On December 18, my dad, sister, Raegan and I packed up the Yukon and drove 17 hours straight to Anna Maria Island, Florida for Sarah Smiths wedding. Ryan was unable to go because his father was in the hospital and had to have bypass surgery for an abdominal aortic aneurism that doctors just found a few days prior. We are very fortunate that the doctors discovered the aneurism and my wonderful father-in-law is recovering comfortably at home. He was lucky and got to leave the hospital on December 23, just in time for Christmas and on he and my mother –in-laws wedding anniversary. What a wonderful gift! My sister’s husband Jon was unable to make the trip to Florida because he works as a residence manager at IU and had to close down the dorms for winter break. We left Bloomington around 6:30pm and I think Raegan was asleep in her carseat before we left the driveway! I was very nervous about how she would do in the car for that long but that is part of the reason we drove through the night so she would just sleep the whole time and we wouldn’t have to stop 18 times. We stopped at a gas station around midnight to get gas and feed Raegan which was an interesting stop since there was a van full of inmates at the pump next to us. Let’s just say after we got gas we drove across the street to a different station so that I could feed Raegan. The next few hours were smooth sailing until my sister started driving! AHHHH!!!!!! It’s around 2am and we are driving through Atlanta and she starts feeling sick. I was feeling sick too from her driving through ATL! (kidding Tricia!) So once she was done puking on the side of the interstate in downtown Atlanta, I took over driving for a few hours. We got to the beach just before noon on Saturday. We went to one of the best burger joints known to man which is a total dive hole in the wall called Duffy’s. After we got done eating and checked into our hotel Raegan and I went swimming!!! It was her first time and she loved it. The water was around 86 degrees but the air was a little on the chilly side since it was a windy day. Sunday we just hung out around the hotel and then Sarah and I went to go get mani’s and pedi’s that afternoon before the rehearsal. The rehearsal on the beach was quick and to the point! Then we had a wonderful dinner at an Italian restaurant.
Monday, December 21 was the big day for Sarah and Mark! The wedding was beautiful! It was a little on the chilly side for a beach wedding but there was the most beautiful sunset that evening. Raegan looked so cute in her little pink and white dress that Sarah got her. After the sun had set Raegan ended up wearing her snowsuit at the reception!! Once the party was over we changed clothes and packed up the car and headed for home!!!
Once again Raegan was a perfect angel on the way home. She slept most of the car ride and when she was awake she was just looking out the window watching the world go by and playing with her toys!! It was a great wedding and a short but sweet trip to Florida but we were glad to be home and enjoy our first Christmas with our new baby!!!
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