Yes folks, this is what time our lovely daughter woke up 2 days in a row last weekend. Not 5:30 which is still waaaayy too early but a hell of a lot better than 4:30..., or even 6 AM which would have been blissful. Nope..4:30!!!!!
She happened to be at my moms the first time she thought this would be a good idea or you may have had to check me into the looney bin had she pulled this on me two nights in a row!!!! She stayed with my parents Thursday night for the TCU game then we drove to Dallas Friday after work for a wedding. We stayed at a La Quinta down by Sunnyvale, where the wedding was, and at 4:30 AM Saturday morning our child was ready to party. I mean, P-A-R-T-Y! In a 486 square foot hotel room. Shoot me now!!!! She woke up screaming too, not even pleasantly, so you know our neighbors were thrilled. So, what do two exhausted parents do with such an early-riser at 4:30? Put her in bed with us. Yep, that'll do it. Genius idea Lin. She'll go right back to sleep. Who am I fooling??? I am no parent expert but I do know, by now, that no child in their parents' bed is a good idea. Ever. My apologies in advance for those of you who allow your children in bed with you, but that is one thing B and I will never allow. I think we were so tired we didn't care, but again: it didn't work. Shocker! She was up and down, talking, sitting up and then down again, head on pillow, head off of pillow, covers over her head, covers off her head, .....then she tooted and that was it for me! I'd had it!!!!! Up we went! Into the 'living room' of the hotel room for a little cartoon action bc toddlers like cartoons right??? Nope, not my kid. She wanted goldfish and fruit snacks. So, goldfish and fruit snacks it was! Parents of the year right here! B told me to go back to bed, that he had things under control, so I did for about 30 minutes and that helped sooo much! Now guess what time it was?? 6 AM! The continental breakfast downstairs wasn't even open yet!!!!! Geez, what to do now?!? Starbucks is it!!! I do know they open at 530 so we're safe with that option and at least mom and dad can get some fuel!! In the elevator on our way down to the car. This kid.....
After Starbucks we decide to drive around downtown Dallas since we haven't done that in a while and OH! What do we have here!?!?!? A sleeping child! This kid... It JUST got daylight as she fell back asleep. Brian and I are now stopping BACK thru Starbucks bc we know we are gonna have to drive around a while so she will sleep. Brian gets his second Venti and nearly had a minor heart attack from caffeine overload. Haha, I laugh looking back at this morning, but man, it was rough at the time!
We head back to the hotel around 8:30 and manage to entertain her until we hit up Town East Mall in good 'ole Mesquite, AKA 'Skeeter' in Brian's world. Wow, is really all I have to say about that establishment. There's some pretty good Dub-T in that place on a Saturday morning. Check that one off the bucket list. My word.... Cam, of course, had a ball, AFTER her breakdown in middle of Macy's by the bedspreads. I thought my husband was gonna lose his mind. There's nothing more embarrassing than your kid throwing a raging fit in the middle of a store. Even if you are surrounded by white trash, it's still embarrassing.
Please know it feels like 7 PM by this time but it's only 10:45 AM. We are meeting Debra at 11:30 at Sissy's for lunch in downtown Dallas and getting rid of my daughter never sounded so good!!!! Lol!! Not really, but we were D-O-N-E!!!! I love every inch of my child but she can sure be challenging at times. So, we have lunch, Cam behaves, eats really well, and she and Deb Deb drive off into the sunset. I literally felt like turning cartwheels there in the Valet line at Sissy's!!! Woohoo, were free!! All I did, from that moment on, was pray my little girl would be nice and sleep for Deb Deb. Guess what?? She did!!! Of course, right?!?!? She took a FOUR hour nap in Debra's closet, then they went to Build a Bear, and then to Chic Fi La for dinner. She was an angel and guess what?? She slept until 7:18 for her Deb Deb. this kid... ;). God love her..
Here are a few pics of their day/evening together. Deb you make our heart smile with the amount of love and time you give our daughter. She loves you beyond measure and is so blessed to have someone like you in her life. Thank you, thank you!!!
Instead of a bear she chose a monkey. Her name is Sarah.
Giving Sarah a bath
How cute is this thing?!?!?!? Cam wanted Sarah to be in pajamas, so pajamas, slippers, and a night mask it was!! Adorable!!!! Cameron had never been to this place and I'm fairly certain we will be going back many more times.
Megan and Steven's wedding was gorgeous!!! It was out on this beautiful ranch and Megan's decor and flowers were beautiful!!!!! Thank you for the memories, Margaret! We are so happy you're happy and wish you both a lifetime of joy and marriage bliss. You deserve nothing but the best sweet girl.
They had a little photo booth set up with props and you take the pictures with your own camera then you upload them to their wedding app so the bride and groom have them forever. How cool is that?!? We got to see Gary and Pat, which made my whole month! Loved catching up with them!!!
I hope everyone has a fabulous week.
Cheers,
Lindley
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