Last Hurrah

Well, I think this is the last Chelsea and Erin hurrah.  We are on an airplane headed to Hawaii to have the last real vacation as a family of 2.  We have plans for a weekend getaway over my birthday but this is different. And it feels a little bitter sweet.

I won’t get all gushy over Erin. Actually, never mind, I will.  Basically, just to put it out there - Erin is the best thing in my life, hands down. She is kind and compassionate, she is patient, she is always up for an adventure and she’s the best listener. She’s incredibly humble and such a hard worker, she is always pushing herself to learn more and be better.  And goodness gracious, she is beautiful! Erin has taught me that life can be simple even when it feels complicated. And I'll tell you what, I like to make things complicated - it's what I was used to growing up so learning that life can be simple was HUGE for me! Erin has helped me learn to trust myself and trust that things will end up okay – even if they end up different than I originally hoped and thought they would. She hears all my crazy thoughts and ideas and my needs and my wants and she’s affirming to (most of) them. She makes me feel smart and capable -like I can accomplish anything – and seriously, I feel like I can because of her. It’s amazing what happens when you have a person that has complete faith in you!

Erin and I don’t see each other that much because of our separate schedules but when we do we essentially do whatever we want. We go to Hawaii (with some extra planning of course), take a nap or go for a hike, pull out the bikes or walk to the beach, go to the bar or out for a nice meal, or do our separate things. We currently have the freedom to do whatever we want and love each other in a fun, spontaneous kind of way. So – yeah, it feels bitter sweet that our time together is changing.

We are going to soak up every ounce of love and sun for the next 8 days!  I don’t know if I am more excited for the beach or to see Erin’s baby bump in a bathing suit – I might die. We will reminisce about the last 5 years of loving each other, the last 18 months of being married, the last 30 weeks of being pregnant and then try to brainstorm ideas about how we’re going to raise a baby while continuing to be individual people that push ourselves and each other while continuing to support and build our marriage and love each other in the ways that makes the other feel special and loved. What the hell have we gotten ourselves into?

Wait. I just looked at Erin rubbing her belly. I remember now.

I can’t wait to meet our Poppy! 10 more weeks! AHHHH!