The Responsible Decision

Grrrr! I hate even writing the title!!! I used to be a fun girl!!! I used to be that girl with big dreams, exciting adventures, hilarious tales, etc. Then.......I had kids. Now my exciting lifestyle of traveling round the world has morphed into a crazy life with exciting tales from my kids. Don't get me wrong! I love my life. I wouldn't change it for anything but I am not in the position anymore to drop everything on a whim and fly to St. Lucia!!!

BUT I have been dreaming a particular dream........one that is exciting........one that involves traveling.......one that will be so much fun......it even involves a castle!!!!!!

I have realllllllllllly, reallllllllllllly, reallllllllly been wanting to take the kids to Disney World!!!! Especially since Miss J is obsessed with these ladies. well, actually princesses.

I know the kids are young, but some of the vacay is for me too! Darn it, I love the princesses too! Especially Belle. Hello, a princess who loves to read??? That is right up my alley!!! But then there are also these two.....

I just love them!!! I really want Jillian and Rocco to be Min & Mick for Halloween but I can't find a toddler Mickey for Roc. Soooooooo, me and my Mom have been planning like crazy. We have been reading books like this....

But it is very hard to plan a vacation when your husband has every 6th weekend off and the school year has started. I did not let the details stop me. I kept on planning!!!! We wanted December when Bryan has off and I have off. We could see Disney at Christmas!! How awesome!! How perfect!!!! Even though crowded, even though expensive, I kept telling myself....I think I can, I think I can.

But then this happened.......

WHAT?????????!!!

Do you hear the tires screeching to a halt???????

After some serious princess soul-searching, even though Jillian, my mom and I really WANT to go to that famous castle

I really NEED this. Three words sum it up: WANTS VS. NEEDS.

ohhhhh not that!!!!!!!! Yes, folks I am in serious need to one of these!!!!!

With three kids in car seats and the oldest nowhere near ready for a booster, my dream of Disney World has been paused. Ohhhhh, the pain of saying that sentence!!!!! Knocks me to my knees!!!!

Sooooooo, the Disney dream has been put on hold until next year. (Even though I can't quite put that dream together since it now includes 3 children 4 and under.) We have downsized our December vacation plans to Ruidoso. Exciting, right?? Fun, right?? Skiing, right? NO darn it - pregnant.........drat!!! Jillian will get to ski for the first time so she and Bryan can live the exciting life!!!

Bryan and I have now started looking for a minivan that will fit our new growing family.

And I will keep dreaming how to keep things fun and exciting in my new hoop-tee!!!!