At the airport! Thankful I made it safely and on time. I just hope the next leg of my journey goes the same!
Thanks so much to Sabrina, Trig and the Bambino for their hospitality today – I very much enjoyed my homey afternoon!
We joined Gina and Tom for an early dinner at Parc, a French restaurant at Rittenhouse Square, for a final HLS social event. These two couples are not only both glowing with pregnancy excitement, but they are all such wonderful nice people. The gentlemen – such gentlemen! I very much enjoyed lots of baby talk at the table since our time to begin thinking about all this is not too far away. (!).
Bread basket deliciousness. I think I had 2.5 pieces – small ones! – that helped tide me over to my entree salad
I ordered the famous Warm Shrimp Salad with a bright buree blanc, avocado and tomatoes
It was quite scrumptious!
I said an early farewell to my friends and hopped in a cab to ride to the airport.
Macaroon for dessert!
Sitting in the terminal now, blogging and working, waiting for my flight. Hope Virginia is as fun as I left it!
Ashley @ Coffee Cake and Cardio says
What a fun day!! It’s great that you were able to stay in Philly longer and hang out with friends! Have a safe flight back to VA.
Kelsey @ My Search of Summer says
The end of a busy and exciting weekend is always the worst!
Katherina @ Zephyr Runs says
Wait, what!? Your time to think about this is not that far away, but you’re not pregnant? Are you guys going to start TRYING? The suspense is killing me!!!! in other news, beautiful photo of the 2 couples, I love both of their blogs!!
KathEats says
Not pregnant 🙂 Could be a year…just thinking about it!
Lindsay @ Lindsay's List says
You’d have super cute kids…and then you’d take awesome pictures of them 😉
Immy says
If you have any desire to use the only Charlottesville midwife that delivers at MJH (Donna Vinal) call now and just go for an annual appointment (it will still take a month or two to get in) that way when you are pregnant, she will take you with no problem. She only takes ten pregnancies a month, so new people rarely can get in with her.
KathEats says
Thanks, I’ll look into it!
Erin says
I used to think midwives were some new age craziness. However, I had a midwife deliver my son and would recommend it to anyone!! Definitely the way to go!!
Mindy @ GlutenFreeMinG says
What is the difference? (Excuse my ignorance please 🙂 )
Immy says
Well I can only speak of my experience, but they are vastly different. One, most of the OB practices in Charlottesville have 5 to 10 doctors, you rotate through them for your monthly visit and you have NO idea who will be present at your birth. My midwife was my only care provider, she is partnered with an OB for some reason you would need a him, but I never worried about who would be there when I was in labor.
The second and really the most important, is that most midwives support a less invasive more natural approach to birth. Alternative forms of pain relief, not lying flat in a bed (the worse position for birth), no constant fetal monitoring, no episiotomies, and she stays with you the WHOLE labor. My midwife’s c-section percentage was about 8%, which is far less than the 30% that the nation is currently running.
This seems to give a pretty good look at midwife care (although I do support home birth as well, and know many who have had them in Charlottesville) http://www.parenting.com/article/should-you-use-a-midwife?page=0,0
KathEats says
Very helpful..thanks!
Erin says
It could have simply been her personality, but I saw a male OB for the first half of my pregnancy, and while I did like him, once I started seeing the midwife I felt like she was more interested. And even though men go to school to learn how to deliver babies, they can’t really know what it’s like. She always took her time with me and answered all of our questions. She went to great lengths to avoid an episiotomy, which I had been told was the worst part. Overall, I had a great experience and would recommend at least looking into having a midwife. As far as the technical difference between an OB and a midwife, I couldn’t tell you…I just preferred the “well taken care of” feeling I had with her.
Lauren says
Welcome (soon) to Va again! It’s been STORMY!! Your “big” news is KILLING me! So suspenseful Kath! Not fair…. 😉
Hillary says
I bet all of that baby fever is contagious!!
Julie H. of Spinach and Sprinkles says
Aw! I love glowing mommies to be! Soooo cute! 🙂
Amanda- The Nutritionist Reviews says
Very excited to hear that your time for baby is not too far away!!!!
Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga says
What a great wind-down to the last bit of your HLS weekend.
Being surrounded by all the estrogen and oxytocin…is awesome. Hopefully you felt the calm happy mama vibes ooozing in the air!
And when that magical time comes for you, congrats in advance to you and Matt b/c I know you’ll be amazing parent 🙂
Sally Anne @ PaleoRunnerGirl says
Babies are so contagious! Get me in a room with a bunch of pregnant women and new mommies and I instantly want to start a family! Not to mention reading all these awesome blog moms and moms-to-be, I think it might be time for the “family planning” pow-wow! haha!
