One week. Not even.

Right now NEXT week we'll be enroute to San Antonio. Actually, last night NEXT week we'll be enroute to San Antonio with a pitstop in Dallas for some outlet shopping.

I'm SO excited!

I'm oddly nervous about leaving the kids for a week, too. But I'll get over it! They're in good hands, and they'll have a blast with their cousins. It's just that it's the longest I've left them alone before. And I'll miss them. But again... I'll get over it!

Once we drop the kids off, we're boarding a plane for Mexico! The beauty of this trip... well... there's lots of beautiful things about this trip...
1) We're going with our old neighbors from Baltimore, who we miss like crazy! There will be 8 adults heading south for some much-needed warming up and relaxation time.
2) Three of the other adults on the trip are "planners" -- which means they love all the details and finding all the fun excursions and mapping things out for us to do each day. Jon and I don't like the details, but we love to take part in them. So we're not having to get bogged down with the things we hate -- but will still get to do the things we love!
3) It's warm in Mexico!

The bad thing right now is I've got perpetual lists going through my head. Lists of what I need to pack. Lists of things I need to do before we leave (like pay the bills!). Lists of emergency info for the kids should something happen. Lists of what the kids need to have packed. I really need to just pack, so I can turn off the lists! They're literally keeping me up at night.

The funny thing: our "planner" neighbors have already given us a very thorough packing list. So I'm not sure why I'm still generating them in my head!?

Excitement, I guess.

Oh... and the last beautiful thing...

This is the FIRST true vacation Jon and I have ever taken together! We've gone lots of places, but usually it was hooked to a business trip, a family reunion, a holiday, etc. This trip is just for us. Yippee!