home!

so thalia and i made it home from north carolina safe and sound. i really need to find a direct flight home though. we had a three hour layover in charlotte! but i have to pay out of my pocket right now so we had to go cheap. in october things should be better. thalia did wonderfully on the plane...just not so wonderfully going back to sleep when we got home. who could blame her really? she got a three hour nap and daddy to play with! must be nice.
so grandma and grandpa got to play with her yesterday because i had a meeting all day and chris had to teach. aunt steph and i went shopping for a while, though steph did better than i did. but i was glad to get to spend some one on one time with her. and grandma has thalia again today so i could get some work done from home. i have a big responsibility that i have to have done tomorrow so i am a little nervous, but really happy to have a project to work on.
and tomorrow YIAYIA AND PAPOU COME!!! (sorry grandma and grandpa...we see you a lot so you don't get caps) AND AUNT DR. NIKKI AND UNCLE TOBY, too!!! i cannot wait to see my dad - i haven't seen him since nikki's wedding. and he hasn't seen thalia since then! what a big change! i am excited to see toby too because i haven't gotten to see him in a long time either. plus i need to kick his butt for surfing so much!
speaking of thalia changing...just since we have been home she has started pulling herself to standing all over the place!! just before we left, she would climb on me but never stand. and it is super funny watching her crawl on the hardwood floor. she is used to carpet so her little knees were slipping because she had pants on! totally cute. and the little rhino has been blabbin' up a storm. if you set her down in the family room all you hear is "blah blah blah". it is amazing to hear her little voice! it is so much different from her "ah-goo" days. truly incredible.
so tonight chris and i get to go on our first date in....a long time! :o) nothing fancy...just some food, a drink, and some time to chat. i am looking forward to it. then hopefully a good night's rest because tomorrow it is off to great-gram and great-gramps' house before my family gets in to town. then the weekend starts!! and its weddings and showers and visiting!!
lots of running around but lots of important people to be running around to. i am looking forward to getting to seeing my extended family and having them see how much thalia has changed in person.
wish us luck!!
much love and some more sleep (thalia slept from 930 until 345 straight last night!! yay!)
c, c, and t