The last part of our trip was something of a blur--lots of time in the car, lots of time with family, and (sadly) an increasingly irritated little girl. Our last week looked like this:
- Saturday: Drive from Baltimore to Fairfax, pick up rental car (Chrysler 300...a surprisingly good rental car), drive from Fairfax to Fayetteville, NC (miles traveled: 348)
- Sunday: Drive Fayetteville to Beaufort, SC (miles traveled: 262)
- Sunday-Wednesday: Stay in Beaufort (day trip to Charleston)
- Thursday: After an early morning visit to the doctor for me (yay for getting sick on vacation) and a quick trip to Walgreens to load up on meds, we drove from Beaufort back to Fayetteville (miles traveled: 262)
- Friday: Fayetteville to Mathews, VA (miles traveled: 245)
- Saturday: Mathews during the day; late night drive to Fairfax, VA, during which Savannah did not sleep AT ALL, despite not arriving til close to 11pm (miles traveled: 152)
- Sunday: Day in Fairfax, flight home at 6:30pm (miles traveled: a lot)
Total Miles in the Car: 1269 (!)
Hotels: 5 (we racked up some major hotel points this go round)
The flight home was bumpy and Savannah was not entirely cooperative. She didn't want to sleep (only fell asleep in the last 30 minutes or so, naturally), didn't like that the fasten seatbelt sign was on so much (thank you midwest storms for all the lovely turbulence), and was a little manic through most of the flight.
Some photos of the last 4-5 days....
Lunch with Mimi
Playing with Sadie
Hanging out with Uncle Evan
Our "accessible" shower in Fayetteville...notice the conveniently located bar above the bench...makes it impossible to lean back against the wall, so J was off balance the entire time.
And the soap trays were (in)conveniently located on the other side of the shower, where no one could reasonably access them from the bench. Bah.
Happy girl to have lots of time in the pool!
Waiting on our flight.
Finally...she sleeps!
Went yesterday to pick up Jason's new wheelchair. Due to some problems with the chair, though, we did not leave with it (more about this frustration in another post).
Happy to be home, and even happier to have jammies that match her baby doll!
So, we are now home, and I'm in the midst of getting us settled in again: grocery shopping, (some) laundry, and catching up with work (if you want to see what I've been working on, head over to http://gsi.berkeley.edu/teachingguide/tech/googledocs-editing.html where you can read some of my additions to UC-Berkeley's teaching guide). I'm also re-stocking our pantry with some homemade goodies. Jason is a big fan of granola, but I'm not a big fan of the price of granola (and, seriously, you get like a bowl and a half of cereal in each box...boo). Baking granola, then, is on the top of my list today. If you're a fan, here's the recipe I use. It can be modified to include anything you like, though if you want to incorporate fruit or chocolate, do so after the granola has cooled.
Jason's Granola (Honey-Almond with Flax Seed)
- 5 Cups Oats
- 1.5 Cups Slivered Almonds
- 1.5 Cups Sunflower Seeds
- .5 Cup Shredded Coconut (unsweetened)
- .5 Cup Ground Flax Seed
- A healthy shake of cinnamon and nutmeg
- 1 Cup Honey
- 2 tsp. Vanilla
- .75 Cup Vegetable Oil
- .5 Cup Brown Sugar
-Preheat Oven to 250 F
-Mix first six ingredients in a large bowl; mix ingredients 7-10 in a small bowl; combine wet and dry ingredients
-Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; pour granola mixture into pan
-Bake for 1.5 hours, stirring halfway.
-Cool, stirring the mixture every 20 minutes or so to prevent lots of clumping.
-Stores in an airtight container for 4 weeks.
Enjoy!
Ashley
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