Hank said to me this morning, “Whatever you want to do tomorrow, we’ll do it.” (Which is an odd thing to say, because, really, if either one of us every really wants to do something, we do it. And what I really love to do is never make plans.)
However, in the spirit of that statement… what I’d REALLY like to do tomorrow is go here:
or here:
or, hell, I’m being far too realistic – how about here? :
Bora Bora is my goal someday. I desperately want to go and stay in one of these huts over the water. I’m a European type of girl, but more than that, I’m an ocean girl. I love water. I love ocean. I love being near the ocean, in the ocean, and there is nothing like water this blue and clear.
Sigh. Clearly we are not going to do any of these things tomorrow. That’s just not possible.
I know this post is about you wanting to be in a tropical beachy-place NOW. But I also know how much travel means to you. I was roaming around on Swistle (I found her through YOU! That woman is very, very cool, btw) and found this comment on one of her posts about deciding when/if to have children. I immediately thought of you and your wander-lust (and mine, frankly). This chick really was encouraging. So, if money is not a problem, travel with an infant CAN be done! This is a wonderful revelation:
“Well, I was always on the “one day” baby wagon. I was adamant about not having them too early because I wanted to do so many things before then. I was the neighborhood baby sitter and have 2 younger siblings, worked at a playschool, as an aupair, at an afterschool center and even with teens. No one can say I didn’t know what is involved!
So at 19 I went abroad to college, travelled all over, met my husband, travelled some more (together).
We had always talked about having kids and suddenly we just arrived there. We wanted kids NOW, not later. So 9 days after our 4th wedding anniversary our son was born.
We LOVE being parents… and as for travelling, we’re still doing that. I think all those years of travelling by ourselves have really helped. So he took his first flight when he was a month old! And we’re taking 2 holidays this year (gotta love European maternity/paternity leaves).
As for labor- the more pregnant I got the less worried I was. That kid’s coming out one way or another! Within days of giving birth I was all ‘that wasn’t so bad- lets have more!’ We still feel that way (he’s only 5 and a half months old) and will hopefully have a sibling in a couple of years.” – a reader of Swistle’s blog.
Anyhoo! Just thought I’d chime in! 🙂