Well, after much debate, the husband and I decided we'd go for it, and drive the 2 hours up to Portland, ME for the second year in a row, to see the Gustafer Yellowgold concert. With sick baby in tow, we loaded up, bickered, and hit the road.
The ride up was deceptively easy. Even though Leo stayed awake the whole time (insane right?!) Jack got a good nap, and despite the ridiculous amount of money we spent on tolls (there and back) we arrived in one piece, managed to find a good parking space and unloaded. We had a bit of time to eat before the show, so we headed to subway (which of course was an experience in itself). And then onto the show. Jack picked his rug square, I wrapped Leo, and we got seats. The show rocked.
Next, back to the car to feed the meter, and then to J's for the best clam chowder ever. Well, this picture of me probably says it all.
And if it doesn't then I'll say this. Small restaurant, over tired 3.5yo and 3month old equals us inhaling the chowder, sucking down our beers and running out of there as fast as we could before we all spontaneously combusted.There was some happiness and laughter en route back to the car, which quickly ended when Jack fell into a tantrum and Leo started screaming. Load everyone back in the car, bicker about how to get back to the highway, find the highway, breath. Well it was a pretty quiet 15 minutes until Leo started screaming. Pay a toll, get off highway to nurse, get back on highway, pay another toll just to get back on the highway and cross our fingers.
Well, Leo screamed through all of New Hampshire and some of MA. Meanwhile, when asked if he was glad we decided to go to Portland, Jack replied simply "No". Well, great. BECAUSE I FEEL THE SAME FUCKING WAY.
No, in all seriousness, it was our first trip as a family of 4. I remembered back to last year and our first Gustafer concert. Not one family there had only one child, and I was fresh off two miscarriages. This year felt great. Our complete (for now) little family, and when that music started I knew Jack was having a great time, despite what he might say.
Finally home, two kids in bed, sleeping. And I barely had enough juice to blog.
5 comments:
Awesome! Always nice to find a bar that will serve babies.
How was the show?
you are the first person to ever comment on my blog, so congratulations. and yes, beer and babies is grand.
the show was great. gustafer yellowgold is about as hardcore as it gets for a kids concert, ha!
we rocked softly.
Oh, how I wish we were there! We normally live in NH from June-August, and I would love to do a trip with the family. What do you say we stick all the boys in one car and the girls in another?
are you not doing that this year?? if you are coming to NH we are absolutely getting together. we can drive with the windows down (which jack of course only rarely "lets" me do) ha!
Unfortunately, we are not going to NH this yer. But, we will be there next summer!
We usually work for a summer camp there, but with the move we wanted to get Jacob settled into the neighborhood before he starts kindergarten (!) in the fall.
But next summer....boy, will we rock it!
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