good to be home

Well, my vacation is over. I did survive. I can be a person without the kids... I even practiced being brave on the airplane in preparation for our family vacation in June. I did OK until there was some serious turbulence on the flight there. I squeezed my husband's hand really tight and didn't say anything. What will I do when it's The Boy sitting next to me, and not my husband? I guess I will squeeze his hand tight, pretending to comfort him; when really it's me who will need comforting. LOL. Maybe it won't be so bad.

So, vacation was good. I went to bed early whenever I wanted. I took a nap some of the days. I slept until I was ready to get up (which is never past 8:00 there, but still...) I didn't have to listen for anyone crying during the night. I ate good food. I had breakfast every day - - eggs, bacon, hash browns, oatmeal, coffee, juice. In fact, we ate so well at breakfast each day that we didn't eat again until dinner. 2 meals a day might have been a bit of a money saver if it hadn't been for my absolute need for a Starbucks Chai each and every day. Those are expensive anyways, but the Starbucks in the hotel is WAY overpriced.

I did a lot of walking and managed to NOT get bad blisters or arthritic knees. We probably walked 5-10 miles each day, just going back and forth from place to place to place. Vegas is like that, and we never cab it. We are walkers.

All in all, it was a great trip. I am not any richer than when I left, but I am not any poorer, either. I had a nice time with my husband. I missed my children and felt a bit refreshed and ready to be back home and tackle the day to day with them again.

Now... we start preparing for Disney World... June, 2007. Sooner than you think...