Separation anxiety

Carter has officially started his "Up North Vacation." Last summer he spent a week getting passed around from aunt to aunt and grandpa and grandma with his home base at my sister Romey's. He decided it's something he must do every summer now.

Yesterday, we attended a wedding for my cousin's daughter in the Twin Cities area. We decided it would be the perfect place for the hand-off since some of my family would be there.

It was a beautiful day for an outdoor wedding. We enjoyed some family time at the marina park before the reception, which was at the exquisitely decorated Prom Center. There was a ton of food and dancing -- always a lot of dancing at a Hedberg wedding!

Carter was kind of mopey and we weren't sure if he was thinking about how much he would miss us or if he had too much junk food and it unsettled his tummy. We're thinking he had to get some food out of his system because later he was a happy camper when they brought the chocolate fountain out!

After 10 p.m., Carter headed up north with Grandma and Grandpa and Romey and Rick -- after many hugs goodbye and promises of good behavior (hey, Jim and I didn't make any promises!).

Jim and I stayed in a hotel in Hudson last night and this morning hit a golf course called The Badlands just east of there. Hey, how else do modern-day parents cope with separation anxiety?!? We were so distraught we had to go 18 holes instead of just 9. We're feeling much better now -- thanks for asking.

Now, when summer comes to an end, Carter can tell about his Up North Vacation and I can say I finally went to the Badlands. Everybody wins!