We had a great time despite the winds and rain from the edges of Hurricane Sandy. We ate at new restaurants (shocking for us because we usually go to the same places over and over). We had dinner at Lowcountry Bistro Friday night. Yummy crab dip, yummy chicken, yummy sweet potato waffle, yummy pecan pie AND a great (but slightly breezy) seat on the piazza overlooking the Market. We also found a good little place for breakfast right around the corner from the hotel: Dixie Supply Bakery and Cafe, and we ate at an Italian place we've walked by a zillion times without eating there: Boccis Italian Restaurant. And of course, we stopped at Kaminskys for dessert on Saturday night!
While we shopped, ate, toured, tried to stay dry, ate, and shopped some more, Stephen had Daddy duty all weekend. I was honestly prepared for a worst case scenario. Little Miss did okay on a Sunday with Daddy while I was at Steph's baby shower in Spartanburg, but melted down for him the next night when I went to Ladies' Night Out. Little Miss was also calling for me/crying as we drove away Friday afternoon (Kimberly and Cara said she was clearly not buying my story that she was going to have a fun time with Daddy based on the stink eye she was giving them). Instead we got a best case scenario weekend! He said she was really good all weekend and only went to time out once for her new trick of turning the lights on and off and on and off and... you get the idea.
We did plan for this mommy-free weekend by having Mammy and Pop come up on Saturday. When they're here, Little Miss is too busy to miss Mommy! As soon as she got up, they whisked her away to a breakfast of grits, bacon, toast, and scrambled eggs (her favorite meal in the entire world), a visit to Great-Great-Aunt Miriam, the State Museum, and THEN lunch at Chick-fil-a. It didn't hurt that they brought her a little Minnie Mouse tambourine, which she LOVES.
The highlight of the day was apparently the Piggly Wiggly Pig at the State Museum because when I asked her what she did over the weekend, one of the first things she said was "I see pig!" She was super-excited about that pig. (Do not ask me what happened to the child's hair while I was gone. I left a bow attached to every outfit I laid out. I'm hoping these are post-nap photos and NOT how she went out all day! Her hair looked cute on Sunday when I got home, so I'm pretty sure it's the former!)
When I got back on Sunday, Little Miss was excited to see me and the Legare animal and book pack I brought back for her! She was less excited that we met at the doctor's office, so that she could get her flu shot. Like ZERO excited. Like screaming walking down the hall because the nurse put her gloves on in the hallway and Little Miss KNOWS that gloves = shots. But it was a quick in-and-out, and she was calm by the time we got back to the car. However, she doesn't like band-aids because she asked me to take off the "sticker" before we were even home.
The fact that we were going to a party (which she was still asking to go to a party this morning) helped out even more! Our Sunday small group had split into a men's study and a women's study for the church-wide campaign this fall. We haven't been going because we're also doing the church-wide study in Sunday school. Anyway, there was a moms and kids Halloween party last night for small group, so Little Miss S and I went. I didn't want to have to wash the Halloween costume AGAIN before Wednesday, so I raided the dress up trunk. I came out with a lavender tutu, a lavender and green floral headdress thing, and a pair of lavender fairy wings. A long sleeve white shirt and lime green tights that matched the headdress and we were in business, especially since Little Miss was excited about these options. The headdress, like the Minnie ears, didn't stay on for long though.
She had a really good time - playing with a tricycle, watching the BIG dog in the backyard, watching Minnie Mouse on TV, etc. When we left, she said it was a "fun party" (note: she said this as she FINALLY ate her grilled cheese, which she was too busy to eat during the party)!
So all-in-all a successful and fun Mommy-Free Weekend!
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