We Met

Happy 25th anniversary of the day I met my beloved husband....a blind date that was a complete and total success!  Here's to the next 40!

We celebrated by tossing out all logic, rhyme and reason - giving up all the things we plan to the n'th degree.  Forget about budgets and calendars.  Toss out board meetings and to-do lists.

We booked a trip to Europe!  We travel in March, 2014. Three cities - London, Paris and Rome!  My top three and J.'s, too.  The madness was nudged by the Groupon offer that was too good to be true - but it was true and it was awesome.  It will be an adventure and we are sure to have a wonderful time! I am so excited!

We almost conned ourselves out of it last night - with things like 'well, we want to add time in New York and this trip won't do that'....or 'we want to fly Virgin Atlantic 'cuz their Premium Economy is amazingly awesome and not a budget breaker like first class on other carriers....

And then this morning, we were both like 'let's do it.  Just do it.  Life is short.'.  So we did.  I did check with my boss 'cuz he will have to present one of my 'big reports' in March 'cuz I won't be at that board meeting - I will be in London!  But he was super awesome about the plan.

As if the day wasn't made better by taking the plunge and booking a trip we've dreamed about for years, Team Oracle pulled off a fricking miracle and WON the America's Cup.  Down 8-1 last week, they won 8 races in a row and pulled off an incredible comeback and whipped New Zealand's butt today!  What a win!  I watched the race with J. when I got home and holy crap - they were amazing. That boat is FAST!

The parents of the young man that died on Monday morning sent an email to district staff thanking everyone for the support.  They explained that their son officially died at 3:05AM Monday morning but he was brain dead before that.  He was a daredevil and he lived life to the fullest - and he died trying to jump over the irrigation ditch they found him in.  He always was an adventurous kid.

I know for me, the Europe trip sort of felt like a 'hey, why do we keep waiting to do all these things we want to do?  Life is short.  Will we go hungry if we spend money on a Europe trip now vs. two or three years from now?  No, we won't.  Let's live now - not waiting until I quit work; or we have more savings; or ....the list never ends.

The first Europe trip will commence in March - and then we'll start planning our next one when we get home.  Maybe go back to those cities and explore more - or head to Italy and Germany next time?The possibilities are endless - and adventures are a great thing to look forward to.