First Time Away

So...Steve and I's five year anniversary was July 19th. Unfortunately, the new iPhone was coming out at the same time so there was a block on people at AT&T going on vacation when it came out. Because of this, it meant if we wanted to get away, we either had to celebrate before hand or way afterward. I decided last minute to plan a quick trip for us. It meant that we had to figure out who would watch Tyler and it also meant deciding if I was ready for that. I was really torn in knowing at what age it would be ok to leave your children for the first time. I actually did a lot of research on it and realized Tyler would be ok and it would be good for our marriage to spend some time alone. Since Tyler had already been with my parents all week, I thought it would be good if he went home with them. So instead of coming home with me from Florida, Tyler stayed in Florida a couple more days and went back with them to Austin while Steve and I took a short trip. I was nervous of coarse, but it all turned out fine. I think leaving Tyler for a few days was more traumatic for me than it was for Tyler.

I did not tell Steve where we were going. It was not until we were getting on the plane that Steve found out we were going to NEW YORK! I have only been once, but Steve had not been at all before. We were both really excited about going. We were not there for long (3 days, 2 nights) so we had alot to get in. I had booked us tickets for one of the sightseeing doubledecker tour buses. It was fun and we got to see all the major parts of New York. We did the Today show where Steve got to be on tv because he is so tall. I was so mad because I am the one that wanted to go and we woke up early for it. We had a front row spot but apparently it was the wrong spot, because they camera hit every spot except where we were. The only reason Steve got on was because he moved to a spot where they were filming and he could been seen in the back. Oh well! We also saw the Statue of Liberty and we went to Top of the Rock to see a view of the city. We ate in Little Italy for lunch and had a wonderful dinner in Times Square our last night. We did several other exciting things too. We only wish we had had more time but hopefully we will go back again and get to spend more time at places. All the while, Tyler did great while at Mimi and Abuelito's house. I had nothing to worry about!

We got back on Tuesday, the 8th, and I went to pick up Tyler on Wednesday. I was so excited to see him. Four days seemed like forever! We drove back from Austin the same day and Steve finally got to see Tyler after two weeks. That was much longer than I could ever go. It was nice to get back into our regular routine.