The summer is going by fast. The family returned safely from AZ. The trip was not exactly my ideal vacation, but the value it presented for Debra and the kids was not something I could be selfish about.
To recap: I took 8 days off and in those fun filled days off I drove approximately 4,626 miles while spending 6 of my 8 vacation days in a minivan.
Don't get me wrong... I enjoyed time with my friends (3 days), which erased the long drive... and I loved watching my kids playing with their kids. Mike made some new friends and my darling daughters were very excited even though most of the kids were boys!! ( the girls are on the way )
Of course, I realized how much I miss AZ and crave to move there.... but still cannot seem to figure out a way to get out there!
Well once we got back from AZ we celebrated Madison's 4th birthday! But before that celebration could happen and yes after just returning home from the return leg of the AZ drive, I drove 60 miles each way to Disney. Disney is running a FL promo... free FL resident entry pass for 1 day, but it must be acquired on your birthday. You can use it within 6 mos with the option to upgrade to a three day pass for 50 bucks. So, on 4/1, 4/10, 7/26, 8/8, and 8/23 - yup you guessed it... I get to drive to Disney with a kid that really does not understand the term... you need to wait to use it.
So, we will have 6 months from purchase to use the tickets... well April 1 to Aug 23 works pretty darn well and covers all of us. The kids each enjoyed their birthday presents, but we saved some of the spending for Disney... the kids truly love that place.
The major bonus was JP and family heading into town and gave us the perfect reason to use our tickets!!
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