My trip to Virginia.

It has been a week since I have been back from Virginia. Work is keeping me very busy these days so I am just getting a chance to write about it. They are trying to get as much work out of me as they can before I leave.

Last Friday I left for Virginia and boy was I happy. My flights were all on time and I just couldn't wait to get there. I arrived in VA about 4:30 p.m. and Marty was there waiting for me. We were so excited to see each other. The weather was beautiful and I knew we were going to have a good weekend. After we left the airport we headed to Wendy's for a quick dinner before we met our realtor at our house. We wanted to get into the house to measure some of the rooms to see what furniture would fit and also to get measurements on the windows for some new blinds. After stopping at the house we headed back to Marty's apartment. He is living in a very nice gated community. The rest of the night was just spent hanging out and playing the wii. Saturday was pretty much a lot of same. We hung around the apartment just spending some quality time together. It was so nice to not have anything we needed to do. Later in the afternoon we drove down to Newport News to check out some furniture stores and then we went into the big mall there. We found the blinds that we wanted. After doing some shopping we went and ate at a restaurant called "Cheddars". It was a really good restaurant. If anyone comes across one you must try the Big Cookie Monster. That was the best dessert. It is a freshly baked (they bake the cookie right when you order it. It takes 10 minutes) chocolate chip cookie with ice cream, whipped cream, and a cherry on top. The cookie was so soft and good. Marty had a really good dinner also, but I can't remember the name of it. After dinner we drove around a little bit and then went back to the apartment. Marty had bought the movie Wolverine (it is from the series of X-men) so we watched that and then off to bed. Sunday morning we went to a new church Marty had tired out the week before. He wanted me to see it. It was called St. Olaf (sp). It made us think of the Golden Girls. It was a very nice church. It could have been bigger for the amount of people they cram in, but from the sounds of it they are going to build a bigger church. I really liked that there were a lot of families with younger kids and babies so I felt like we would fit in. After church we had to head to the airport because my flight was leaving at 1:20 p.m. It was yet another very hard good-bye. We had such a great weekend that just went by way too fast. Because I was so upset about having to leave him again I knew the flights weren't going to go as well. I was right. My flight from VA to Atlanta was stuck flying around because a thunderstorm was sitting over Atlanta so we couldn't land. By the time we did land (which we landed on the furthest runway from the buildings) I had 5 minutes to get to my next flight before I would miss it. Oh ya and our gate changed so I also had to change terminals to get to my next flight. Let's just say Haleigh got to feel what it is like for mom to run. I made it to the gate just in time for them to be boarding so I was safe. I didn't however have time to stop and get dinner so I was stuck eating a pop tart I had bought in the VA airport. Once I was on my fight to Flint I thought things were all good, but then we had missing paperwork and were stuck sitting at the gate for 45 minutes before we could take off. The upside to this flight was I was in the 2nd row and I had it all too myself. It was nice having all the leg room. Once we were up in the air things were good. We were only about 15 minutes late getting into Flint. I thought things were looking up since I was finally back in MI, but they had to throw one more thing at us. When we got to the gate we couldn't deplane right away because the jet way we needed to get off the plane was being used by another plane. So there we sat again at the gate for about 15-20 minutes waiting for the other plane to finish boarding. Once I was off the plane things were good and I headed home were I was greeted by a very happy dog. We were sad to separate again, but we are looking forward to our next visit which is now in a week. Sorry for such a long blog. I will hopefully get better at this and blog more often so they aren't so long. Take care. Here are a few pictures from our weekend.

So I'm not so good at blogging yet.

Ok so I realize it has been awhile since I last blogged. Sorry. I am working on trying to make this a part of my normal routine and it doesn't seem to be working. So a lot has gone on in the last few weeks.

Marty has now worked at PrintPack for almost two full weeks and he is loving it. He has been doing a lot of training and learning of the new systems. Last week he got to fix his first breakdown and he was very excited to be so hands on with it. He seems to be making great relationships with his co-workers and is enjoying learning his way around the plants he will be working at.

