East Coast Trip

I am happy to report that Ben did splendidly on the plane!  He did not try (too often) to get out in the aisle and the binky was a lifesaver.  He doesn't get the binky much at home, but he sure got an overdose on our trip.  I didn't put the camera in our carry-on, so I don't have pictures of his first flight.  :( 

We stayed with Alex's grandparents in NC and they have a cute little dog.  Ben was SO excited to see this dog all day, everyday.  It never got old.  He would follow him while he was playing catch and just laugh and laugh.  So cute.  I wish we could get him a dog of his own.  We celebrated Christmas with family and Ben got a bunch more presents that we had to ship back to us.  We were spoiled. 

I was hoping for snow and all I got were some flurries.  One day I'll be able to build a snowman...

The real adventure began when we drove to Virginia to see Alex's mom and step dad.  Alex always said that he grew up in the middle of nowhere and until now, I really didn't have a good feel for where nowhere truly was.  It's about 2 hours from Richmond.  Once you get off the highway (if you can call it that), then you drive and you drive and you drive some more.  Then the paved road ends (along with any state maintenance) and you continue on the dirt road.  At the end of that, you're home.  On the way there, I saw this place that sold out houses and I grew concerned.  I immediately asked if they had indoor plumbing and Alex laughed.  They do, but once I saw the bathroom, I almost wished for an outhouse.  lol.  No showering for me those 2 days! 

They have a wood burning stove as their only source of heat.  Since we didn't want little fingers touching it, we had to stay out of the kitchen, the only warmish room in the house.  I wore my jacket and boots inside at all times.  It was quite the experience...I think I'm more of a city girl than I thought.