A Confession

Hello there.

I have a confession to make.

You know that whole surprise-summer-vacation-thing that I do for my family every year and that tons of you have told me you love reading about because you enjoy being surprised too?

Well, we're not going to do it this summer.

No, no, please don't cry.

You see, the reason we're not going to do it this summer is because...

...we did it over Spring Break instead!

That's right! Any anticipation that you felt building up over the issue is about to dissipate. Any curiosity shall now be quelled.

Why did we do it now instead of later? A combination of reasons, really. First of all, it's difficult for Jeff to get time off of work in July and August because that's when everyone wants time off. Also, between the kids having summer camps, Tobias wanting to go on a mission trip and have a job, it looked like it might be difficult for us to all have a week together when we could go.

Thus...the timing.

There was one other difference this year about the whole surprise trip: Jeff knew the "where", or at least one of them. Although most years, neither he nor the kids have any idea where we're going, how we're getting there, who we'll see or what we're going to do, there was some reason (which I can't even remember now!) that I felt compelled to discuss the destination with him a few months back when I bought the tickets.

So, ladies and gentlemen, I present to you this year's surprise vacation:

















Read the next post, silly. :)