Traveling.

Wow, the things I have discovered in the last 48 hours.  Saturday morning we took off for our 2 week vacation home for the holidays.  I keep playing the song “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” through my mind, thinking is this going to go as planned?  Well, we have had some good and bad things happen to us in the last 48 hours.  Which I am going to share, as I am laying in bed with 2 exhausted people, in St. Louis, good ole St. Louie!

1. Having something to do every night of the week the week of vacation, does not bode well for packing and preparation of a 2+ week vacation.
2. Thursday night football will not be put on hold to pack.  It must be watched in the recline position at all times.  Non-negotiable. 
3. Taking a 4 year old and 2 poodles is not going to be easy breezy no matter how “go with the flow” you are.
4. Explaining to a 4 year old why dogs get to sit in Mommy’s lap because they don’t have to be buckled in is not a good enough answer.  They must be buckled in because it is not fair to them.
5. Really tall towers (or in this case a casino/hotel) is where princesses live.
6. Having a hotel right next to the casino where people will go in and out will cause your dog to bark repeatedly…through the entire night which will leave for two grumpy people with little sleep.
7. Having your 4 year old scream from the back “the radio is too loud, turn it down!” will result in a response from the Daddy, “we couldn’t turn you down when you were loud earlier.”

All in all it was a great trip with no catastrophes!  We are safe and sound.  I am ready to enjoy some much deserved time with family for the holidays!  I will try to post when I can!  So Merry Christmas!