Six Days

Last week I had to spend 6 days away from Jordyn. It was very hard, but I survived, and more importantly, she was happy and well taken care of when I was gone. I was in Charleston, SC for an event that I had been planning since I came back from maternity leave at the end of April. It's the same event I was bitching about in a prior post, but thankfully, it all worked out and was very successful. I actually managed to have some fun too. I ate a TON of good food - Charleston has some pretty amazing cuisine - had lots of drinks, got a massage and shopped. I would have liked to explore the city a little more, but the one afternoon where I had a chunk of free time, it was pouring, and I didn't want to take a historical carriage ride in the rain. I arrived back home on Friday late afternoon and I swear, Jordyn changed in the 6 days I was gone. She looked so grown up! She is going to be 10 months on Monday - where did the time go??

We had a busy weekend - we went to the Longhorns game on Saturday and then went to ACL Festival. This is the first year I haven't had to work the event, and actually got to relax!! My company is a sponsor of the festival and we have had one of the premier stages for the last few years. I used to be on the sponsorship team and I was responsible for the backstage hospitality area. Tons of fun, sure, but dealing with high maintenance execs who want their Red Bull and Vodka ASAP, not so much. Luckily the people in charge now were nice enough to give me backstage passes, and I scored a parking pass from one of the organizers, so we were able to go at our leisure and have fun. We also spent most of the day there on Sunday - the Raconteurs and the Foo Fighters were definitely the highlights! Jordyn was home with the nanny - I hated leaving her again, but a loud, HOT outdoor festival in a dusty park was no place for a baby. Many others disagreed with my rationale - I saw plenty of infants younger than Jordyn there. I just don't get why someone would bring their baby. But I digress.

Back to the grind at work. Last week showed me I could have balance, but now that I am back I am wishing I was home with Jordyn all the time.