Kelli H (Made in Sonoma) says
You’re going to a wonderful momma one day! I can’t wait for when that happens….!!
kaila @ healthy helper! says
What a fun end to the day!!! And also a wonderful dinner! The company looked great! 🙂
Mary (Sisters Running the Kitchen) says
Ah!! Parc…one of my favorites. How great is that raisin bread?! I am actually going to Parc tomorrow!!! and that is the salad that I always get. great choice, Kath!!!! safe travels.
J3nn (Jenn's Menu and Lifestyle Blog) says
The shrimp salad looks delicious! Yum 🙂
Hope the rest of your travel goes smoothly!!
Allie (Live Laugh Eat) says
Have a safe flight! See you tomorrow…?
Heather @ Health, Happiness, and Hope says
Sounds like such a wonderful dinner to send you off! Hope the trip home goes perfectly for you! 🙂
Lourdes tootiredmoms.com says
Love that u have still kept us so well posted during the busy weekend! Thx!
Aria says
Looks like you had a great time in Philly 🙂 Love that my GH (Wayne) provided lunch and that you loved it as much as I do!! They are the closest location to my apt (about 25 minutes) and I’m there at least once a week lol
Cait's Plate says
Safe travels back!
Hannah says
Yes, it does seem to be babypalooza in the American Healthy Blogger scene at the moment! Hormones abounding! 😛
Brittany @ Itty Bits of Balance says
Looks like you had a great time 🙂 Safe travels!
Lauri (Redheadrecipes.com) says
Looks like you had such a fun trip! I’ve enjoyed reading all of your recaps!
Sounds like yo have stirred up a good bit of baby talk 😉
Annette @ EnjoyYourHealthyLife says
Safe travels!!
Looks like it was a perfectly fun blogger meet up:)
Julie @ Peanut Butter Fingers says
i spy the camera case we both have! 🙂 i really enjoyed meeting with you and chatting over lunch on thursday. it was great to finally say “hi” in person!
KathEats says
🙂 really enjoyed meeting you too!
Katie @ Peace Love and Oats says
I love when there are interesting breads in the basket, rather than only white bread! sooo delicious! I hope you’re flight is on time! I hate when my flight is already late at night, and then it gets delayed!
Ashley says
Looks like such a great time!! Wish I could have been there for your early today. Miss all 3 of you ladies! Hopefully we will be seeing each other in a few months! Safe travels home.
KathEats says
Xoxo
Pam says
Oh how exciting, you are thinking about having a family soon!!! That’s great news 🙂
Ashley@MyFoodNFitnessDiaries says
I love all of the community among all of you amazing bloggers! It’s awesome to see so many of you meet up with each other for meals, to exercise, etc. Thanks for sharing all of your stories of the HLS weekend!
lynn @ the actor's diet says
yummers! my hubby says a lot of the phillies go there to eat.
Christine (The Raw Project) says
What a great day with such wonderful bloggers!
Khushboo says
Those ladies really do have the pregnancy glow! Welcome Home 🙂
CJ @ http://healthy-happy-whole.com/ says
Parc is an awesome place with an absolutely gorgeous environment. If you ever get back to Philly, you must go there for brunch. It is absolutely delicious!!! I highly reccomend the french toast 🙂
Sarah@The Flying ONION says
There’s no place like home, even after such a fun event!!
Hopefully I’ll make it one of these years, as I’d love to meet all of the lovely ladies I’ve been reading so much about.
Safe trip home!! 😀
Lauren @ What Lauren Likes says
Safe flight back! That bread looks amazing 🙂
Molly @ RDexposed says
Adding avocado to a meal is always a good idea!
Allison says
I love when restaurants have an assortment of breads!
P.S. No fear, VA will forever be fun [partially biased since it’s the only state I’ve lived in] 😛
Marci says
Hi Kath–I would recommend not blogging about the whole conceiving experience. It took us four months, and it was a little stressful. I had a lot of questions but found it better to ask people individually and try not to dwell on why it wasn’t working. We are planners too and I wanted to know WHY and what I could be doing. I am 10 weeks now, and still not public to the world, and it’s actually been nice to not start talking about it, accepting tips, and hearing stories from others. I know it will get crazy soon and be the only thing people talk about, so it’s nice to enjoy the quiet right now! But let me tell you–be glad you are around bread and cheese all day. It’s my favorite in all combos right now.
KathEats says
Congrats on being 10 weeks!!
I know it could take a long time, and I’m prepared for that. But I’m also a really open person, so I feel like if I was stressed out and hiding it it would be worse than sharing my frustrations with my readers.