We're leaving - on a jet plane........ (Again!)

Seems the only time that I update my blog these days is when I'm getting ready to leave. This time though, my wonderful husband is going along - as opposed to my Hawaii trip in December!

We're off to Indy tonight to leave VERY early in the morning for Puerto Vallarta for a few days of sun and sand. Caleb, our youngest is very accustomed to going with us wherever we go, however he is NOT going on this particular trip. (We're celebrating our 15th anniversary a little early!) Nathan was different - he couldn't wait for us to leave whether it was just for a date-night, or for a few days, he was always ready for us to go away (this should have been an indication of the future). At any rate, the other night when Caleb was saying his prayers, he said - "God, I thank you for this opportunity that Mom and Dad have to go to Mexico and I'm glad they can go and have a good time. God, it's always been a dream of mine to go to Mexico but I know I can't go this time!" Now, I don't mean to blasphemous (spelling?) or anything like that, but I nearly laughed out loud when he prayed that because he's been giving us all kinds of grief for leaving him.

In fact, one other time when we left him and Nate (we were actually celebrating our 10th anniversary that time) with Sandra and Larry, Caleb (who was 4) wouldn't talk to us on the telephone for the entire time that we were gone which was 4 or 5 days. Nathan would try and try to get him to come to the phone, but we could hear him in the background saying 'No - I don't want to talk to them.' It nearly killed me.

Caleb is staying with Sandra and Larry again; we won't have much phone access (it costs a lot!) so talking to him on the phone won't be an issue, and we're dashing the life-time dreams of our 9-year old son. Ahhhhhhh - bring on the margaritas!!!