this is usually the point in the year when i begin to think about the new year and how excited i am that it's coming up.
the chaos of a new school year will be pretty mellow by then. the major holidays will be over and done with. the stress levels will dissipate a little. my birthday will be approaching....you know...all the good stuff.
why is it that this time of the year always sneaks up and attacks? it will be halloween in about 2 weeks and then holiday time is on. for cripe's sake, there are already christmas cards and some decorations in target. that should be freakin' illegal. every year i say i am going to be prepared for christmas. it never happens. one minute it's the middle of summer and the next minute we have 3 shopping days left until christmas. wtf?
i think that latifah and i truly need to plan an honest to goodness vacation in the new year. perhaps in the spring. neither one of us has had a vacation strictly to get away in who knows how long. i think the last time i really went on vacation just to go was when i was still living in so cal, still engaged to the schmuck and working in a nanny job i truly loved. ages ago. that's like 10 years ago. how sad am i?
we want to go somewhere neither one of us have ever gone before. we want to go where we have no family members (no offense!) and no obligations. i'm rooting for ireland, but i'll be happy for somewhere in the US that we've never seen (NY would be nice).
i think 2010 will be the year of travel. we'll take all of those lovely people who have offered a place to stay on their offer. we'll mark places off our list. we'll buy silly magnets and send postcards. i know we've been talking about working on finding weekend getaways nearby that you can drive to and allow pets, so that will be the first step.
where have you been? where should we go? is it just me or when you read through sunset magazine you want to rent a motorhome and see the united states? :)