A Trip for Two

Since I haven't been getting many hours at work and often go days with out working, I told Ryan that I'd like to take this opportunity to go visit my mom. We rarely get down there and they're always coming up to see us.

Yesterday, I made the final arrangements to go to North Carolina next Monday. I'll be staying through Thursday and driving back with my mom and Curt. Yes, that means that I'll be flying down. I'm very excited, as I love flying and it will be Jude's first time on a plane! It will be a very short flight (only like an hour and a half), so I really don't think we'll have any problems.

Wanna know what I'm most excited about though?? It's going to be between 65 and 70 degrees while we're there!I have been itching for warm weather and this will be the perfect little break!

Free Disney

Ryan and I are in desperate need of a vacation. I know to most, it might seem like it hasn't been THAT long since we've went away, but in my opinion it's felt like forever (really, it's been less than a year - but by the time we actually plan and DO something - it will have been about a year... or more).

I'm the queen of planning trips without considering the cost. A couple of months ago, Ryan and I were seconds away from hitting 'submit' on a weekend cruise. Not long after that, a conversation with some friends had us (me) convinced we'd be going to Costa Rica in June. Of course I knew the truth, that we wouldn't be going, but it's so nice to pretend sometimes.

Well, Ryan and I recently had a conversation where we discussed going on a mid-sized vacation in May. We already have plans to go to Hawaii in October, but I'd really like to squeeze something in before then. As of right now, we're considering a small sized roadtrip to Florida. There's a shuttle launch scheduled for May and we could spend a day in Disney in addition to a few other small things.

Part of me decided this would be great because it would be in May. May is Ryan's birthday month, Jude's birthday month and our anniversary. It would be a celebration of sorts for all three events. In addition, Ryan would get in free for his birthday. It just seemed perfect.

Well, the down side is that if we did this mini vacation, we would not be having a big 1st Birthday party for Jude like we had expected. However, part of me thinks making May "Annual Kennedy Vacation Month" would be a great idea! At least until Jude is old enough to decide if he wants a vacation or a party. There's still a lot to consider, but part of me is convinced we'll be going on vacation in May.

In planning for this, I went on to Disney's web page and tried to look up the free park entry for birthday's. I'm pretty sure Jude is free either way, but it'd be nice to not have to pay for either Ryan or I. Well, I found the information and unfortunately the free day for your b-day ends December, 2009.

There was more information though that actually seemed to be right up my ally. Instead of birthday's, if you volunteer for a day (and follow their stipulations) you get a free day at Disney! If we do decide to take the trip, I'm going to volunteer for a day (and try to convince Ryan to do the same). In addition to marking some time off my 101, I'll be saving money! Yea!

Oui, Oui - Costa Rica and Pari

Exciting stuff everywhere! Last night, Barbie and I booked our trip to PARIS! This December the four of us will be on our way to Paris for a four night stay. We'll be staying at Hotel Prince (www.hotel-paris-prince.com) which is located near the Eiffel Tower! We'll be leaving on December 19th and returning on December 24th! So super exciting! I can't wait!


The next super exciting thing is that I've booked most of our Honeymoon. Ryan and I will be traveling to Central America for a 13 night stay in Costa Rica. There will be soooo many great and exciting things to experience on our trip. We'll do ZipLines through the Rain Forrest, Snorkeling, Sailing, Horseback Riding, Volcanos and tons or other great and exciting things! I really can't wait! We'll be flying into San Jose on May the 19th and stay one night in the city (www.hotelgranodeoro.com). The following day we'll be able to venture to the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica (just a ferry boat ride away from Tortuga Island) for the remainder of our stay. We'll be staying at the Si Como No (Yes, Why Not?) Resort (www.sicomono.com) for 12 nights. It really should be a great experience! (AREN'T I GLAD I GOT THE FANCY NEW LENS FOR MY CAMERA!)