We spent two days in Albany taking the NY local day and the Multistate day. The exams were grueling, but not as bad as I expected. I think there was some kind of adrenaline rush that got me through.
After day two we drove down to Secaucus and spent the night, then took NJ which we didn't really prepare for at all. It was way easier than NY, but the proctors were evil and took my watch away so for the first couple of hours I had no idea if my pacing was any good. All in all it was not so bad.
After the last day we drove home and I just held Henry all night. (I cried two out of the three nights we were away because I missed him so much)
Then we packed up and flew to TN to visit Greg's Dad. We also took Grampa-Dad's little plane to Georgia where Henry met his Great Grandparents, Grandma and Grandpa Byrd. For the first time Henry got shy around all the new people and wouldn't go to just anyone, but that didn't stop him from crawling around their legs as fast as he could.
When we got back to TN, Henry explored the Grampa-Dad's big house and went swimming every night in the pool. (too hot to swim during the day) We also took him to a mall that had a playground. There were huge kids running around and I thought he might be scared, but he just jumped right in and crawled around with them.
The plane ride back was great, Henry slept half the time and did hilarious tricks for the rest.
Today we tried to make a plan for the next three weeks of vacation so we don't end up wondering where it all went. On the agenda: planning Sarah's baby shower, looking at places to move, a party for our friends on the 21st, and gearing up for Greg's new job. And getting together with all of the friends we've been neglecting. Whew!
