Anticipation

Anyone who knows me, knows we are going to Disney World. Last Christmas my mom gave us the gift of a trip. It was supposed to be all of us - my crew, mom, and my brother and crew. But Daniel's getting an even better gift this year - Rowan will arrive any day!

Josh and I immediately chose Disney World. We've have always planned to take the girls while they are young enough to be mesmerized by the fantasy and princesses. This was perfect!

Anyone who knows me, knows I am a planner with a capital P!!! I'm not a big fan of surprises - I like to know what's coming so I can be prepared. Josh laughs at me all the time because often I will plan for multiple outcomes... just in case.

So this trip has been a blast for me! We booked the trip on March 4, and after that when you log into the Disney website it will give a countdown to how many days are left. We started at 297! I have pored over books, websites, annoyed friends with questions, and listened for hours about what would be best for this trip. I have looked at every restaurant, every ride, every attraction. We've downloaded countdown apps, weather apps, apps that tell the wait times, and the amount of people in the parks. If it's out there I have probably looked at it, read about it, and thought about it!

One thing I know about this trip though... it will end eventually.

However, no matter how excited I am for this trip, there was another December 19th that I was even more excited about. I started counting down December 9, 2007 - 375 days!!! Each Sunday friends would ask, and I could faithfully tell them how many days were left. There were no i-anythings, but we planned, and read, and made lists. I was getting married, and I could not be more excited. The best part though, even though the wedding would end, the marriage would continue. I think back to 13 years ago and chuckle at us. There were so many things that we had no idea would come... no way to prepare. We figured there would be jobs, moves, and children, but had no idea what that would look like. No way to plan down to the last detail. But, that's the best part... we are on the journey together. And I wouldn't trade this journey for anything.