Bermuda!

One of my favorite places to be in the world. I haven't been to that many places in the world (Ethiopia will be the farthest to date) but even so, still one of my favorite places. Not just because of the beauty, peace and serenity that it embodies, but because that is where my family is. My mom was born and raised in Bermuda (aka Bermie, aka The Rock). She left at 17 years old to attend University and has been here in America since.

Every year since I was about 4 or 5 years old, I have been going to Bermuda to see my family: aunts, uncles & tons of cousins. Unfortunately I never got to know my grandfather or grandmother. I only get to go once a year though. It wasn't long after John and I met before I started prepping him to go to Bermuda, enticing him, luring him. Now, after almost 10 years, he doesn't feel right if we haven't gone to Bermuda to see our peoples. It is truly our second home.

Years ago, when we thought we could have biological children, we took a trip to Babies R Us to see what was new & hip. We came across the Bermuda Collection. We were both so excited that we got the Travel System, Pack-N-Play, and Swing!

For the last almost 4 years, this baby stuff has been in the boxes, sitting in the basement....until.....LAST NIGHT!! I brought the boxes upstairs and my wonderful husband spent the rest of the evening putting everything together...except the swing. Baby E will be too big for it, so it's still in the box in the basement. Here's how it all looks:

Now we just need Baby E and everything will be ALL good :-)