A Real Vacation

It was just confirmed today that Derick and I might be able to take our first real vacation together - EVER! We didn't go on a honeymoon, and have not yet traveled due to debt issues, but lo and behold, we will be going on our first vacation together the first week in April!

My grandma has a townhouse in Mesa, Arizona that she asked a bunch of family if we wanted to come down and spend a little time with her while she is there. She has "snow-birded" there for the winter in the past few years. I went down there to spend my spring break with her and my grandpa when I was in college by myself, and that was a blast! It will be fun to go down there again and see if things are as I remember them. I really liked it down there when I was there before, and it will be even more fun to share it with someone this time around.

This will be Derick's first time flying in a plane. Ever. I find that kind of hard to believe, but I guess it makes sense, knowing that he came from a small town in the Midwest.

On the agenda for the trip: a trip to the Tortilla Flats, and the Superstition Mountains, flea market, pools, bingo hall (seriously, you should SEE this place...) and maybe a local botanical garden. I am really excited to go!

Now, all we have to do is try to stuff everything in our suitcases for the time we are spending there, and also, the biggie, find a Tucker-sitter! That is going to be the hardest part I think. We have not left him for that long before, so it will be interesting to see what happens...Thank goodness we have some great friends we can ask and hope that they say they will either stay in our house, or, take him for our trip.

-LD