Vacation

Wow, vacation at long last came for me and my family last week! It was wonderful! I can't explain it any other way. Yes, we were at a resort in the Bahamas with the coolest waterpark anywhere and yes it had beautiful clear blue water and all that goes with being in the Caribbean. But beyond all these things my family laughed together and just had fun! Whether it was riding on the plane down to Nassau or catching the current on the rapid river or the winding tubes in the waterpark, we had the best time laughing and playing and just being together! Sometimes we forget about the laughter of our families because as kids grow and hang out with their friends, they're more inclined to laugh with their friends than with mom and dad! But not this week! For five days we had each other and it was great! We laughed out loud as we rode the rapids for the first time and the tenth time and we were nervous together as we dared take the plunge on the Leap of Faith! We took in the beauty of the island as we walked the beach and we enjoyed the differences of the culture of downtown Nassau. All this to say that I'm so glad for the moments we get to be together and the memories we make when are freed from the busyness of life! This will be a vacation we will long remember and I'm so glad we dared to venture somewhere else this summer!