Our vacation....

Here we are back again from the most wonderful vacation ever... and yes, we had a wonderful time, so blessed.... We walked on Florida beaches, boarded a wonderful city on the water known as the Emerald Princess, we laughed, we danced, we loved, we enjoyed our family, we talked of those who are no longer with us, we shared pictures of those that are, we rested, we stayed up late, we ate and ate and ate.... What a time we had...

I swam with a shark, tried to catch a sea turtle, I fed an iguana and a monkey, I allowed myself to be hypnotized on stage, acted a fool for many, we danced on deck, I reconnected again with the man I pledged to love until the end of time, watched many sunsets, a few sunrises, rafted down a river in the rain forest, loved it when the tropical rain came down, watched the deck attendents clean up some poor souls mess, while we plugged our noses and laughed with sick humor, swam to a hidden waterfall, soaked in hot springs that smelled of sulfur, watched my bro in law win the Karaoke contest as we ran around the bar holding signs that read "whos your daddy".

Every day on my long planned, expensive, much anticipated vacation I would count the number of days I had left, and when we were down to the last few they were filled with not only fun but a sense of the sadness coming knowing it was soon to be over. I truly wonder how much joy I missed by being so concerned with how soon it would end. It saddened me as I boarded the plane that instead of being so grateful to my Lord for this incredible trip, a trip that many will never have the chance to do for many reasons, I was instead, preoccupied with it being too quickly over. I forgot to be thankful for the opportunity to experience such a blessed time. I had to ask forgiveness for my unthankful heart...instead of worrying about it being over I should have each day woke up full of thankfulness in my heart that I was there, with a man who adores me, and a family who loves me.... I didnt and I am again, humbled by my humanity...