Day 175 – Vacation Rocks

This morning after brunch, Vinny and I were sitting outside talking and relaxing. We were talking about ideas for an upcoming vacation. Our wedding anniversary is quickly approaching and it might be nice to slip away for a couple of days. Anyhow, I started thinking about vacations we have taken in the past. We have done so much together and with the kids, I feel quite blessed.

As we were headed to the beach today anyways, I thought what a great intention it would be to collect some rocks, paint them and write the names of the places we have been to together on vacation. I would put them in a dish and place them somewhere in the house. What a great conversation piece and subtle reminder of some truly amazing memories. So I brought a baggie with me to the beach and Vinny and I collected quite a few rocks. I was just a couple short but really close to collecting enough.

After the beach we came home and cooked and while we were cooking together we started listing the places we have vacationed. I did not include places we went “through” on our travels. I also did not include places I went without him (like Oregon to visit family, Mississippi to see my grandfather, etc.), nor did I include places we went to before we met.

After painting my rocks and writing on them with a pink Sharpie, I realized it’s definitely time to add to the collection. We came up with a really awesome place to visit that neither one of us has been to ever- so stay tuned cause it will be in the blog soon. I am excited to also say that I have also been invited to go backpacking through Europe with some really good friends next year and am extremely excited to see that through! Talks of Italy are in the mix so thank goodness I started back up on my Italian lessons….#embraceeveryopportunity #cheers #HGAL