Last day of school..

Ahh... Here it is.. the last day of school.. No more waiting in line to pick kids up, plays, awards days, field trips, fund raisers, class parties, donations, or ANYTHING else for a solid two months! It's a bittersweet moment just like the first day only with different flavors of adjustments.. Instead of missing them through the day, they'll be here. They MIGHT sleep in, but probably not. They'll love the fact they have nothing to do, until they get bored (I give it two days..). Summer time means always being outside, going to the lake or pool, going to the movies, staying up late, sleeping in late, going to the park, going camping, going on trips... Ahhh... trips.. We have a few of those planned for the summer... We're talking being in the car for a total of about... Oh.. you know... 62 HOURS! Where are we going? (Aside from TOTALLY  CRAZY) We are going to Michigan from South Carolina to visit family.. Then to Canada from Michigan for a wedding.. Then from Canada to Michigan to catch a flight home back to South Carolina... All of this in a span of.. two weeks!!! Sounds like FUN doesn't it?? Yeah... See,  to ME, THIS would be a perfect vacation.... Well.. a family version first... We would arrive at a fun colorful resort where we wouldn't have to muscle our bags to our room.. We would go to a theme park all day and get the kids to go on amazing rides which result in amazing pictures for my album.. We would have wonderful meals that I wouldn't have to cook or think about.. A few days of that mixed in with an out of this world water park.. Oh yes.. Happy kids, fun, sun, good vacation. On the other hand.. A perfect vacation while my kids spent time with their grandparents wouldn't be a bad thing either... Just me and the husband.. On a plane with a glass of wine headed to a couples resort where kids aren't allowed... I look out the window to see crystal blue waters washing up onto a screen saver looking white sandy beach.. Minutes later we're being driven to a stilt hut that sits right on the water.. A little while later we're propped up in the sand just under a leafy palm tree with a guy named Ricardo refreshing our fruity drinks complete with fruit kabobs and umbrellas.. We stay there, hit the water and watch the tropical orange sun set perfectly beyond the trees and mountains... The only sounds are us laughing and the waves rolling up to the sand... Ahhh.... HOWEVER. THAT is NOT anywhere near the vacation I get to have. At least this year... Don't get me wrong, the drive will be awful. SERIOUSLY. I don't like riding to the mall... and that's only thirty minutes away... It's what's at the END of the driving that makes it all worth it. In Michigan we get to see all of our family and what waits for us in the big CA is my sisters wedding. Getting there will suck, no question. But BEING there for all of that will be worth it. That however will be a story for another day I'm sure... Here's to kicking off the summer right!!!! With kids running around here all day... I'm sure inspiration will have NO PROBLEM striking here! :) Happy Monday! -Super Mom