Gonna Have a Good Time... hey hey hey

As of June 1, The Hubs and I will have been married for 8 years. In some ways this seems insignificant since we started dating in 1996. Out of 14 years, 8 feels minimal.

When we got married, we decided to honeymoon in London. First, because we both burn easily (we all know the real purpose of the honeymoon, and it ain't the destination, though some may argue that it does include site seeing). Secondly, because we had money saved and as we looked at the prospect of one or both of us being in school for several more years, we guessed that our honeymoon might be the last big vacation we would ever take. This hypothesis has proved true, altered only by the generosity of our families by whom we were invited to be tag-alongs in Cayucos or Mammoth a few summers.

If you can do the math, you will see that in two short years, we will be at our tenth anniversary (2+8=10) and that is the year I have had my sights on. I would love to do something lavish and celebratory for our tenth - we've been saving our Christmas and birthday money!! But as we haven't done anything as a family, just the three (now four) of us, I'm concerned about doing our first vacation as only a couple. But what can we do with a 6 and 1 year old? Disneyland, and ...? Would we want to do Hawaii with a toddler? Is it false guilt to think that we should be doing things as a family first and as a couple second? Anyone with toddler travel experience, help me out!

Either way, we are so lucky to be a family. The Hubs is a great husband and dad, and we totally enjoy our two kiddos. Life is sweet no matter where we are.