About 1/4 mile down the road, the trailer came completely unhitched and tried to pass us, ending up in a ditch on the side of the road. Because of the height the jeep is lifted to and the angle it placed on everything, the trailer just wouldn't stay hitched. So after a pretty tense hour or so, we managed to get the jeep out of the ditch (thanks to some friends who didn't mind being woken up at 7:30 on a Saturday morning), the bags loaded into the Corolla, and we started on our way again.
Thankfully, the rest of the drive was uneventful. We still got to Maquoketa in enough time to swing by the wrestling fundraiser at the golf course where we got to hang out with Grandma Brenda, Tara, and Kye while the rest of the guys played golf, and had dinner at Grandma Brenda's new restaurant.
The next morning Brandon spent some time bonding with Copper and the Rubel men while all of the ladies went to Lisa and Bouck's for my shower. Tara, Brenda and Lisa did a wonderful job putting it together. It was so nice to see everyone and to spend time catching up and hearing advice and stories. The decorations were so cute, and the food was delicious, but the company was the best part. Tara put together the cutest diaper cake and had everyone write down advice for us to give to Baby Bean at certain milestones, such as her first day of school or after her first breakup. I'm dying to read what everyone wrote but most people were thinking ahead and sealed their envelopes...so we'll have to wait. I've got the cards in an envelope in herbaby book so we'll ha ve them ready to give to her when the time is right. I'm still working on getting my thank you's finished and hope to have them all in the mail by weekend. It means so very much to me to be a part of a family that is so openly loving and supportive. Our daughter will have no shortage of wonderful women to look up to, and I feel very blessed knowing that she'll always be loved and have people looking out for her. I know that I didn't do a good job of articulating this at the shower (I HATE getting choked up in front of people!!) but I was certainly thinking it then. I consider myself very lucky to have found someone as amazing as Brandon to build a family with, and I know a huge part of what makes him so great is his family. We're both looking forward to introducing our little one to all of the wonderful family we have both, in Pennsylvania and in Iowa, so she can learn from them just like we did (and continue to do!).
Shower day! 28 weeks and counting (and the dress makes me look deceptively round!)
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