Whew! I can’t believe that it’s almost been one full week since I’ve been back…the time has flown by.
The trip to Germany was great…and we even got to spend (we…the other designer…teriann…) a day in Zurich before we returned which was fabulous and I’d love to go back to visit. We were so busy with the traveling and the show schedule that I didn’t have a ton of time to sit around and miss Fi….with that said there still many moments where i had to hold back the tears. There were babies everywhere and I just wanted to pick up every single one of them and give them a squeeze…but I held it together.
On our way to Germany we had a tight connection from Paris to Zurich that we missed….it wasn’t that big of a deal then because there were several flights to Zurich through out the day….BUT we had the same connection on the way home and I realized that if we missed this one I wasn’t going to get to spend the afternoon with my little girl (I went back to work the next day) so we were determined to make it. Teriann wanted to make it for two reasons….1) she was sick of the Paris airport & 2) I told her that if we missed it be prepared to have to deal with me in a heap of tears. Our plane landed and we sprinted through the Paris airport making it in – what we thought was – just enough time…we were panting and sweating when we boarded the plane but triumphant – then we learned the plane was refueling and we sat…panting and sweating…on the plane for 45 more minutes! It was still worth it =)
When we got home my mom and greg’s parents and fiona were all waiting for me in the car. I said hi to fiona through the car window and she looked at me as if she didn’t believe that it was really me and then when i said her name again she kicked and screamed and laughed and rocked back-and-forth…she was pretty psyched to see me. I wasn’t sure what to expect…if she would give me the cold shoulder or not…but she was just thrilled to have me home…a little clingy but I loved it!
A nice thing about being away…one of the first things greg said to me when i got home was how much he appreciates what i do all the time ….especially when he’s traveling. He had know idea how exhausting it could be to be the only parent and try and get it all done! AND since i’ve been home Greg has started getting up in the middle of the night with Fi. He hears hers and actually wakes up….and she’s totally fine with it being him and not me in there with her. This has been a huge plus! and we are all enjoying it!
All right…bed time…i’m still trying to catch up…but more tomorrow…
