Chicago, here we come! & other random thoughts.

My mom flew in to the Springs yesterday, we packed today (well, really, tonight), and we fly to Chicago tomorrow morning (just Andrew and I)! I have made sure my camera is in my purse, so as long as we can upload pictures on this computer, you can all come along for the ride : )

A dear friend of ours is an airline stewardess, and she was able to get us buddy passes for a ridiculous price. We discussed details last night, and I only found out then that Andrew and I are flying FIRST-CLASS, baby! To some of you that is not a big deal. But seriously guys, it is A BIG DEAL!!! : ) Neither of us have ever flown first class before; and on such a discount..... wow.

I have been surprised, though, at how apprehensive my thoughts are that I push back into my mind; you know, like how something might happen to us. Mostly, I just think that being a parent changes your whole life. Its astonishing how typical it is to start worrying so much about hypothetical scenarios and situations when you know it could affect your children. Being single, or even being married with no children, never felt this way to me. But now, with 2 children that I absolutely adore, random thoughts about what "could happen" leave such a yucky feeling in my stomach. And, yes, I know. I know that all of our lives are in God's Hands, I know that I can trust Him in whatever comes our way. I just still find it curious at how I used to feel so carefree about pretty much everything; but when Marcail and Donovan were added to my world, and when 2 other babies of mine were taken away, some of that carefree-ness slipped away. I believe my rose-colored glasses have been shattered just a little.

Please pardon my random thoughts on the matter : ) Rest assured that I think it is going to be an amazing trip! I have printed maps already on where I want us to visit. And true to our normal way of living life in general, we will cram everything we can do into those 3 days and live it up... And then we'll need to come home from our get-away, kiss our babies, and relax : )