Wiped out!

DD & I spent a wonderful weekend visiting my college roommates. She had a great time playing with A.'s two-year-old son. She wanted him to come home with us. Although I like to travel, I prefer getting home. It was an exhausting weekend.

A. lives about 2½ hours away from me. I drove down on Friday afternoon, after work. Rain sprinkled down for nearly the whole drive, but at least it wasn't a downpour. It was cool and rainy the entire weekend. We arrived around 7pm on Friday night and it was still light enough out to see. I don't like driving in the dark. A. had had a busy week and was tired, so we didn't stay up too late. She is also 8½ months pregnant. :)

We got up early on Saturday morning. S.'s shower was at 11:30 and we had to drive over on the east side of Indianapolis for it. A. needed to buy a gift before we headed out of town. So, in spite of that, we got there about a half-hour early. S. was glad to see us, and said it made her day. For lunch, we were served quiche, salad, fruit, and other veggies. It was yummy. And there were two types of cake, chocolate and white. Then S. opened all her gifts. It was her third shower, and she got a ton of stuff--so many clothes that the kid will be able to wear one outfit every day for the first three months, with some he'll probably never wear.

It seemed like we were there forever, but it was probably 2:30 when we left. I wanted to go to a mall that we passed on our way to the shower, so A. was a good sport and took me to the mall. However, we weren't in there very long because it was hot and crowded and A. forgot to bring the stroller for her son. Not to mention, pregnant ladies tire out quickly! :)

So, then we were off to a birthday party. DD had fun playing with the other kids, having cake and ice cream and generally making mayhem. I thanked A.'s friend for letting us come to her son's b-day party. DD would have liked to stay longer, but we had to get back to A.'s house. For dinner, A. fixed pizza. After we ate, she lay down for a short nap. It had been a long day. DD & I watched "Monsters Inc." and "Madagascar."

On Sunday, we didn't get up so early, but A. got a call about her grandfather-in-law being very ill, so they were going to have to go to the hospital. We left around 9:30. Driving home, we stopped at the Honey Creek Mall in Terre Haute. I needed a last-minute gift idea for my mom. (I got her these chocolate bath truffles from Bath and Body Works.) Then we headed to Mom's house. It took about an hour to get there.

Mom and Dad got a new dog, an 8-week-old Australian Blue Heeler they named Sugar. She was a little shy, but cute. DD wanted to play with her but she wasn't very playful at first. Surprisingly, both my sisters showed up as well. So we sat and visited for the rest of the afternoon.

I finally got home around 4:30. DH had just gotten home from a fishing tournament. I was exhausted. For supper, we ordered some Chinese food. DD went to bed early, and so did we.

In spite of getting 9 hours of sleep, I am still tired today. It will take me a week to feel normal again!