Day 114: Out of the House!

I finally got out of the house today.  It wasn't tons of fun or anything crazy, but it was nice to be somewhere other than here for a change.

I had found a GrouponNow for a place called Tea Embassy, so I wanted to go there first.  I didn't buy the Groupon, since I knew we wouldn't get there before it had to be redeemed.  I was very right, as traffic downtown was horrific.  There was either a run going on or it was just due to the Pecan Street Festival... if that was even continuing to today... However, when we got to Tea Embassy, it was closed.  Boo.

We then decided to get something to eat, which is never as easy as it seems.  My mom always wants high tea or something that they don't do here (or at least isn't common here).  She finally decided on Galaxy Cafe, but she didn't know how to get there and we drove around for a bit before going to the Triangle.  We stopped at Chedd's, but they were out of brats (if she couldn't have English, she wanted German, I guess), then walked over to Mama Fu's.

Eisley did great, but woke up near the end of our meal, so I left to go nurse in the car.  As soon as I got to the car, I got a text from Ty.  He'd had to do a last minute flight, which I don't like, but I have zero power over anything.  Words like "infiltration" and anything to do with "special forces" are not words I like to hear, but I'd rather know than not.  I know he's good at what he does and I know that my worrying doesn't prevent anything, so I don't worry (actively).

Once my mom got to the car we talked and I told her about Ty's mission and she made some comment about how he's risking everything to be there: family, home, life, etc.  However, she didn't say "life" because she doesn't like "putting that out there."  I told her, "I can't worry about it because my worrying doesn't determine whether or not he kicks it." She said, "How can you say that?!"  I told her, "It's a possibility whether or not I say it.  If I say it, it doesn't mean it will happen and if I don't say it, it doesn't mean it won't."  She agreed with that point.

We then went to SAM's to exchange some diapers. Size 1s are big on Eis, but I didn't like how small the swaddlers were seeming to fit.  As we walked around, I saw they had a Keurig for sale for $129, which is a good price, but I was telling my mom that Ty and I don't care for regular coffee, so it would be tricky to see if you could just buy Kcups that were things other than plain coffee.

Once home, I gave Eis to my dad and took a nap.  I was exhausted and my back was killing me.  I'm looking forward to seeing Dr. P tomorrow and getting this thing underway.  I'm hoping they'll combine injections with some sort of rehab/PT to get the injections to last longer.  I filled out all the paperwork tonight, since I had a dream last night that my mom and I got lost and we were late, then I thought I lost the baby once I made it to check-in...

We will also register Eis in DEERS, since this is the last week to do it.  A bit last minute, eh?!  It wouldn't have been had the Vital Records tard not kept my stuff for three weeks.  Ugh -- irritating.

Anyway, I best not use up any more of Eisley sleep time.