October Baby

I waited outside the hospital room with my father, trying to ignore the sterile smell that surrounded us. I played with my hair nervously. I was jittery with excited energy but completely afraid of what was to come.
A few months ago, My mom had informed me that I was going to be a big sister! The transtion from a family of three to expecting a fourth started slowly. My pretty bed was moved up against the wall and a little white cage was moved in. Girly baby clothes and toys found their way to my room too. As mommy's belly got bigger, more new stuff for the baby arrived. People came to our flat and gave us diapers and baby food, blankets and bottles, even a saucer. But the week before, people had stopped coming.
As we waited for my grandparents to arrive, Daddy and I discussed names for my baby sister. I wanted to name her Eliza Thornberry, after my favorite television character. Daddy just snickered at me.
Finally the nurse told us we could come see my mommy. She lay on the hospital bed, smiling down at at the basin at the foot of the bed.
The baby was small and pink with tiny hands and feet and big hazel eyes.
I grinned at my little sister.
"Her name is Caitlin."

Big Dreams

I feel silly getting excited over such a trivial thing, but I can now say I have been inside a Seven-Eleven! It wasn't as awesomely amazing as I expected, but I think I prefer Seven-Eleven to Holiday.
In other current events, my group of eleven took a tour around Hampton Harbor. It was so amazing. We saw Fort Wool and the naval base. I saw so many battleships, helicopters and submarines, and our super tour guide, Dave told us alot about the history and names of the vessels, as well as the history of Hampton harbor itself.
Yesterday, (monday) I went to the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, which was way more fun than it sounds. We saw british and colonial art and artifacts, along with an exhibit on the public hospital for the mentally ill. After looking at the exhibits, we headed into the auditorium to listen to an interactive speech for Martha Washington. It was fascinating, because the actress portrayed Marhta so realisticly, I felt as if Martha Washington was actually in the room.
Tomorrow, We plan to spend the whole day in colonial Willimsburg. I did make it to Williamsburg Sunday morning. We went to the cabinet maker, the brick maker, the printing shop, and my personal favorite of the day, the book binder. I watched them all make their wears by colonial methods, and I am now the proud owner of a hand-made calf skin bookmark that was made right before my eyes.
I will try to post again about my travels in Virginia, but no promises. See Y'all on Monday!

Buenos Dias, Atlanta, Good Afternoon Virginia

I spent almost the entire day either in a plane or in a car. I got up at four in the morning, and made the drive to Minneapolis airport. I spent two hours on a flight to Atlanta, Georgia; where I spent another hour waiting to board my plane to Norfolk, Virginia. After we found our rental car, my family and I drove to Williamsburg. It would have been fine and dandy, but it took a good forty-five minutes to get checked in to our condo. If I wasn't so excited to be in such a historicly rich area, I would be so upset. See you all in a week!