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December 2014 - Sail Away...From Your Kids
A couple of years ago our good friend Laurel proposed a crazy idea: charter a sailboat in the British Virgin Islands in honor of her 40th birthday. Aside from being able to celebrate Laurel's occasion, the idea presented a unique opportunity for us because Laurels 40th birthday is wonderfully timed mere weeks from our 10th wedding anniversary. Since we took our honeymoon in the BVI this seemed like it was meant to be. Of course, this was a no-kids vacation and we were, frankly, pretty excited about taking a vacation without children. That is, until he actual vacation arrived, and we realized what a crazy idea it really was to take a 9-day vacation away from the kids. Some tears were shed on the way to the airport, but then we transitioned into vacation mode.
All told, we spent 7 days sailing our 50-foot sailboat thoughout the islands. We spent a few hours each day sailing to that day's destination and then we spent the rest of the day snorkeling, lying on the beach, stand-up paddle boarding, and drinking painkillers, the local specialty cocktail.
Like the champs that they are, Rod and Sue moved into our house for the week to take care of the kids. We really couldn't have done anything like this without them. Though we still feel a little guilty about our week without responsibilities--after all it's been 3 months and James is still asking "why did you leave me?!"--but we're so glad we did it. Happy 10 years to us!
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