so, we decided to head to austin & new york since it was the first time the movie was showing...needless to say, i was a little nervous about traveling so much with baby beatrice. but she did really great. many folks told me to go for it...since it's so much easier to travel with the little ones when they are "portable"!
i'm so glad we did! we had a really great time and beatrice did great. it was wild going from the staggering heat of austin to the frigid cold of new york, but beatrice was a trooper. since she won't take the bottle, she had to stick with me, so i wore her to the screenings. she slept through the first one in austin...then the next one in austin and the two in new york, we just did the intros and spread out a blanket in the movie lobby and played with her toys during the movie. the time change in new york worked in our favor...the first screening was at 6pm, so it was really only 3pm california time, so bea was still in great spirits...
in new york, there was a pretty big press line, and since beatrice was awake, she was with me...she's already a star! here she is on stage with us during the q&a:
so, now we're home & we don't plan on traveling again for a while...the film is going to other fests {i'll keep you posted or for up-to-the-minute updates, you can follow the film on twitter or like it on facebook}, but bea and i are going to stay home for a while and work on some other projects! more to come...
ok, i'm not sure how some of you mommy bloggers do it...i haven't been able to get a post up in weeks! i'm also really anal about not letting the baby see any screens, including the computer, which makes typing and blogging around baby really hard...
but i've also been a bit pre-occupied with some other news...we just found out that the documentary about patty called HIT SO HARD, will be at two film festivals this month! so we'll be traveling to austin and new york city very soon.
the world premiere will be at sxsw, we have two screenings, one on the 15th and one on the 18th. if you're at sxsw, be sure to come to a screening!
so beatrice is going to be quite the little traveler! she's so active now, rolling over, almost sitting up all by herself, and pushing up on all fours...she can scoot herself backwards now...she'll be crawling any minute. lord help me...
lucky thirteen weeks old...beatrice is really much more alert to the world and enjoying every minute of it. smiles, smiles and laughter. she's also graduated to facing out in her moby wrap. she can hold her head up very well and loves looking at the world go by...she's still a great sleeper at night, although lately she's been waking a bit more for feedings...but i can't complain...
she also took her first plane trip last week...it was a short flight, just one hour home to oakland, but she did great! she nursed on take off and landing and didn't fuss at all. i'm so glad i bought an extra seat for her, it's so much safer...i never understood just holding a baby on a flight. both my parents are in the airline business, though, and they always said it was better to have a baby secure in their own seat if {god forbid} anything happened. patty & i were flying home once and the plane had so much turbulence, the wings were at a ninety degree angle to the ground! i can't imagine having to put beatrice under the seat in front of me in that situation...
so if you're traveling this upcoming holiday season with baby, spring for the seat & bring her carseat, hopefully you won't need it, but it's worth it!
i'm writing this post with a heavy heart, a good friend of mine's brother recently passed away and i'm preparing to travel home for his funeral. i've known my friend since we were eight, and her little brother was in my little brother's class.
i'm going to be flying for the first time with beatrice, but at least it's a short flight...
sending love & light to my friend and her family...
i just found out that one of my paris photos was included in the schmap guide to paris! {this is how it will look on the iphone.} i still however need to do my paris entry on the blog...coming soon...i promise! saving the best for last...
after a lovely, rainy week in ireland, we hopped a quick flight to glasgow, scotland, where my friend lesley was waiting to meet us. we made a stop at her mother's house, which was a lovely bed and breakfast, then drove the hour to dumfries where lesley lives. it wouldn't be a trip to scotland if it weren't raining, and sure enough, it *poured* the 2 days we were there. no matter, it was lovely to visit with lesley and her gorgeous home.
there are two houses on lesley's property, which consist of an old converted schoolhouse and the mistress's house. this one is the school mistress's house. it is available for holiday rental here. it would be a great place to spend a holiday. it was rented out already when we were there, so we stayed in a guest room in their main house.
this is the converted schoolhouse, where lesley and her family live. we stayed here in a sweet guest room.
her beautiful garden. i love the prehistoric plants.
