First of all, with 2 kids in the mix its not the EASIEST thing to just say - hey, peace out for a week! I am thankful for our moms that do make it easy for us to do that, but for us, its the mental part thats like...hmm..a WEEK! Thats a long time! But...we decided it is MUCH needed ( name the last time we took a vacation just us?....). Yea - you can't right? Jordyn was 17 months old! um. she's 5. :) So we want to just escape for a few days and have some us time!
A few weeks ago we decided on Mexico. Reserved our spot - we are all set to go. But...its not that easy. So heres our dilemma ( well...there are a few ).
Our anniversary is on November 28th - which is a Friday, the day after Thanksgiving! Well, this year, my brother is getting married!!! So exciting. So, he's getting married on November 29th, that Saturday. His rehearsal dinner is that friday...November 28th. So.....there goes going away for our ACTUAL anniversary. Totally totally fine, the least of my worries. Its such an exciting time and there will be plenty of more anniversaries ( right todd? hahaha ). So our plannnnn...was. We were going to go away on a Friday, the 22nd. ( FIRST dilemma - Jordyns first real school function is that night. It's called FALL BASH. They say its the biggest one of the year :( ). So she would be missing that - because clearly I'm not going to vote my mom to take my 2 crazy kids to that alone...im not that mean lol. Thennn...next Dilemma. If we are going to Mexico - obviously 2 of the days are considered travel days. We would want to get the most of our trip. So say we fly Friday...then we have Saturday, Sunday, Monday.....then, comes our next Dilemma. Mama Linda would be doing the 2nd shift of this vacation. Which would start Sunday night. BUT - Thanksgiving is Thursday. Not only does everyone do their shopping days before, but she does it BIG and she is a huge prepper!! So if Thanksgiving is Thursday, and she cooks Wednesday, that would mean she should probably go shopping on Tuesday!. Now i know she's going to read this and say AMY!! I will take them food shopping with me!!! Again, I'm so not that mean. I despise taking the 2 of them food shopping alone ( unless its sample sunday haha. kidding ) let alone take them food shopping for a huge holiday!!! So I just feel like coming home Tuesday would be smart. Well then, theres another travel day. So we would be going far away, to MEXICO, for Saturday Sunday Monday. Now i am NOT making this out to seem selfish, I seriously am just saying, if I am going to go that far, and spend that much money, I want to go for a while.
So heres where our newest plan has come in. Between my brothers wedding, her fall bash, thanksgiving, we just feel like theres too much going on to say PEACE out everyone - take my kids! ( Mom - lets be real, the week before your only son gets married, you're going to have a lot of shit to do! Do you really want to spend the whole weekend with my crazies?! ) and Mama2 - haha - You know Thanksgiving is huge to you, let alone HUGE in the new house!!!! You are going to want to have that week free. Sooooo, with that being said. I mean, 5 years, yes its totally amazing, but we wouldn't be where we are without our kids right? I mean thats what makes our family who we are. So, we have decided...drum roll please ( because I know you all really care that much lol ) to go on a DISNEY CRUISE!!! Its a WIN WIN for every single person. 1st of all - its a disney cruise, who the heck doesn't want to go on one. 2nd, they have top of the line babysitting on the boat. So todd and I want to go snorkeling alone in Grand Caymen? okay - we can! We want one meal alone? We can do that too! 3rd We aren't missing any events! We come home Friday morning, of the 22nd ( if this is the cruise we chose...that part is still in the air ) and we can make her fall bash!!! 4th-we get to visit 4 amazing islands/cities - when else can we do that?! and 5th - our kiddies will be WITH us. The only reason we would have to rush back is for them. I think it sounds amazing and i think thats what is happening! Im REALLY excited!!! As much as I love Todd and the idea of us going away, I still feel this vacation is the best decision and will be so amazing for all of us.
Don't worry Grandma and Mama - we will just keep saving up for when we really need you. ( Europe for 3 weeks 2015? )....
KIDDDDDDING :) xoxo