Babies make the best accessory.

We just got back from Orlando, Florida yesterday afternoon.  (16.5 hours later than originally scheduled due to some crazy flight delays)  The trip was awesome!  Here's a recap:

*I packed everything for myself and Brooklyn for six days (which turned into seven) into a carry-on and a diaper bag.  And made sure to let everyone know how impressive that really is.

*Brooklyn traveled like a champ.  Seriously.  She cried for maybe an hour total the entire week.  I think 7 months is the perfect traveling age.  She could sleep anywhere (a 1:30 AM rock concert, for example), nurse anywhere (airplanes, bathrooms, restaurants, park benches, floors, hotel lobby, etc), and would smile at anyone that would so much as look in her general direction.  My girl rocks.  

*The convention itself was a bit crazy.  I ended up spending quite a bit of time shuttling people around in my rental car.  Which was no big deal since I got a free upgrade for "having the most beautiful baby in the world."  Yep, that actually happened.  Jeremy and friends stayed at the Portofino Hotel and the convention was at the Royal Pacific Hotel, and we traveled between the two via water taxi or shuttle bus.  

Portofino Hotel, Orlando

*The night before we left to come back home, Jeremy's band played at another event called Nerdapalooza.  It was basically just a convention of comics/video games/fantasy-type things that brought in different bands to play.  The guys played and did a great job.  But you know who the biggest celebrity there was that night??  That's right.  This little lady with her noise-canceling headphones.  So many people wanted to take her picture!!

*We traveled with two of our good friends, Julie Larson and Ryan Seiler.  Those two make the best travel companions!  Ryan did all the work (booking our tickets, making sure we were in the right place, etc) and Julie helped me out a ton (carrying my bag, playing with Brooklyn, etc).  They also have a great sense of humor which made our overnight flight delay a lot of fun.  Jeremy is always fun to travel with too.  He's laidback and goes with the flow, a great quality to have on these sorts of trips!

*I'm back to reality now and facing a giant to-do list, but this past week was worth it 100%.  Having a 2-year old around, I don't get a lot of one-on-one time with Brooklyn, and I will forever cherish the time I got to spend with her.  I come home so incredibly thankful for my husband, my kids, and my life.