On the road...

Yesterday was a big day for William and I. Grandy generously treated the Ledet girls to go see Wicked in New Orleans along with dinner and hotel reservations for Easter. I really wanted to see the play, but I figured dinner and an overnight stay may be too much too soon, so Meredith came through for us and kept William for the day so I could go to the play. Here is a picture of William and his first babysitter! Thanks again, Mere!
So the play was amazing and I am so glad I went. Thanks Ms. Lynn for an awesome gift!

However, I feel like I should share some of the drama surrounding this excursion. I kinda pride myself on being punctual, but I'm still learning to adjust my timing to include William and his needs. We left BR with ample time to drop him off at Meredith's and meet up with everyone at the hotel before riding together to the play. I put her address into my maps on my phone, but it showed me taking the Causeway exit, which I've never taken to get there before, so I thought I was smarter than google maps and decided I wasn't taking that exit. My first mistake! I-10 E was closed at the 10-610 split, right after the Causeway exit that I should have taken, so we were stuck in mega traffic for 45 minutes at least. I realized meeting up at the hotel wasn't going to happen, so I'd just have to drive to the theater. I called Meredith and was giving her "instructions" for William as I was driving to her house. I am so thankful William is a good traveler because he slept the entire time.

After I dropped off the little man, I googled the theater address for directions. I knew it was on N Rampart, which I'm kinda familiar with after Patrick spent so much time in NOLA, and I couldn't remember seeing a theater there, but I trusted the address this time. So I'm driving to the theater and it's time for William to eat, but he's not with me and I really needed to relieve some pressure, so I bravely pull out the manual hand pump and try to discreetly pump at red lights and I'm hoping and praying no one looks at my car! I got a few strange looks but everything but the pump was completely hidden, so I'm sure there were some very puzzled drivers. So I'm driving, occasionally pumping, and looking for this theater, which I'm not seeing. It's now 2:10 and the play started at 2:00. I finally called the theater and a very nice man talked me to the theater and I made it there in one piece and only missed a little of the play. It took a few minutes to relax but once I did I thoroughly enjoyed the play and now I want to reread the book. What an experience! We were exhausted when we finally made it back to BR, and I don't think William and I are leaving the house today!