ForeverDance
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Are You Frickin’ Kidding Me? An Aug/Sep Surprise Trip.
If ever there was a family that needed a getaway to the happiest place on earth, it was ours. The last four years were very difficult. And while I shall not be airing any dirty laundry online I will say that there are days that I look back and wonder how we ever survived.
But survive we did. And in mid July when the clouds finally parted and we saw the sun for the first time in a long time, my husband and I both knew what our family desperately needed. Something to help mend our broken spirits. We needed to go to a place where we could be free and let it all go.
And so the plotting began.
For the first time we were in a position to plan a surprise trip. Something we’d heard tales about and dreamt of doing but never considered actually attempting. Because one does not make foolish attempts to plan a surprise when your household contains her:
The snooper extraordinaire. It is nearly impossible to keep things from this girl. In 18 years we have never been able to surprise her.
But this time was different. This time we had a few things going for us. First, the trip was only going to be 5 weeks away. Much less time for her to find something incriminating. Second, she was incredibly busy and rarely home. This gave us time to get things done without her becoming suspicious. Third, and probably the key thing, she had rookie camp the last week of August. She would only have one week after returning before she moved into residence. Since the drive alone would eat up half of that, there was obviously no way we could do something like Disney in the time that was left
It was the perfect storm of circumstances that allowed us to pull off a once in a lifetime surprise.
Up Next: Mind The Gap: A Brief Introduction to Our Family
If ever there was a family that needed a getaway to the happiest place on earth, it was ours. The last four years were very difficult. And while I shall not be airing any dirty laundry online I will say that there are days that I look back and wonder how we ever survived.
But survive we did. And in mid July when the clouds finally parted and we saw the sun for the first time in a long time, my husband and I both knew what our family desperately needed. Something to help mend our broken spirits. We needed to go to a place where we could be free and let it all go.
And so the plotting began.
For the first time we were in a position to plan a surprise trip. Something we’d heard tales about and dreamt of doing but never considered actually attempting. Because one does not make foolish attempts to plan a surprise when your household contains her:
The snooper extraordinaire. It is nearly impossible to keep things from this girl. In 18 years we have never been able to surprise her.
But this time was different. This time we had a few things going for us. First, the trip was only going to be 5 weeks away. Much less time for her to find something incriminating. Second, she was incredibly busy and rarely home. This gave us time to get things done without her becoming suspicious. Third, and probably the key thing, she had rookie camp the last week of August. She would only have one week after returning before she moved into residence. Since the drive alone would eat up half of that, there was obviously no way we could do something like Disney in the time that was left
It was the perfect storm of circumstances that allowed us to pull off a once in a lifetime surprise.
Up Next: Mind The Gap: A Brief Introduction to Our Family
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Looking forward to your daughters reactions!
. Wouldn't want that popcorn to make you too thirsty while your waiting.
drive straight through? We’d get there on Saturday afternoon and that would give us 4 and a half days before we’d have to leave on Thursday afternoon and 
You have got to be kidding me!
