Going on a Bear Hunt

Noah and I tagged along on Daddy's business trip to the Hillsboro/Waco area. Marco bought a GPS for our car so we would be sure and have it before our trip. Here's a little background info. I am used to driving in Abilene and completely comfortable driving in Abilene, but the thought of driving somewhere I'm not familiar with just about gives me an anxiety attack. I would NEVER drive to the metroplex by myself or anywhere else I'd never been before. When I found out that Marco was working in Laguna Park (a blip on the map) and I would have to drive back and forth by myself to Hillsboro and Waco which were both about 30 minutes away from Laguna park in different directions, I almost cried. I can just see myself lost in the middle of nowhere or ending up two states away and not having a clue how to get back. With this in mind, Marco convinced me that we needed to buy the GPS do-hicky for our car. I wasn't all that excited at first (I'm not easily impressed), but I now officially love it. I now have road trip freedom! It is amazing what that little talking box can do. I was a "Road Trip Momma" this week. Noah and I hit the road and went wherever we wanted to while Daddy was working.

Baylor University

One morning Marco had to be at the jobsite in Laguna Park at 6:20 a.m. Laguna Park was 30 minutes away from our hotel in Hillsboro. There is nothing to do in Laguna Park, and we already did everything in Hillsboro the day before. So, I had planned on taking Noah to Waco that day. Waco is another 30-40 minutes away from Laguna Park. So, we drop Daddy off at work at 6:20 and then head to Waco. We arrived around 7:00 a.m. Noah and I had a nice breakfast together at IHOP to pass the time. At 8:00 were were finished and ready to do something, but what do you do at 8:00 in the morning when you have nowhere to go (remember our hotel was in Hillsboro)? The mall, stores and zoo don't open until much later. So, I look around and see Baylor University. I've never been there, but I remembered reading somewhere that Baylor had 2 real live bear mascots that live on campus and are a popular attraction. So, I decide that would be a great place to take Noah since we have nowhere else to go (it rained the day before so we couldn't go to the park). I get Noah all excited about going to see the bears and we take off in that direction. Now, I had not gotten lost at all before then because of my handy little GPS, but I don't know exactly where the bears are, so I can't exactly plug in their address. I go looking for these bears and find myself on a wild goose chase. I drove around and drove around forever going in every entrance I could find without any luck. I asked for directions 3 times to where these bears were but each time came away with a list of 10 turns, etc. that I had to make. All the while, trying to explain to Noah that the bears were hiding from Mommy because he kept asking "where da bears go?" Amazingly, after what I swear was about 30 minutes, we find the bears "home." Noah and I park, and head over to see the bears. We're all excited, come up with camera in hand and . . . no bears! Apparently the bears were still snoozing in the back or something because they had not been released into the viewing area. Oh no! We'd been on a bear hunt for an eternity. I'd gotten Noah all pumped up about it, and no bears. So, what's a girl to do? I take a look around and see the "Baylor Bookstore." I definately know how to shop, so we headed that way.