Ok, I know that I am crazy blog girl tonight.....but I thought maybe I should catch up on all the post I have been meaning to do....just in case I should perish on our vacation. ;)
Seriously though, if you guys wouldn't mind- I would love your prayers. We are headed out on our vacation Sunday. We are doing a Disney cruise Sunday- Wed and then will be at the Parks Thursday- Sunday. Has anyone heard of Tropical Storm Hanna??? Yep she is the one who threatens to follow me my whole vacation. Seems she wants to be in the Bahamas when I am supposed to be and then in Florida when we get there. I know that worrying doesn't help/or change anything....but I believe that Prayer DOES. So PLEASE pray that the hurricane changes course so that we don't have a crazy vacation. I really want this to be a very special time for our family and we are all SO looking forward to it. Thank you guys!!!
DISNEY HERE WE COME !!!! ( hopefully)
Last year when I dropped Emma off at school for the first time I cried...a lot. This year, my heart ached slightly at the thought of her growing up so fast ...but I was not as sad as last year. We both know what to expect this year and she has lots of friends who were waiting there to hug her and welcome her back. Last year we only knew one girl so Emma was a little shy, at first anyway. So, we took the traditional first day pictures, one in front of the school and one with the teachers. ( I will post them later) and then off she went. She didn't look back...I grabbed her to hug and kiss her as she speed away but she just said "Bye MOM". I am glad she isn't one of those kids who holds on to the Mom's leg and cries and has to be peeled off...but a little " I'll miss you" would have been nice.
After she went in her class a friend and I walked down to the cafeteria for the Yahoo/Boohoo breakfast with the other parents. I thought I would be fine this year. I was actually thinking this morning "Yahoo" she is going back to school. I will be able to get so much more done at work now, but then as I sat there sipping my coffee and eating my danish...something changed. I started thinking about her growing up and how soon she was going to be gone and my yahoo....turned into a boohoo. I was overwhelmed with emotion and had to leave. I threw my food away and walked out. I barely made it to the car before I started bawling. What is my problem???? I am a little pre-menstrual, but I was NOT expecting that. I thought I was going to be fine this year, guess I was wrong. I have been teasing my sister-in-law about this same thing for YEARS. She used to cry every year and I didn't get it....now I do. Sorry Stace....you were right. Why is it that everything I teased her about is now coming true in my life with my child?? I think God must have a great sense of humor!!!
So...what about you? Did you/will you cry on the first day of school?
Last weekend I noticed Emma trying to sound things out as we were driving...billboards, street signs, etc. I listened and she knew all of her sounds really well. I thought that maybe I should pull out the "Bob books". ( If you are not familiar, they are early reader books. Think Dick and Jane. ) So, tonight I pulled the books out just to give it a try. I couldn't believe it!!! She just started sounding out the words ( granted, they are only 3 letter words) and ended up reading about 4 of the books. We even called my Mom and Dad and Aunt Stacey and Uncle Dave and MADE them listen to her read over the phone. I am sure they were thinking "why the heck did I answer the phone", but whatever, she was proud of herself and wanted to share it. Can't blame her....I am proud of her too!!!
While I am very happy for her it is yet another milestone gone. Emma is growing up so fast. Sometimes it makes me want to cry. Her life is just speeding by me. I know all too soon she will be grown. Being a Mommy is so hard....but I wouldn't trade it for anything.
Lord, please help me to remember what a privilege it is to be a Mommy and not take it for granted. Help me to cherish all the little moments with Emma and remember that all too soon these times will be gone.
So, I couldn't come up with anywhere I was really crazy about taking Emma this summer. We all have been talking about doing a Disney cruise for awhile now. We even sent away for the free DVD that tells you all about it. So, as I said in my previous post, when I mentioned taking Emma this summer by myself, Tim was NOT happy. So, I decided not to do that. Then we were out of town with some friends last weekend and they said that they were going on a Disney cruise over Labor Day weekend. So, long story short...we are going with them!!! The cruise is Sunday through Thursday and then we are going to hang around and go to all the parks through the weekend and come back Monday.
I am so excited!!! I can't wait to see Emma's reaction to everything. I know that she is going to LOVE it!! We even made a reservation to have dinner with the Princesses one night when we are at Epcot.
I got a really good deal on the cruise and then Disney is offering free dining plans right now when you buy your hotel and hoppers together though them. I was even able to use miles to buy our airline tickets.
I CAN'T WAIT!!!
So, I am thinking of taking Emma for a little vacation this summer....just she and I. I think she is old enough now and we could have a lot of fun. But, I am having trouble coming up with somewhere to take her. I was thinking about taking her on a Disney cruise. I actually even found a REALLY great deal on one, but then Tim vetoed that idea. We have been thinking about doing that as a family for a long time now, so he would prefer if we include him in that one. So....now I don't know. We already did the Great Wolf Lodge, we did Sea World last year.......
Anybody have any ideas??? I would love some input.
