So, we officially survived our first international trip with Mia! Marco had a conference for work in Murcia, Spain so Mia and I tagged along for fun. We spent 4 days there and then spent one night in Alicante on the coast. I have to say, Mia was born to travel. She was amazing on planes, buses and taxis all the way.
Traveling with a wee one is completely different than without one. There is so much gear you have to take and lots of different considerations! It's definitely not about fitting in as much sight-seeing as possible any more. And it's not about slinging the backpacks on and seeing where the wind takes us! But everything is better with Mia. :) We really enjoyed the warm, sunny weather and being able to walk outside every day without taking a jacket and umbrella.
Marco had to attend his conference during the days in Murcia, so Mia and I just set out walking the city to explore. In the evenings we would have dinner outside on the plaza....tapas, pizza, sangria.....mmmm, yummy! It was very relaxing. We also got to celebrate my birthday while we were there. Marco was so sweet and came home one day with a card and a pastry with candles. He is very thoughtful!
After the conference ended we headed back to Alicante for one night. It was HOT there. Unfortunately, our little girl was not ready for the heat or the air conditioning and she picked up a little cold. It lasted about 9 days and it was so sad to see her suffering.
Anyway, I don't have much time or energy to write more at the moment as we are headed to the US in the morning. Marco's brother is getting married next week and we get to spend some quality with both of our families. It's been a full year since we were there so we are really looking forward to it. Of course I have my shopping list ready to go! Trader Joe's, Target, Whole Foods!!!!! And we can't wait to eat as much Mexican food as possible. We'll be gone for two weeks so let's see how Mia handles a longer trip!
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Are you going to make it all the way to the West Coast?!
Hello Heather and Marco, I was cleaning out my e-mail folders and ran accross you blog and decided to check out what has been going on with you two......OMG, I opened up October first and saw this gorgeous dark haired, dimpled little bundle.....I thought has it been thatb long since I read your blog!!! Congratulations she's precious, you two must be so proud. Amazing how life can change overnight and is filled with this unconditional love you could never have imagined living without. Parenthood as a lovng couple is so rewarding....I wish you the best as a new family. Take care and I will keep reading your blog more frequently.
Wonderful to hear all your stories and see the photos...I will keep in touch. Hugs and a kiss for Mia, Sonja Dieters (sdieter@earthlink.net)
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