Go Sox!

Another exciting part of last weekend was that my friends Mary and Matt flew in to visit, and brought their adorable daughter. I was extremely honored that they would come all this way to attend Myles's baby shower, and we had a lot of fun together.

I had only had the chance to see Mary and Matt at weddings in recent years, and typically one or the other of us was involved in the wedding, so it had always been difficult to spend any quality time together. This trip was spent with much talking, playing with the baby, laughing, catching up, and playing with the baby (did I mention that she is adorable?).

We got to try some of our newly acquired baby stuff out during their trip, and I'm happy to say that everything seemed to work as promised (aside from a playset that was simply too assembly-intensive to actually complete).

On Sunday night, we walked the mall and caught some of the Red Sox/Yankees game, where Matt informed me about the subtle and not-so-subtle differences between being a Red Sox fan and a Yankees fan. I'll see the people in those "NY" baseball caps a little differently from here on out, I must say.

But also, seeing how my friends are taking parenthood was a reassurance that raising an infant doesn't have to be all stress and exhaustion. It is still possible to travel and enjoy life quite comfortably, as long as you can keep things in perspective and maintain a thoughtful, loving relationship.

Thank you, Mary and Matt, for helping me feel all the more prepared and excited for the arrival of Myles.