When was the last time you saw the sun rise?

I feel like I've been neglecting this blog something awful, which in all honesty, I have been. Life's just crazy. We're busy, and still trying to work out our kinks. Last week though, I drove up to visit my sister in San Jose while Leonard was at school for another part of the classes he's taking at Harvard. I'll be honest, I was scared to be home alone with both kids this time, so she offered me an out and I bailed. The drive up was a nightmare. I usually travel exclusively with my Mom. I drive, and she's co-pilot. This time however, she was living the life like a teenager with a lot of money and her Momma's car in Arizona with my Aunt Olga. Translation = she was partying it up at TJ Maxx and drinking loads of mate. Anyway, back to the drive. I couldn't leave first thing in the morning as I would customarily do, because I had to do my visiting teaching before we could hit the road. So after my two appointments, loading up the car, getting LL some lunch, and feeding Lucas it was 1 in the afternoon before I was driving. The first three hours went swimmingly. LL chattered from the backseat about all things important to him and Lucas slept. We hit Bakersfield, Lucas was stirring and getting hungry so I pulled over, gave the dog a quick break to use the bathroom as well as ourselves, nursed Lucas and strapped everyone back in to continue on with the remainder of our journey....problem was, Lucas decided he had had enough and he was perfectly happy staying in Bakersfield because from that point on, he cried. Traffic was slow and sluggish, and with my baby crying from the backseat for three hours, the journey seemed to drag on and on. Finally, we made it though, hallelujah! It only got better from there. Aunt Nita as always spoiled my kids. She made muffins with LL and took him to the park to fly kites. Lucas was held frequently and just because. It was a great visit. I'm always so glad when I go. The drive home scared me a bit and I finally decided to get up at 4 AM and just haul butt as much as I could before the kids woke. We made the journey in 5 1/2 hours, record time! It went without a hitch, and I got to see the sun come up over the eastern sky. It was well worth it and I'll do it again before the year's out, I'm sure.