home reflecting on 2018. It was a great year for so many reasons— a beautiful new baby, a masters degree and a wonderful family vacation. But it also brought into focus some areas where we are coming up crazy short. Here’s to 2019!
Trina Orlando 