Photos from Savannah

We had our first proper family vacation this week in a very long time. (By “proper” I mean one that wasn’t tagged on to the end of one of The Spouse’s business trips).

We’re lucky that Kiddo is a very good traveler, but I have to say that it’s just recently that we’ve been able to really enjoy seeing the sights with her. When she was a baby, traveling involved trying to do some of the things we wanted to do and packing enough food, baby gear and toys/distractions to keep her occupied while we did it. (And we did a lot of it. She had stamps from four countries in her passport before she was a year old.)

Now, though, she’s really excited about seeing and exploring new places and things herself and it’s really fun to see and experience things we enjoy through her eyes. This was her first trip to the ocean (that she was aware enough to notice) and first time swimming in a swimming pool, among other things. She had a blast just watching the tugs and container ships travel up the Savannah River across the street from our hotel.

I’ll post more about what we did later in case anyone else is headed south with a two-year-old in tow. Savannah and Hilton Head, SC are fabulous family vacations.

Why I’m glad I married an engineer, part 1

So, not that anyone asked, but today I just feel like doling out some relationship advice.

There are a lot of times and places where I’ve complained (and probably will complain) about The Spouse’s tendency to accumulate electronic equipment, and his enduring loyalty to same. (Examples: the two tons of stereo surround-sound that are attached to our television; the eleventy thousand pieces of computer paraphernalia—working and not—crammed in the home office…See, I told you!).

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