Vacation Countdown

3 more days until we are at this house! Yippee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We are going to Destin, Florida and staying seven days. I CANNOT WAIT. This is my most favorite family time we spend together all year long. We relax and kick back and do absolutely nothing. Here is what I like most about our vacation:

• Going in August makes us anticipate it and look forward to it all summer. It is also a great refresher before the school year kicks off. And it is almost half the price. And it is not crowded at all!
• No cleaning, no bills, no phone, no worries.
• Drinking coffee on the front porch
• 'Phase 10' tournaments on the front porch
• The front porch
• watching my kids play on the beach with their daddy
• spending individual time with each of our children
• playing all of our favorite boardgames
• having bible study in the morning on the veranda off of our bedroom
• kicking back and actually getting to lounge around and watch tv
• Reading, reading, and more reading!
• The crazy backroad route my husband takes to get us there
• Browsing the beach shops---not really sure why I like this
• Twilight on the beach with picnic in tow
• taking cute beach pics
• early morning runs beachside
• big breakfasts (actually, I don't like breakfast all that much, but I do enjoy the fact that Eric makes all of them on vacation!...um, now that I think about it, he makes all of them at home too. Oh well, anyway, there is something about them being special on vacation!)
• having cinnamon raisin bagels and strawberry cream cheese, pretzel sticks and Mountain Dew and Double stuffed Oreos...for whatever reason, these things we don't typically eat but always buy to eat on vacation. And we crave it like crazy.
• Going running beachside
• playing in the sand
• searching for seashells
• catching crabs
• riding the waves
• eating seafood out
• playing miniature golf
• the front porch--did I say that already?
• shopping the discount scrapbook store
• walks on the beach
• dates with my husband
• celebrating my birthday in our most favorite place with my favorite people
  
  OHHH, I can hardly stand it!!!!!!!!! It's so close I can almost smell it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What I don't like about our vacation:

• Leaving.

Savannah Makes Me Smile

Wow--four posts in one day? This is a record (can you tell Eric is out of town or what!)!

Just wanted to say that I went on a trip with my sweet husband last weekend and had the most refreshing fun time! We went to Savannah, Georgia. Why Savannah? Well, because I have always wanted to go there...I love historical places and this place is full of interesting history. And the southern architecture set among huge oak trees with Spanish moss spilling from them, picturesque 'squares' every couple of blocks--lush, green and shady--in my book it is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. And it is a very quaint, romantic weekend getaway. And there is a beach nearby. And Savannah is one of my most favorite girl names. And (Eric's personal favorite) we got to cash in travel and hotel points and go for free. And it is also the most haunted city in the country. (okay, I know this is weird, but I secretly find the haunted thing interesting and just had to check it out in person).

We had not gotten away by ourselves since before Owen was born--it was long overdue and extra sweet because it was so needed!

Besides riding the trolley all around town for the historical tour, going on the Ghosts and Gravestone night tour, going to the beach, shopping on the riverfront, going to Paula Deen's restaurant and store, sleeping in, and reading lots of good books, one of the many ways we spent our time:

Eric and I wrote down goals and dreams we have for our future. (Yes, I know you are now rolling your eyes and yes, Eric rolled his eyes too when I suggested this grandiose idea, but hey--ain't nobody going to be rolling there eyes when these things get accomplished, simply because we put pen to the paper!)

Some of the things on our list were:

• selling everything and moving to Africa
• moving to a small town and living on a farm and owning a really big truck

Okay, so now you are laughing your heads off--about the farm--but I really in all serious would love, love, love this and you know, I did just grow my first zucchini in my backyard.

And, well, I am not going to tell you the rest of the things on our list because I kind of like the element of surprise. And anyway, I am tired of talking.

So, it's your turn. What kinds of things do you and your spouse dream about?