Christmas Is Almost Here

http://youtu.be/AlEN0peEjZA

Okay, so maybe it's not that bad. And I really have no reason to complain. You see, I'm going away for part of the Christmas season (to someplace hot, with a beach, and a children's program!) and I am so excited. It's just that there is so much to do to prepare! I think my real problem is that I have nothing to compare it to. I've never done anything like this before. If it was an ordinary Christmas, I'd know what I was getting myself into. I know how to pack in case there's a blizzard. I know how to pack for two sets of family. We bought new luggage and today, I started packing. Last summer, I started putting away summer clothes and getting things together in a variety of laundry baskets and bags. Needless to say, I'm a little OCD. Pretty soon, it will be real. It's not just some holiday way into the future that I am fantasizing about. All the scenarios I've imagined of how the flight will go, the drive to the resort, the time spent of the beach, the first time Isabelle poops in her swimmer diaper. The first frantic search for a bathroom with Abby. But I think my biggest problem is my attitude. I'm so concerned with all the bad things that might happen, I'm completely ignoring all the awesome things that might happen. Abby playing with her cousins. Her first sandcastle on the sand. The first time she sees the ocean. All the people Isabelle will smile at on the plane. Drinking my weight in rum on the beach (kidding!) Enjoying the hot weather and getting a killer tan in the winter. Speaking of which, I need to buy some sunscreen. I know we're packed. Everything is in place to have the best Christmas ever, I just need to slow down and enjoy it! 

And boy, do I ever need a vacation!