Hardly Real

Saturday night, I applied makeup for the second time since Maria arrived, actually went so far as to adorn myself with jewelry this time, and had a girls' night out!!

Daddy kept his baby girl while I headed out with the ladies!  Five of us gals living life with a foreign man in a foreign land went out for lots of food and lots of talk and lots and lots of laughs.

It was such a strange thing to be sitting around with the girls talking and laughing just like so many many times I have in the past and realize that I have a baby.  I caught myself on many occasions throughout the night suddenly thinking "I have a baby."  Being back in such a familiar social situation it was just so strange to fathom that I actually have a baby waiting back at home.

At one point we were talking about these Greek meatballs covered in eggplant (so delicious) and I mentioned that I craved them a lot when I was pregnant.  I was startled to say those words, "when I was pregnant."  I mean, it is still all so surreal that I have now been pregnant, had a baby, and now have a sweet baby daughter.  So unreal.  But also so very good.

I just cannot wrap my mind around the fact that it all actually happened.

I actually wanted to get a picture of us gals at our favorite table at our favorite taverna, but I did not think about it until the end of the night, and, by then, I was kinda antsy to get back on the road.

We had such a fun time and so many laughs, but, at the end of the night I found myself pretty eager to get back home to my two favorite people waiting for me there.  I may have driven a little fast on the way home!!!!

Maria had stayed awake the whole time I was gone.  I don't think she wanted to miss a second of having Daddy all alone! 

Would you have driven fast if this was waiting????