Everyone started stirring a little after 8:00am. Susanne had been the only one that had been up prior to that to feed Paxton. Aunt Leah, Parker, and Gigi helped Susanne and Scott clean up the house a little bit before getting on the road. Scott and Susanne knew that they would be far behind them. They had so much to do before they could even consider heading out.
Paxton had a low key day. He played on his play gym while Susanne and Scott packed. Susanne had to go through stacks and stacks of papers to make sure that she did not overlook any bills or items that needed addressing this week. Also, she spent some of her time trying to get in touch with the heating company that was supposed to call her yesterday to address the leaking water heater at their rental property. This was the second time that this had occurred in less than one month. Everything always seemed to pile up at one time. It was a lot for her to worry about especially with the week she had in front of her. She was driving back to NC today. She would be working Tuesday and Wednesday. Then, she would have to drive back to VA on Wednesday night just to turn around and fly out to Boston on Thursday for about two weeks. The stress of dealing with anything outside of her norm was difficult for her. She wanted to be able to focus on Paxton and his upcoming surgery. She wanted the rest of the world to just stop for a moment.
Susanne and Scott finally got on the road almost five hours after Leah, Parker, and Gigi left. The only hold up at this point was that they still had to get gas, eat some dinner, and stop by the townhouse to take pictures of the water damage before they could start their journey back to NC. Susanne had decided to finish out the week celebrating Paxton turning one by continuing her dairy and soy filled binge marathon. Her request for her first meal out that had no dietary restrictions was her favorite bacon cheeseburger and fries from TGIFriday's. Susanne and Scott had done years of research on who made the best bacon cheeseburger. Time after time, they always seemed to pick this one. Susanne was so excited for the first bite. When it finally came, she was in heaven. Oh, how she had missed cheese.
Susanne was driving in hopes that Scott could get some work done during the drive. This didn't last long. Recently, anytime Susanne drove she would start to fall asleep. It was like a Pavlov's response. Within the first two hours of the drive, they had to switch. Scott encouraged her to take a nap for the rest of the trip. After a delicious treat of ice cream, she closed her eyes. Susanne had not had ice cream for far too long. This was probably her favorite thing in the whole world. She was enjoying her reintroduction to dairy and soy all too much. She just hoped that Paxton would enjoy it as well. She would know soon enough.
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