the first stop we made along our european journey was ireland. we went to clifden, county galway, on the west coast. it was gorgeous. it rained most of our trip...but due to the rain, the flowers were in full bloom. we stayed in ireland for a week touring the countryside and visiting with patty's family.
hydrangeas were everywhere...one of my favorites.
patty feeling naval on the coast...
connemara, the region where clifden is located is known for their ponies. they were everywhere...
this is the old coast guard station, patty's cousin has refurbished it and it is a self-catering accommodation now. we're staying here next time...look at the views!!
the clifden castle...ruins now, but patty's ancestors were tenants so her cousins own some of the land around it...
more ponies near the castle...
patty's cousin's house...where we stayed...
the road to patty's cousin's house...i would walk it to the bay, sometimes running into girls and their horses...but never any cars...
a rainy day...we drove through the country with patty's cousin...this area was called dog's bay.
lovely houses in dog's bay...
patty's cousin has a boat like this one...it's so beautiful...the weather was too rough to go out on the water...i was really disappointed!
dog friends where ever we go...
views from my walk on the sunny days...this is along the sky road, the main road in clifden...breathtaking views...
view of the castle and sheep tenants now from the sky road.
no, we didn't go to christian siriano's show. but this dress is so gorgeous, i had to post it. in fact, we only went to one show and one party. it was fun to just experience it, truly. so, after a month of traveling and no posting, i have a lot of catching up to do.
but not settled in at home sweet home yet. we were home for a week, barely got over jetlag, then flew to new york for work. it's fashion week, so we are accidentally here for fashion week! since we're working, only going to catch a show and a party or two...but i'm sure i'll have some stories when i return...so lots of blogging to do...oh, didn't bring my computer to nyc...so no blogging until back on west coast...until then...kisses!
sorry for the abrupt lack of posts...organizing for the trip got a bit crazy. we're still away and having an amazing time {despite the fact that patty got a cold in scotland & london!}. here's a sneak peak of our travels and i promise to post photos and a full report when i'm back!
at the end of our ireland trip, we are spending one night in dublin, then patty's mom flies home to los angeles. we catch a flight to scotland and will be staying two nights in dumfries. i'm really excited to see this part of scotland...we're stopping in dumfries to stay with my friend lesley, who i stayed with for a while when i lived in seattle. she's from scotland and now is married with a child...she and her family live in an old school house. how charming. i haven't seen her since 1999! i'm so excited...
today is seven days and counting until we leave for our european vacation. our first stop will be clifden, ireland. why clifden? well, patty's grandma oona is from this town and patty's mom has always wanted to visit. so, we're taking patty's mom! we'll be in clifden for a week and we don't have anything planned. since we are with her mom, i figured we'd stay in one place and take little day trips if we want to. or, just walk around the cute town.
there are two houses on lesley's property, which consist of an old converted schoolhouse and the mistress's house. this one is the school mistress's house. it is available for holiday rental here. it would be a great place to spend a holiday. it was rented out already when we were there, so we stayed in a guest room in their main house.
her beautiful garden. i love the prehistoric plants.
hydrangeas were everywhere...one of my favorites. 
patty feeling naval on the coast...
connemara, the region where clifden is located is known for their ponies. they were everywhere...
this is the old coast guard station, patty's cousin has refurbished it and it is a self-catering accommodation now. we're staying here next time...look at the views!!
more ponies near the castle...
patty's cousin's house...where we stayed...
the road to patty's cousin's house...i would walk it to the bay, sometimes running into girls and their horses...but never any cars...
a rainy day...we drove through the country with patty's cousin...this area was called dog's bay.
lovely houses in dog's bay...
patty's cousin has a boat like this one...it's so beautiful...the weather was too rough to go out on the water...i was really disappointed!
dog friends where ever we go...
views from my walk on the sunny days...this is along the sky road, the main road in clifden...breathtaking views...
view of the castle and sheep tenants now from the sky road.
view of the castle from our walk...
the fuschia were everywhere growing wild!
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