Feb
04
The morning after the wedding we packed up to head home. We had the entire six hour drive ahead of us. We made sure to charge the DVD player for Eleanor and made a quick stop in Old Town Sacramento for some of my favorite treats: Salt Water Taffy and Sarsparilla! And I actually took some photos! Yay!
Ummm, that candy is mostly mine. I sorta bought a lot of candy! I’m not really much of a candy person, but I can’t get enough salt water taffy!
Afterwards we drove home and Eleanor made it! The whole way! No fits, no crankiness. She just watched her movies, snacked on various goodies we bought her, and slept the last couple hours! It was a miracle! Thanks for the fun (and the DVD player) Beth & Jenny! We had a great time with you guys! Let’s do another road trip in the Spring!
Feb
04
A few weeks ago we took Eleanor on the second big road trip of her life, to Sacramento for Josh’s cousin Courtney’s wedding. Her first big trip was her Aunts Beth & Jenny’s wedding in Las Vegas when she was about 14 months. That trip did not go so great. Eleanor was not and is still not a fan of long car rides. She hates being in the car for very long and starts getting very cranky on rides that are more than 30 minutes. So we did not have great hopes for this six hour car ride.
I decided that it would be best if we split up the ride up into two parts. Beth and Jenny were riding with us and were kind enough to accommodate Eleanor. Beth brought her portable DVD player, it was a lifesaver! I’m sure we wouldn’t have made it without it. The wedding was Saturday afternoon so after dinner on Friday we drove half way up and spent the night in Fresno. Eleanor was so excited about getting to stay in a “showtel” (doesn’t that sound so much more exciting than “hotel!”)
The first half of the trip went very well! Eleanor was entertained by her aunts and the DVD player. She was very good that night. She slept just fine in bed with us. In the morning we had another few hour drive to Sacramento, which went very well. We checked into our hotel, which was at the wedding venue. It was a very cute Victorian home, turned Inn. We had the penthouse suite for the five of us. It was just lovely, the room had two couches, a full size dining table, a queen size bed, a large bathroom, and in a small attached room, a second queen and a walk-in closet. It was about as big as our apartment! Fun! For some reason I didn’t get any photos.
I also didn’t get any good photos of the wedding! Oops! But we had a great time! Eleanor found a little playmate that she spent the night running around and dancing with! It was adorable! And the wedding was beautiful! Congrats Courtney and Josh (her Josh not mine)! We had a great time! We love you!
