No, I’m not talking about Connor, even if he does fit the description. We just got back from a quick 3 day vacation/trip to Salt Lake City. We decided we needed to get away before Julia arrives and we are homebound for too many months 
The trip started off horribly because while I was working the evening before we left, Connor came down with a cold and started running a fever of 103. Sandra called me while I was still at work and with a little bit of effort I was able to leave. We too Connor to the E.R. on Ft. Carson to get checked out and sat around for an hour before being screened while we watched the lady right in front of us get screened, seen by a doctor, pick up a prescription, and leave. :( Needless to say I wasn’t very happy. I went and asked when we would be screened and wouldn’t you know, somehow we were magically next (not that we would ever possibly have been overlooked.) Anywho, the doctor decided Connor was fine and that it was just a “viral” cold which caused the fever spike. We got some tylenol and motrin to help the fever if it came back.
At this point it was about 9pm and we thought, “Oh heck , we’re pretty awake and Connor will probably sleep most of the drive if we leave tonight!” So we went home, loaded up the car, and headed north on I25. After a few stops we made it out of the north end of town by about 10:45. Connor seemed to fall asleep pretty easily, and Sandra soon joined in. I had an Espresso double shot that was doing alright keeping me alert, but decided to go ahead and drink the energy drink I had bought so it wouldn’t get too warm. Keep in mind that it was non-caffeinated which should mean there’s good stuff in it. As it turns out, I couldn’t have mad a worse decision, within about a half an hour I started to feel less alert and within an hour I was full out drowsy.
Now it’s about 2am Friday morning and I pull into a rest stop to catch some sleep, figuring everyone else is already out cold so it’s no big deal. The problem is that Sandra is a light sleeper, so she wakes up immediately as I pull off the freeway. I told her I thought we could rest for about 4 hours so i could recover, and we proceeded to try to sleep in the front of our Saturn! I fell asleep pretty quickly and woke up at about 4am to Connor making happy “let’s get up” playtime noises and found out that Sandra only slept about 40 minutes. I couldn’t bring myself to go back to sleep and leave Sandra alone with and awake Connor sitting in the car bored, so we started driving and didn’t sleep anymore until we got to our destination. Probably one of our worst trips ever. Everyone who says traveling at night is better because the kids sleep the whole time hasn’t traveled with our little maniac.
Anyway, we rested and had a great visit with Uncle Darrell and Marybeth despite the fact that Sandra and I both came down with Connor’s cold. We accidentally left the camera here at home, so you will have to wait for pictures until Uncle Darrell emails them to me. The highlight of the trip for our family was Monday when we went to the Gateway Mall. They have a courtyard with one of those “dancing” fountains in the ground. Connor absolutely loved it, so we stripped him down to his diaper and the two of us played while Sandra kept an eye on all of our stuff. Connor was so adorable playing in the water. He would cover the water holes with his foot and laugh because it tickled, he got squirted in the face and just laughed. Nothing phased him because he was obviously on a mission to get soaked and have a great time doing it. I wish everyone could have been there and seen it. It was probably the most fun and exciting thing Connor and I have done together. It was really great!
The trip home today was better than the trip out, but I’ve got a mid shift tomorrow, so I’m just looking forward to finishing that and getting to catch up on some rest.
Uncle Darrell/MaryBeth - Thanks for the visit on such short notice! See you guys soon!
Mom - Can’t wait until you can come out here!
Candi - I hear you’re going to visit. Awesome!
Dad - Hopefully we’ll see you out here eventually.
