Head Stops Spinning

WOW, what an incredibly busy two weeks here! I returned Wednesday from a business trip to North and South Carolina, and Cliff just finished his last final today! Leading up to my trip, I put many, many hours into preparation. And good ole' Cliff juggled single parenting duties while studying for finals while I was gone. Though I came back to a 17 month old, monstrous monkey that now climbs and jumps on top of everything, Cliff did a fantastic job!! And thank you Julie and Kristi for helping while Cliff took a couple finals! This was the first time away from both hubby AND baby. Though a little lonely, I had fantastic co-workers on the trip, and we may have indulged in a PF Changs Great Wall of Chocolate (hello Allison and Becky!) among other things (can you say Dean and Delucas brownies?).

Coming home, my flight was delayed (thankfully not canceled) in Houston. It snowed, and apparently, the city/airport is not equipped to deal with such weather. After sitting in the Houston airport for 7 hours (after an hour on the runway waiting to de-plane AND 2 hours on the Asheville runway prior to take off), I made it home around 3am. I wish that was the worse part, but Cliff witnessed a fatal accident on the way to the airport. He and Stone were literally a second away from being involved. After picking me up, Cliff was asked to report to the police station for a statement, so by the time all was said and done, it was 4 am. Something like that is not easy to shake (still trying to two days later). Events like this really put things in perspective and help us to count our many blessings. WOW.

Well, our heads have stopped spinning...at least for a few days.

Here are some shots Cliff got of Stone while I was gone. All boy, LOVING the leaves.