95, Here we Come!

We are finishing up our packing today. And also making a stop at the library. And fitting in a trip to the beach. Oh, and I can't forget that the car needs to be vacuumed and scrubbed. I'm thankful that my parents watched the kids earlier in the week so that I could scrub my house down before we left. Our roadtrip to Jersey begins tomorrow morning after Billy gets off of work. We will arrive the next day. Last time we took on this challenge we had someone throw up within the first two hours. And then two hours after that. I can still smell that trip. Better luck this time around. We are looking forward to seeing family and actually just taking a whole week for ourselves. Beach, boards, fun-fun-fun-fun!

It's strange when you look forward to creating memories. I look forward to blogging about our trip and taking pictures of places we visit and people we will miss. It's strange because we should live each day like that. Just knowing we aren't going to get it back or relive any experiences should motivate us to live on-purpose more. I have mentioned many times, how our lives are a mist, a vapor. We have anticipated this trip to Jersey for quite a long time and we have been preparing for it for a while as well. The reality is that it will pass like any other week. We, of course, want to make it count. Doing this will require effort on my part...my perspective of my Monday thru Friday. I want to make this a practice week for the weeks to follow. Not that I want to wake up each day and plan on going to the beach and boards and have fun-fun-fun-fun everyday. But instead, have the perspective that life should be enjoyed. It should be lived with purpose. You should take time to prepared for certain things. And you should know that it won't be all one smooth ride. (Kids can throw up all the way.) After all, life is a highway. (Okay, I had to throw that in there. I was starting to sound pretty corny anyway.)