Dept. of West Coasting

[kaffy_r]

Here We Are, In Seattle

It's 6:35 p.m. Seattle time. We've been up since 2 a.m., Seattle time. But things have turned out rather well (well, except for the "I left Bob's Galaxy Tab at the TSA checkpoint because I couldn't find it in my backpack, panicked, found it, had to send the backpack back for another run through the x-ray machine without the tablet in it, then grabbed the backpack and got the hell out of the way of irritated folks, without actually, you know, picking up the tablet" debacle. 

(It's possible that it's been put into the TSA lost and found; I've put in an official inquiry. We shall see. This is, however, what happens when you get up waaaaay too early (4 a.m. Chicago time) and lose valuable brain cells to sleep dep.)

But I don't truly care, possibly because I got the chance to hold my very heavy, very large, very cute, 20-day-old grand-creature. And I've hugged the exhausted parents. 

Being a grandmother is weird, y'all. But it's also awesome. 

And now, I'm going to take a much needed shower, and fall into bed, even though it's only 6:42 p.m., Seattle time. 

Tomorrow, more holding of grand-infink. 

Comments

[chez_jae]

How wonderful, in spite of the tablet debacle. Enjoy!

[pameladean]

So glad you got there and could hold the baby! I hope the tablet turns up.

I have done so many wild things when travelling without sufficient sleep. I was once harried into signing up for a credit card that turned out to have a very hefty yearly fee that they "waived" until they were no longer where you could strangle them. I think they must have been on some kind of very shaky legal ground, because when, months later, I cancelled the card and they said I couldn't, I threatened to report them to somebody, maybe the Attorney General, I forget, and they backed right off.

P.

[lilacsigil]

Yay for baby holding! I have a 14-month-old niece in London who I have not been able to meet yet, so throw a little jealousy in here too!

[a_phoenixdragon]

Sounds like it has been exhausting, a little frustrating with the tablet debacle, but in the end...totally worth it! Give A and E my love!

*HUGS*

[smallhobbit]

That's great. There's something very special about seeing your grandchild for the first time!

[thisbluespirit]

Aw, so glad you've got there and got to meet Grandchild! ♥

(I hope Bob gets his tablet back, too!)

[bibliofile]

Yay, seeing grandbaby with smell-o-vision and tactile experience! And baby's parents too!

Argh, travel.

[dreamshark]

PICTURES! PICTURES!

How long will you be there? Long enough to catch the first smiles?

[cmcmck]

There's a now one year old great nephew I have yet to meet, so I'm feeling a little jealous at this point.