That afternoon, I had another contractor come by to give us a quote. He was very helpful, transparent, and thankfully much lower cost than the previous contractors that had either quoted out of our price range or wouldn't consider such a small scale project (I hope we can move forward with this project soon).
We were happy to celebrate Jodie's birthday, but we had packed a lot more into the day than we anticipated. We had planned a last-minute trip to Columbus this weekend, that had depended on waiting to hear from doctors before we booked anything. When Jodie got home from work, we finalized packing, settled Stella in with our neighbors, and headed to the airport.
The flight boarded at 7:30 pm, so we didn't have long at home before heading back out. Lack of prior planning resulted in the need to scrounge for adequate airport food right before our flight. Not ideal considering Jodie's dietary restrictions, but we managed to make it work with steamed dumplings from one place, and a crackers and cheese package from another. We will need to be better prepared to prevent this sort of scrambling for food; especially since Jodie's diet will be much stricter post-surgery.
The airport was deceptively large, and by the time we reached the gate after getting food Jodie was wiped out. I got permission from Jodie, and went to the Delta person at the gate to ask about getting a wheelchair available for us upon landing in Columbus. It was a good thing I did, since after landing we needed to traverse what felt like two stories of switch-backing ramps from the plane into the airport proper. We will definitely need to request something similar for our return flights.
In Columbus, we were met outside by my parents who drove us back to Sarah's place to meet the baby. I always enjoy getting to spend time with my mom and dad, and having their physical presence and hugs was comforting and very welcome with the recent events. To some extent I feel rather isolated in North Carolina so far from family, and despite living elsewhere for the last almost 10 years; it still feels like I'm coming "home" to Ohio. We only overlapped with them for a few hours before they went home and then left again to travel to Maine for a couple days to check on the new house they bought recently.
When we arrived at the Welch residence, Jodie and I finally got the chance to meet our new nephew Mason Anthony Welch. As soon as she could, Jodie was seated and ready to receive little Mason into her arms. Right now she really shouldn't stand or walk and hold him, and probably couldn't for long. Then we briefly and quietly (there was a sleeping Leah child in the house) celebrated Jodie's birthday with a delicious red velvet cake with cream cheese icing.
It warms my heart to get to see Jodie with a baby in her arms. The sight gives me hope and I pray we can be so blessed to have children of our own someday. Jodie would be a great mom, and I would love to be able to raise children with her. I can't wait for her to have the energy to live life fully with a healthy heart, and I'm looking forward to having a family of our own.
Happy Birthday to my beautiful, caring, loving, supportive, wonderful wife. I'm so blessed that I have her in my life; seriously, she's the best.
We were happy to celebrate Jodie's birthday, but we had packed a lot more into the day than we anticipated. We had planned a last-minute trip to Columbus this weekend, that had depended on waiting to hear from doctors before we booked anything. When Jodie got home from work, we finalized packing, settled Stella in with our neighbors, and headed to the airport.
The flight boarded at 7:30 pm, so we didn't have long at home before heading back out. Lack of prior planning resulted in the need to scrounge for adequate airport food right before our flight. Not ideal considering Jodie's dietary restrictions, but we managed to make it work with steamed dumplings from one place, and a crackers and cheese package from another. We will need to be better prepared to prevent this sort of scrambling for food; especially since Jodie's diet will be much stricter post-surgery.
The airport was deceptively large, and by the time we reached the gate after getting food Jodie was wiped out. I got permission from Jodie, and went to the Delta person at the gate to ask about getting a wheelchair available for us upon landing in Columbus. It was a good thing I did, since after landing we needed to traverse what felt like two stories of switch-backing ramps from the plane into the airport proper. We will definitely need to request something similar for our return flights.
In Columbus, we were met outside by my parents who drove us back to Sarah's place to meet the baby. I always enjoy getting to spend time with my mom and dad, and having their physical presence and hugs was comforting and very welcome with the recent events. To some extent I feel rather isolated in North Carolina so far from family, and despite living elsewhere for the last almost 10 years; it still feels like I'm coming "home" to Ohio. We only overlapped with them for a few hours before they went home and then left again to travel to Maine for a couple days to check on the new house they bought recently.
When we arrived at the Welch residence, Jodie and I finally got the chance to meet our new nephew Mason Anthony Welch. As soon as she could, Jodie was seated and ready to receive little Mason into her arms. Right now she really shouldn't stand or walk and hold him, and probably couldn't for long. Then we briefly and quietly (there was a sleeping Leah child in the house) celebrated Jodie's birthday with a delicious red velvet cake with cream cheese icing.
It warms my heart to get to see Jodie with a baby in her arms. The sight gives me hope and I pray we can be so blessed to have children of our own someday. Jodie would be a great mom, and I would love to be able to raise children with her. I can't wait for her to have the energy to live life fully with a healthy heart, and I'm looking forward to having a family of our own.
Happy Birthday to my beautiful, caring, loving, supportive, wonderful wife. I'm so blessed that I have her in my life; seriously, she's the best.
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