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Posted 7/31/2011 8:26 PM (GMT 0)
So I'm all ready to go on vacation with my daughter and her family.  :-)

Everything is packed. And I mean everything.  smilewinkgrin

It's a four to five hour drive and we're driving over night. 

Two young boys and two dogs so my daughter and son in law always go at night.

I can't wait to get to the ocean.

I'm not dwelling on the 4 hours in a car, sharing the back seat with two young boys.  shocked

I'm not thinking about not being able to stretch and move so I don't get stiff.   smhair

I'm not worried about being in the sun and my eyes getting red, swollon and itchy.   shakehead

I'm really not worried about any of that.  I wont let myself dwell on the negatives.  tongue

The way I look at it I could worry about everything and get myself sick from stress of the unknown. 

I would much rather look at this as an adventure.  I haven't been to the ocean is years and I'm going to enjoy

being there with my grandsons.

I have my hats and umbrellas.  cool

So what if I look like I've been up for a month straight with red puffy eyes.  Just think of the stories that can be made up about all of it. lol  :-)

So for everyone out there who want to go and do something.  Do it.  You never know unless you try.

Just take your time and enjoy.  yeah

Posted 7/31/2011 11:55 PM (GMT 0)
Enjoy!!! Enjoy!!!

I hope that you have a wonderful time. Do tell us all about it afterwards, we will be waiting...

Hugs, Karen
Posted 8/1/2011 3:26 AM (GMT 0)

I hope you have a fun time at the ocean.  It is nice to get away.

We are on the west coast, about 3 hours from "our" ocean.  We spent the night in Morro Bay a few weeks ago and had a cool, relaxing trip.  May yours be relaxing, too.  turn

Posted 8/1/2011 3:32 AM (GMT 0)
Hope you have a blast!!
Posted 8/1/2011 7:18 AM (GMT 0)
I sure do agree with you...if you have a chance to participate in 'life'....do it! Too often we stop living because we hurt and that's understandable. But at time we edge away and retreat into our world of pain and stop participating in life. I've done more than my share, I'll freely admit it. I've been working hard on getting myself out more. Sometimes just outside the door and into the yard is hard. Once I'm there I love it but MeGoSun has some wise words, IMHO. Don't worry about how you will feel later...(within reason) ... get out and enjoy life.

Chutz <--working on taking her own advice
Posted 8/1/2011 7:52 AM (GMT 0)
I hope you have the best time. I finally did get outdoors and I loved it. It makes me want to plan another trip. Next year I plan to go to Florida ocean. Alaska has a lot of oceans, but Need a warm up suit to survive. Lol.
Posted 8/1/2011 10:24 AM (GMT 0)
I live 8 miles from the ocean by road, 2 miles by sea.  I love it.  I am going on vacation this week, driving to Michigan.  It's a 12 hour drive straight thru, which we all know, there's no way I can drive it straight thru!  It's an exhausting trip, but worth it.  By the way, it's 800 miles, one way.
Posted 8/1/2011 4:03 PM (GMT 0)
MeGoSun,

Hope you enjoy your vacation. I admire your positive outlook! We just got back three weeks ago from nearly 2 weeks of vacation, and most of the last 5 days of it were spent in the car. We drove about 16 hours coming back with minimal rest stops, and I have paid for it with very stiff, sore muscles. I have just started feeling better the past few days. But it was worth it! We didn't make it to the ocean, but did spend a lot of time in the mountains. They were beautiful.
Posted 8/1/2011 5:18 PM (GMT 0)
Have a wonderful vacation, and take lots of pictures. I find taking extra stretching breaks helped so much when driving long distances.
Posted 8/7/2011 10:28 PM (GMT 0)
I had a wonderful time. Got home this morning.

The weather was great. One storm blew thru at night but I love listening to the thunder and rain.

At the beach everyday. May daughter was enjoying the sun while I was in my big floppy hat and under an umbrella.

My youngest grandson kept "sharing" my shade because he didn't want to get a tan. lol He's turning 4 in Sept.

Went out on a ship whale watching and saw too many to count. There was even one that was jumping up and out of the water. Such a wonder to watch.

Crossed the bay on my son in laws boat to a private beach and just enjoyed spending time with family and sitting back and watching them.

Kept the boys one evening so my daughter and son in law could spend so time at the beach by themselves.

Did I have pain? Yes, every day.

My daughter brought the family pets. Two Rottys. One is about 8 yrs and the other 1 yr. It must of been a sight when we were all walking back and forth. The running joke was that Grandma and Blaz, the older dog, were a perfect match. We both took our time and were usually bring up the rear. lol

In the end I hope each and everyone keeps reaching for that brass ring as we travel round this ride called life.

Enjoy the summer or what's left of it.
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