Celebrate good times!

A few non-Booger updates from the rest of our daily lives. I am finished with my undergrad work!!! It has kept me busy, getting things finished up and turned in, but what a relief! The semester is over next Thursday, graduation is Saturday. I will officially have my Bachelor’s degree. Woohoo!

And to celebrate… we’re going on vacation. Okay, not really for graduation, but the timing is perfect! Let me fill you in. My husband is a wonderful, hardworking, great- at –his- job type of employee and it paid off. He managed to get employee of the year, and we are lucky enough that this is the first year they are paying for a trip to Florida.

Let me remind you- We are not ‘lucky’ like win the lotto lucky, we do not go on vacation. We work hard, but are usually just rewarded with the regular old paycheck and inner satisfaction. So how excited are we!! We got to choose our hotel, and settled on the Sugar Sands Hotel. It is right on the gulf, and there are many things close by that will be fun for all of us. And best of all- neither one of us has to worry about work or school for 6 nights, 7 days. Zippedee doo. In nearly 8 years the only times we have been on vacation together were our honeymoon, and a trip to Traverse City with my sister and BIL.
Lots of pictures will be taken and lots of rays will be soaked up. For now… the count down is on! 7 days and the clock is ticking!

Back to life...back to reality

We are lucky enough to have some wonderful friends, Emily and Andrew, who invited us to their family cottage on Big Lake for the holiday. We left Saturday at nap time and came back Sunday at bed time. The time in between was wonderfully relaxing and fun!

The Booger's daddy was very happy to be out on the water, and the Booger and I enjoyed soaking up the sun and sitting next to the lake. I even attempted to conquer my fear of jet ski's- not so successfully, but it was an honest effort! And best of all, we spent time with lots of fun people, eating, drinking, and relaxing. That's what vacation is for after all.

So don't be disappointed in me- not too disappointed at least. I have blown my daily committment- but not all of it was my fault. We've had some internet troubles, and life was suddenly very busy after we came back to it.

Check out the fun!

Uhh.. Mom, what am I wearing?

Hanging on for dear life

The Booger on a jet ski for the first time...starting him young!

Mommy on the water... only minutes before she ended up in the water

Double fistin' it next to the lake... does it get any better?

What did you do for the holiday? Hope it was as fun and relaxing as ours!