Trippin

There is a Jeep slogan that rings true in so many ways:

Life is Good.

I am fortunate.  For twenty-two years, my family has taken an annual vacation.  Our destinations have included such places as the Grand Canyon, Rocky Mountain National Park, The Great Smoky Mountains, Mount Rushmore, Yellowstone, Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and so on and so on.

In my mind, these vacations were one of the most important gifts my wife and I were able to give our children.  There is nothing quite like seeing your childs eyes light up at some of things we were able to share with them.  The cost of every trip was worth it, and we never had a bad vacation.  Rain or shine, we never had a bad one.

Vacation number twenty-three will be just the two of us.  I will miss the kids, but they have grown and have obligations.  So for our twenty-fifth wedding anniversary, Teri and I will celebrate together, but not alone.  And what a trip we have planned!

It is still several weeks away, but our planning has reached an almost unbearable level of excitement.  This year we are straddling the motorcycle and going on a 3000 mile adventure.  A few days spent hugging the Gulf, another day in Ocala National Forest, a week at Disney World (anniversary dinner at Disney World), and a few more days of adventure all the way home.

Fortunate.  Fortunate to have the means for this adventure.  Fortunate that I have someone very special to go on an adventure with.  Fortunate that for 22 years, we were able to share similar adventures with our children.

Life is Good.

Let's go trippin!