The pre-trip flurry is predictable, so what cannot be changed can at least be deemed “consistent.” This last minute “frenzy” before vacation is not for lack of preparation; it’s just the sheer volume of items that necessarily fall into the last 24 hours before departure. “Items such as visiting Grandma, dropping off Lily, watering house plants, passing on house keys, and printing our boarding passes…
And the stuff of any normal day continues, so today includes a soccer practice, an all day birthday party, client phone calls and e-mails… and emergency shoe shopping for one nameless child who assured me that he (oops) had it covered until this morning.
If it’s not shoes, it’s underwear. Or a haircut. Always.
Oh. And the grass needs cutting again. Darn…
If my smile occasionally appears a little “forced” today, it might be…, but I still consciously choose smile lines for my eventual wrinkles.
We leave tomorrow (early!), but hiking in Utah will be a wonderful adventure -so if I have to borrow one of Wednesday’s smiles to gracefully get through a Monday, I will do so with no apologies.
Bon voyage. It will all be worth it in the end. Looking forward to seeing the holidays snaps.
All the best in your travels. Something always gets left behind. And something always goes undone. Just make sure it’s nothing important. Have a Blast! I’m looking forward to the photos and posts.
You need a vacation.
You need a vacation after preparing for the vacation.
You need a vacation after returning home from a vacation.
You need a vacation after doing the clean up, wash, and chore catch up, after returning home.
It’s a never ending viscious cycle.
Have fun and enjoy Utah.
Have a wonderful time!
wow! i loved your photos! congratulations
Have a good time.
Suzanne, Intrepid, StewartAllyn, Jean-Luc, Will and Delmer,
I’m back, and it was absolutely wonderful! Looking forward to reading your posts from this past week…