Vacation

I am a planner.   I am a list maker of the lists I still need to make.  I am not a spur of the moment, make a decision on a whim kind of girl.  All that to be said, dangle a beach vacation in front of me of and I can throw all these typical characteristics out the window real fast.  Last Monday, Ronnie called at 9:30 am to tell me our typical vacation spot was available if we were interested.  The catch - the availability began the next day.  I, of course, instantly said no - too crazy.  After about 5 minutes of lingering thoughts, I called back and said we could probably make it work - all the while I am throwing sunscreen and towels into resuable grocery sacks like it's nobody's business.  To maintain some sense of responsibility, I did say my only stipulation was that we needed to have a conversation with Ella's teacher.  I know - we are only at 2nd grade.  However, my degree that took 5 years to make me an educator by trade does require some sense of loyalty to the field!

By 5:00 pm, we are loaded up and beach bound.  The kids traveled great and we had a blast while there.  We are arrive, unpack, go to the grocery, and lay low for the week kind of people.  To me, the less you are sitting in a vehicle and the more you are sitting on the beach - the better.  Ella loves riding the waves, Kinsley loves to build sand castles and swim in the pool, and Grayson loved the ocean and all the seagulls.  It does this momma heart good to know we have beach loving kiddos.

We took a boat trip one evening to do some "shelling" and dolphin watching.  Other than that, we watched sunsets, parked it under our beach tent, cooked dinners in the condo, ate popsicles on the balcony, and took it easy.  I would say we were due a little relaxation

after we threw together a vacation in a matter of hours.