Getaway

Once again, it has been a while since I've posted.  Shocker of the century!

I think this time I can actually narrow it down to two things... first is was cold and I didn't want to do anything and then it warmed up and I got pretty productive and I just didn't feel like blogging at the end of the day.  Then recently it got cold again, and that was kind of a bummer, but I'm hoping with the warmer weather, that my productivity will be back up but I'll also take time to try and blog.

Oh!  I just thought of a third... I think that I also generally spend most of my thinking time, thinking about things that make me mad... and I don't want to dump that all on you, dear internet.  There are far too many ignorant, whiny people clogging you up as it is.

Anyway, like I said, it was cold, and then it warmed up.  On our spring break, we went down to New Orleans and Gulfport for two days.  It was a nice short little trip, but we definitely want to go back for longer next time.  Elliot loved it and was a champ.  I just felt bad for having him in the stroller all the time in New Orleans... it's just too crowded/dirty to let a small toddler walk.  He'd get knocked over or beer poured on his head or a voodoo curse put on him or something.  We made up for it though on the beach.  I have never seen him take to something new so fast.  Elliot is a pretty adaptable kid, and he gets pretty enthusiastic about almost any situation (except for the time he growled at one of Erik's students)... but he L-O-V-E-D the beach.  I honestly felt bad that we had to go.  Even yesterday, at a store, he was looking at a display of beach stuff (umbrellas, lounge chairs, beach balls) and he kept chattering about the "fun beach!".

This whole trip though, really cemented in my mind how fun it is to travel, even just within the US.  Going to another country is fun I'm sure, but I think Erik and I are pretty committed to taking our kids on vacations in the states as they grow up.

Next summer, we're planning on going to Walt Disney World (I went when I was 6, Erik has never been.)  and let me tell you... it is an obsession for me.  Seriously.  If we could already book for next summer - the cut off right now is the end of 2011- we would be.  I practically have each dining stop picked out.  It's sad, but I can literally feel the joy and excitement welling up in my withered old heart, just thinking about how much fun Elliot and Erik are going to have. AHHHH!  I'm not going to lie, it's like going to cost more than 15 x what we spent in New Orleans, but that's what our tax return is for and after the disaster that is Mississippi... We deserve it.

artist's rendering of how awesome disney world will be

Now if we can only get that high speed rail thing going, we'll be zipping around the country in no time, hahaha!