Memorial Day Weekend

We had a busy Memorial Day weekend. It started on Friday when I kicked off the holiday weekend by taking advantage of summer hours. I left work in the early afternoon and went with M to get a new mattress for baby K. When we brought it home, he spent the next few hours cramped in her room putting her new bed together. He finally finished that night with some "help" from baby K and myself. Unfortunately, baby K's crib was too big to fit through her bedroom door (we'd have to disassemble it first) so baby K insisted on sleeping in her crib that night even though she had a brand new bigger bed right next to it.

To ease baby K's transition to her new bed, we went shopping on Saturday for baby K to pick out her own bedspreads. Our first stops that morning were TJ Maxx and Kohls. I was very disappointed with their selection; we ended up walking away empty-handed from the two stores. After baby K's nap in the afternoon, we hit Target, Bed Bath & Beyond and Walmart, and finally hit the jackpot at Bed Bath & Beyond. It's still hard to believe we spent all day running around just to get three sets of bedsheets! At least it didn't go to waste since baby K was willing to sleep in her new bed that night.

We went out to New York on Sunday: first church in Chinatown, followed by lunch at my mother-in-law's place. After lunch, we headed out to Queens to visit SW. Baby K's nap was cut short when we arrived there, but she had a blast playing with SW's kids. Then that evening, it was off to the Sheraton Hotel in Flushing for FY and SS's wedding reception. We ended up spending half an hour looking for parking. It was pure chaos! M saw how stressed I got and was about to drop us off at the Sheraton when luckily we saw someone pulling out of a spot. We arrived at the wedding hall right in time for the bride and groom's grand entrance. I had a great time catching up with all the familiar faces from college. Meanwhile, it was getting way past baby K's bedtime and she was exhausted, but between the loud music, the disco lights, the glow sticks, and the balloons, she kept wanting to go out on the dance floor. Fortunately, she was tired enough that she didn't put up a fight when I told her we had to leave at 10:30pm. By the time we got home, it was past midnight.

We were supposed to head out to New York again on Monday to celebrate Mike's nephew's birthday, but it got canceled at the last minute. On a whim, we decided to take baby K to Sesame Place in the afternoon. We were only there for a few hours, but seeing the smile on baby K's face made the whole trip worth it.