Back to Reality

While I'd love to still be on vacation, admittedly I am glad to be home.  If I could just take the mattress on my bed with me on vacation, I may never miss home!  I have to say, I've never really felt the desire to move someplace warm and sunny like I did this vacation.  I always think of the more practical things like, if I were to move to say Hilton Head, I'd still have to work and wouldn't have time to get to the beach like we do while on vacation.  Or the cost of living is so high, I probably would live in a little shack and wouldn't have a swimming pool, etc...  Hahaha.  Ever the practical thinker.  But really, the more I think about it, the better it sounds.  I am sure I could find SOME time for the beach...you know, every chance I get.  And we sneak into a few resorts pools when we are on vacation, why couldn't we do it if we lived there?  ;) 

Every day I was there, I'd look up at the beautiful blue sky and the beach and thank God I was there.  I just felt so thankful to just be sitting on the beach relaxing with my family and having a good time.  Our vacation really was great.  I will admit that I was a little nervous about literally EVERYONE being there and how it would all work out, but I was pleasantly surprised.  The vacation was virtually drama free (OK, there was a little drama here and there, but really, who would we be without ANY drama???)  L was *mostly* good....we did have two days where he refused naps and was REALLY crabby, but I figure 2 out of 7 days wasn't too bad.  He had a blast swimming in the ocean and pool and loved that his grandparents (minus my dad) and aunts and uncles were all there, as well as some family friends who doted on him.  He always had someone to play with or bother!  Because there were so many people around, it actually allowed A and I to have a bit of a break (as well as my mom).  A and I's vow renewal ceremony went very smoothly and was quite beautiful.  It was so great having everyone there to celebrate with us.  It was very relaxed and laid back and everyone seemed to really enjoy it.  We had a big pizza party outside afterwards (we ordered a ton of Mellow Mushroom pizzas http://www.mellowmushroom.com/  They were all delicious!!!) and then went up to our condo for cupcakes and ice cream.  We even decided on a whim to take the party to the pool at 10pm!  I love night swimming and we all had a blast.  L was in HOG HEAVEN (the original idea was to get L wore out, but really it worked in reverse)!!!  The weather all week was so nice (we had a teeny bit of rain, but it was in the evening) we couldn't part with a day to go to Savannah.  I was a little bummed, but really, I just couldn't justify giving up a beach day!  Shockingly, we barely did any shopping.  The three of us hit the outlet malls one evening, but strictly to the stores we were waiting all year to go to.  I had the biggest disappointment of the vacation shopping at the GAP outlet...hahahah....they used to have a HUGE women's section including the GAP Body underwear.  Apparently, the GAP kids outlet store closed and they moved it into the adult store.  Boo.  I suppose if that is the biggest disappointment of my vacation, we can call it a success!