Vacation Anticipation...

Everybody loves vacation... what is not to love about taking a break from the every day routine?  Whether you travel or have your own "staycation", it is still a chance to unwind, relax, do something different.  But the question today is this... What do you love more?  The vacation itself or the anticipation of the vacation?

I really enjoy all of the "pre-vacation" stuff...  Choosing a great destination, making all of the arrangements, reading books and scouring the internet to figure out what I want to do and where I want to go (eat, that is)... Shopping and packing for the trip is fun to me, too... I love putting on my own fashion show to figure out what should go into the suitcase and what should stay home... Do I need another dress?  Do I have enough shoes packed?

The night before frenzy is part of the fun, too... Frantically washing clothes and packing the suitcase, trying to squeeze everything in (and then some).  Checking flights and printing boarding passes... Double (make that triple) checking for passports, money, keys...  And there is always some last minute something that you have to run out for.  Who needs sleep?  You can sleep when you GET to your vacation, right?!

When you travel with someone special, the planning can be even more fun... It turns into a "together" project to figure out what you just "have" to bring, see, and do on your trip.  They are the ones that you talk to for weeks about how much you can't wait to be on the plane and on your way...

I am so fortunate to be having my "night before" tonight... Spent the evening running... suitcase packed, one last spin through the tanning bed, then ran for a manicure/pedicure... Got the house ready for abandonment and should be going to sleep, but there is just one more project (after this) that I need to finish.  The best part about tonight?  Knowing that I will spend the next several days with great girlfriends...who have been so much fun to plan this trip with.  The anticipation is keeping me awake... Soon we will be on our way, and I will be "anticipating" what I will write about our trip...once we are home again.