Greetings from Washington

This past Sunday I ventured on my first solo plane ride to Gig Harbor, Washington. I was pretty nervous (I know, I'm a wuss). Luckily, Matthew was nice enough to go into the airport and stay with me til I was ready to pass through security. I don't know why, but I was so worried that something would go wrong with checking my bags or printing out my boarding pass. But, everything went smoothly and the two hour plane ride wasn't too bad at all.

I am here staying with my two nieces for a week while my brother and sister-in-law are out of town for work. It's been pretty laid back so far. Emma (7) and Leora (4) are pretty easy to take care of. The main battle I have is waking up in the morning to get Emma ready for school. I'm not a big fan of mornings or waking up to alarm clocks. Haha.

I've only been here for a few days, but here are some pros and cons I've noticed so far.

-Everything is green and lush
-They live right by the water, so every time I take the kids somewhere I see the pretty view.
-They have a HUGE tv and a vast array of movies. I recently got to watch "Live Free or Die Hard" which I've been wanting to see for quite a while. It didn't disappoint.
-The season premiere of Heroes on the big screen
-Their dogs
-Personal space heater in my room, since I'm always colder than most.
-Drivers here are so nice. They don't tailgate, even when I'm driving exactly the speed limit or less because I don't really know where I'm going.
-I have rekindled my love of string cheese

-Unfortunately, the more green and lush = more bugs as well
-The daddy long legs spider that sat in the ceiling corner of my room for the past two days but has now "disappeared."
-The food the dogs eat
-Sleeping by myself
-It hasn't rained

I was able to take Leora to her first day of preschool yesterday. Check out her awesome shirt complete with mini pigtails and lip gloss.