Let's Give Em Something to Talk About

Well it's about time somebody posted something on this poor lonely blog. (Cough!) it's a little dusty in here....Give me a second to brush off the cobwebs. There, much better. (Tap, Tap....) Is this thing on? Anybody out there? We'll if you're still reading, I have some exciting news. (No I'm not pregnant! - But my Sister and S.I.L. both had babies!)

We took a family vacation! Our first official, just us, family vacation. We've had lots of adventures, (Lacrosse, Michigan, The Cabin, Disney, and Marshall and I with The Virgin Islands)(Click to read all about them!) but besides a hockey weekend, this was our first family trip. I have to be honest, I had a little anxiety attack before we left. Not sure if it was all the planning, or the packing or the amount of time we were gonna be in the car, or the miles we were gonna be driving, or the time frames, or the directions, or the ungodly amount of things on the calendar before we left, including the timley/untimely celebration of Callie's Birthday! Be still my heart! And you know me, I WORK, under-pressure! Super-Mom! Everytime we would talk about the trip I found myself warning the kids (And preparing myself....) "We're gonna be in the car a long time." "We really need to focus on getting along." "Mom and Dad might get a little grumpy from lack of sleep, cause we have to drive all through the night to get there!" After some reflection, I changed my tune. "We are gonna have such a great time." We are going to see such amazing things." "We are going to make such great memories." It felt so much better "preparing" for that. And THAT is exactly what we did!