Vacation

We left on Sunday, July 12th for a two week vacation in New England. We are traveling to Niagara Falls, NY, Burlington, VT, Bar Harbor, ME, Boston, MA, Newport, RI and a few drives through NH and CT.

In our family vacations are serious business.

Let me introduce you to the vacation notebook. I know what you are thinking, why don’t you just call the local travel company and let them set things up for the trip. You make a simple phone call and they do all the work. They get the airline ticket and the hotel rooms and the renal car and tell you all the sights to see. First, I agree that it is the easy way.

Well, we actually enjoy all of the planning and research.

Last summer Ryan planned our entire trip to Europe; from hotels to flights to eating establishments to sights to see to trains. ALL OF IT! Before our trip he complied a one inch portfolio binder of travel and sightseeing information. He also had 2 Rick Steve’s travel books full of markings and highlights. The man was a picture of a fully prepared traveler.

So, this year it was my turn. How could I ever Iive up to this standard of trip planning perfection?

Now let me introduce you to a 'Walters' vacation. This type of vacation requires little planning. It could range from; my dad coming home from work early on Friday to tell us that we were going to Chicago for pizza that evening; to a surprise trip to NYC for New Years; to going to New Orleans for the Olympic Track and Field Trials. Don't get me wrong, BOTH TYPES OF VACATIONS ARE WONDERFUL, just very, very different!

So far we are on day two of our trip. I have completely failed in trip planning if you compare the hours I have spent planning verses what Ryan would have spent. Don't get me wrong, I have a notebook, but it really isn't up to par. It has missing details, information and directions are absent.

However, I did just have a baby a few months ago and she has taken up the majority of my free time. Also, I think Ryan was born to be a trip planner. Currently he is mapping out the direction we will take to get from VT to ME tomorrow. I really love vacationing with him. It is just so nice to get away for a little while.

We are having a wonderful trip so far. Elyse has been an angel, especially in the car.

Sunday morning we had breakfast with my parents and then left for Niagara Falls. We even went across the boarder to the Canadian side. (Elyse had to get a passport. It is hilarious!) Then we spent the night and got up this morning for the even longer drive to Burlington, VT. It was a beautiful drive! Tomorrow we will head to Maine!

Vacation story to be continued....