Our first weekend apart was last weekend and it was tough, but we both had good weekends. For me (Megan) things started out with shopping and dinner with my sis-in-law Amy and niece Amya on Friday. Saturday I hung around home and did some cleaning out of old stuff so I can get ready to start packing. Maggie and I also went for a nice walk and played outside. Sunday brought on a new adventure for me when my car wouldn't start before church. My dad came over though and got it working. Only to not have it work again on Monday. More to come on that though later.

For Marty his weekend was a little more eventful. Saturday he went to a car show a co-worker suggested, a boxing type fight another co-worker was participating in (I don't remember what the name of it was) and then he traveled to Virginia Beach to see what was in the area. He just drove around down there, but found the hot spot for vacations. I can't wait to go see it. I am still working on getting him to take pictures of things while he is driving around so sorry about no pictures. Sunday he tried out one of the Catholic churches we looked at joining. He said it was a nice service, but long. He met some really nice people who were sitting next to him. I don't remember their names, but they were a younger couple with a 18 month old and a 3 or 4 year old. The husband is in the Navy down there. After church he watched some Sunday football and tried out a new sports bar in the area so he could see some of the lions game. While there he met a few of the players from the William and Mary College football team. We plan on trying to make it to one of their games this season. So that was our first weekend apart.

Back to my car. On Sunday when I went to start it, it would start. Dad came over and got it started after trying a few different things, but come Monday morning it wasn't working again. I had to call into work and then have my car towed from our house to the dealership. It was so sad watching it go. Karl took me to the dealership after the car left so I could get a rental car so I could still get around. On Monday I had an Aura for my rental and it was really nice. It was fully loaded. It was fun to drive a car for a change. I picked up my car later that afternoon and was told that the battery was bad and the onstar backup battery was bad so they replaced both of those. I thought things were done, but then Tuesday on my way to my OB/GYN appointment the onstart light turned red again which meant it wasn't working again. I took my car back to the dealership and this time got a red vue to drive. After taking two days to look it over they found a bad connection on the onstar that was shorting out and was causing the battery to run low. They fixed that and as of this morning (Thursday) I now have my car back with two brand new batteries and a good connection. It was just in time for the car to now sit at the airport all weekend.

My OB/GYN appointment went well on Tuesday. Haleigh was moving around a lot. The doc had a hard time keep a heartbeat on her because she kept moving. Her heartbeat was 156 which I was told was very good. I am measuring right on track as well. So all things good on the baby front. Ok so I have much more to talk about, but I think this post is long enough. I will post again very soon. If not before, for sure after my weekend trip to visit Marty in Virginia. I can't wait to see him.

Marty's in Williamsburg

What a weekend. Things started out great with dinner Friday with the dad, Jeri, Kristin, Kyle, Jorie, Greg, and Mackenzey for dad's birthday. Lucky's is such a great place to eat. Saturday we spent the day with the Rodriguez side of the family. Marty's dad grilled some great steaks for everyone. Marty got to spend some quality time with his grandpa, dad, sister Amy, and three of the nieces (Breanna, Kelsey, and Amya). Sunday started out normal with church where father Tim did a very nice blessing over us for our family and the move. Marty had a chance to say goodbye to a few of his extended family members also. After church Marty and I went home and spent the day together. We did a lot of packing and just spent some great quality time with each other. We had our favorite pizza and watched "I Love You Man". That is such a great movie. Sunday night into Monday morning was very difficult for both of us. Speaking for myself (this is Megan) saying goodbye and seeing Marty drive off was the hardest thing I have had to do. We are both moving foward though and looking forward to seeing each other in 10 days.
Marty made the drive in about 12 hours without too many problems. Traffic got a little busy at one point and it was raining pretty hard when he arrived in Williamsburg, but other than that he said the drive was good and beautiful. Today (Monday) is his first day at the new job so I am excited to hear all about. I will post something tomorrow about how it all went. Thank you to everyone for your support for both of us during this time. We both really appreciate it. Have a good night.

Half Way There

Ok so we are 20 weeks in. I can't believe it. The time has gone by fast. Soon we will get to meet our beautiful little girl. I realize this blog is short, but I just wanted to share that we are half way there.