Stepping out of the box and into the sunshine.

Late last week hubs and I decided to do something a little out of the ordinary for us ~ we are going to go somewhere.  Actually, VISIT a place.  It seems like it has been forever since we have been out of our state or taken a vacation. 

   

It really hasn’t been.  We have been very fortunate to travel to a warm climate with his employer for many of the previous years.  We have been to Mexico several times, Jamaica, Aruba, the Dominican Republic and even Spain.  The trips are incentive trips for his customers and we have traveled along on them, based on how many of his customers are also going.  This year, it just wasn’t in the cards for us to go and we were feeling antsy.

 

My husband’s aunt and uncle, who were an “it” couple back in the day, and their two kids, were a highlight of our summers for many, many years, visiting the same month each year. They also tried to make every family event they could, traveling from their home near New York City. If there was a family wedding, those two did their best to be there, and when they arrived, they were great guests.  They laughed, they joked, they visited the room, they danced, oh my goodness how they danced.  

Our uncle passed away a couple years ago, and his widow, now in her late 80s, is still a joy to be around.  Frail but still funny and engaging, this aunt’s son is getting married in Arizona next weekend, and in homage to their tradition of trying to make a wedding if there was one, and because we’re feeling antsy, we’re going.  It was a last minute decision, a review of the internet for airline ticket deals and an invitation for a place to stay that sealed the deal.

   

We’ve got dress clothes we can still squeeze in to and while we won’t be the best dancers in the joint we will try to share as much joy and happiness for this couple as we can as we celebrate and raise our glasses to family, and memories, and their future.   Looking forward to the sunshine!