Time has definitely flown by the last two weeks!
But my, my, my, how I love this family and the whole nanny experience so far.
To start off, I had to prepare myself to fly on a plane. I had never flown before!
("Whaaaaaa..?")<--I mostly get this reaction when I say that. Crazy. I know okay?!
But it wasn't even tricky. I thought that deciphering which terminal and gate and time and all that jazz would be hard to get the hang of but it was perfectly understandable. Easier than taking the UTA bus the first time in college. (The bus driver yelled at me for entering through the wrong door, and I kept asking about the route... needless to say, we became bossom buddies).
I didn't tell Amanda I had never flown before because I didn't want to worry her. She had me meet her outside of the airport at the curb where she picked me up with her told oldest, Sophie, 7, and Tobin, 5.
We drove 45 minutes to Tahoe City where I then met Thomas, 9 mo., and Chapin. They immediately treated me like family and insisted I make myself at home. The kids are so sweet and Sophie made a 'Welcome Halee' sign on the door of their condo. So cute!
Soph and Tobin remind me so much of my two oldest niece and nephew Alynne and Sage. It was easy for me to quickly connect with them because of that, and I was so grateful!
It took about a week for Thomas to warm up to me and get used to seeing my face all the time. And once he warmed up, it made my job so much easier! haha.
He's the most smiley baby and the cutest little thing around. I'm so glad we're buds now. I just hope he remembers me until the 28th! :/
The first three days working for them, the family started getting this weird stomach/achey sickness going from person to person. They each took turns getting sick, but I did my very best with everything that I had so that I stayed away from getting it! And I succeeded! It was sad seeing them all sick those first few days though and it was rough trying to understand how things normally work in the family and everything but soon enough, everyone was well again and we began our Tahoe adventures!
They were really sweet to make sure that while they were sick, I still got a chance to get out of the house and get some fresh air. I get evenings off, so one of those evenings Amanda gave me spending money and the car to go into Tahoe City and explore the shops and anything the town had to offer.
Of course I loved it, and went from boutique to shop all along the street.
I'm such a people person though, that I quickly realized that everything is more fun when you have someone to do it with.
The first few days I called a lot of friends and family members just to have someone to chat with while I explored haha.
But once the family got better, I went on all of the family outings and get-togethers. One, because it was a great bonding opportunity with the entire family. And two, because I loved having something to do with people I enjoy being with!
Amanda is really great about all of us pitching in and making sure that the load is even for everyone. She's not the type of mom that leaves me with the kids all day while she goes to yoga and pottery classes in the mountains.
She just wants the very best for all of her kids and wants to make sure she's giving her children every learning opportunity and growing experience just like any other great mom out there.
She frequently asks how I'm doing and if there's anything I want or need throughout the day. She'd make sure I had breaks and never wanted me to feel stressed or overburdened. And if she thought I was, she immediately would step in. And most of the time, I was just gettin warmed up! haha. So basically she's such a great person, and I can already tell that we're soon going to be the best of friends. We get along so well. She's just one of those people that are so easy to talk with, I love it.
The dad, Chapin, is such a great guy as well. I have a lot of respect for him as a dad and a business man. He works so hard for his family and genuinely tries to be the best dad he can be for his kids. It's so sweet watching him interact with each one. He helps out with the kids just as much as any dad I've seen and it's impressive how much he steps in to help. He's a social guy with a great sense of humor and witt about him. We get along great.
We went on a hike up to this long-gone volcano up a trail in Tahoe. It was so pretty and I couldn't help but want to belt out 'The Hills are alive, with the sound of music!!!!!!' the entire way up. I was totally feeling the Van trap vibes.
I got some cool pictures of the hike and I was so happy to be there and experience that with the family.
Then one of the days, we woke up and took the boat to the Nevada side of the lake and spent the day there anchored next to the shore, with lunch on the boat, and then swimming in the sparkly clear water all the way to the white mermaid rocks where we'd lay and try to warm back up from the ice cold water! This was seriously one of my favorite parts of the trip and one that I looked forward to the most.
We were sort of anchored next to a nude beach though, so that was kind of odd. We were pretty far from the shore though, so I just steered clear of looking too closely! haha. Ah that really was so surreal.
I loved Lake Tahoe and I was so privileged to be the lucky girl to experience it all with this sweet family! I really feel loved by them and I know that we're a great match for each other. Just talking to Amanda about L.A. and everything that's in store there... I can hardly wait to be back! I'll take a little memory of Tahoe with me and treasure it forever.
Now it's time for the real Beverly Hills adventure to begin!
If I loved this experience so much, I can't even imagine how much I'll love Beverly Hills.
Thanks so much to everyone who has expressed their love and support for me in this! I know this is what I'm supposed to do at this time in my life, and I'm absolutely loving it.
Much love,
yours truly
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