Mom's Adventure!

Last week, I traveled to Dana Point, CA for 5 nights. My company had our national sales meeting, so it was work work work, go go go the whole time! I admit I was very nervous and had some anxiety beforehand.... This is the longest I have ever left Leighton, and she is in that super clingy, only want my mommy phase, so that didn't help the matter:( I fretted about it for a week beforehand, but it was so strange because as soon as I walked into the airport, a large sense of peace and calm fell over me. I had prayed that God would provide me with reassurance and confidence that we (mainly I) could take this leap and be separated for such a long time (and long distance)! I think the anticipation is always worse than the actual event in most situations in life!! It has certainly been true in most of my experiences.

I was very busy, and inundated with a great deal of information while there. However, I also had some very fun evenings going to nice dinners, enjoying drinks and quiet time in the evenings, sleeping in a bit, and just overall having some much needed 'me' time. Plus, my mom (Meme) got to spend some very important bonding time with LG, as did daddy! It was so awesome because when I got home yesteraday, I could sense that Jason exuded more confidence with her than I've ever seen, and it seemed like they had shared some wonderful bonding time! Not that they weren't close before, but I think when I am here, I tend to take on many of the tasks and responsibilities just because I have always done them and have dubbed them 'mine'! I always just say "Oh no, I will do it" just because! I am so glad Jason got to spend some crucial bonding time with Leighton, as did my mom. In my opinion, it is so important for children to have close knit relationships and memories with close family, and learn the ability to lean on others and gain some independence from a young age!

One thing is for sure, I couldn't have picked a better time to travel to a sunny, warm destination! It snowed nearly 8 inches here when I left last Sunday, and everyone was housebound for 4 days!! Yuck!