Vacation

What a whirlwind the last couple of weeks have been! We were scrambling around finding a pediatrician (loved the third one I talked to), painting the nursery, registering (target for those who had asked), and getting ready for vacation.

Yes, vacation. My dad planned a family vacation in Los Cabos, Mexico. With the upcoming adoption, I wavered between being excited, and wondering if the timing was just not too great. A friend who has kids told me that I was crazy and this is probably the last vacation we'll get to take for a long time. Now that we're here, I'm definitely glad to be here. Although I find myself checking my phone constantly to see if our social worker has called.

Yesterday, in attempt to get free activities, we sat through a time share presentation. While I know that there is zero chance of us affording anything right now, so we didnt even consider buying, he did make me think about vacations. They were a huge part of my childhood, and I've really pushed Troy to make it a part of our lives as well. How many Christmas gifts do I really remember? Not too many. But I have so many fond memories of traveling and being on vacations. Trust me, most were not near as extravagant as this one, but the memories are just as great.

Our sales guy kept harping on the fact that it's so easy to push off vacations, always thinking that we'll go next year. I don't want to be that family... I want my kids to have great memories of vacations, whether it's spending time at grandmas or flying to the Caribbean. Fortunately, we don't have to spend our entire adoption fund on a timeshare in Cabo to make that happen. :)

Here's a pic from our sunset cruise last night (courtesy of the Grand Solmar time share) to make you all jealous...