Well as April came to a close and May began, Stephen and I realized that if we are really serious about taking a big vacation for our anniversary, then we'd better shake a leg and book it. So...
Today at lunch I made the reservations for our flight, hotel and rental car to Aruba! YAY! I'm so super excited that I can barely stand it! It feels good to get my mind off the normal things that seem to be bombarding my brain here lately. Well not really a break, just a change of scenery. =o) Anyway, we're scheduled to leave on Monday October 10 and return Thursday October 20. Nice and long. I swear I don't know what I'm gonna do with all that relaxation time, white sandy beach and blue ocean! I have a brochure that talks about all of the activities: scuba diving with reefs and ship wrecks, windsurfing, horseback riding along the beach, kayaking - we're gonna do it all. Well, that's if we even make it onto/off of the plane...neither of us have ever flown before. EEEKS! And we had to choose for the first time to be a 7 hour flight over a nice chunk of ocean! Lord have mercy. But scared or not, this little trip is setting me back a little ways in the bank, so like it or not, we're getting on that damn plane...and be happy about it too! Now all I have to do is coordinate when we can deposit our tax refund (doesn't help with the whole cost, but does put a nice little dent in it), get our passports, get extra things like a new camera (plus one for underwater pics), lose weight so I can be bikini ready (what the hell, I'd go anyway) and SAVE SAVE SAVE. I know there's going to be a lot of extra little fees that I'm not aware of like carry-on baggage, parking in the airport lot if we don't have someone to drop us off, passports, eating and playing in Aruba and shopping for summer wardrobes for us both. Not to mention the house renovations that we're constantly, if not slowly, working on. It'll be tough but I'm good at saving money so it'll be fine. AND Meg's due like 2 days after we get back...and she knows damn well she better not have that baby while I'm gone! =o)
Bye for now!
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