Charlie's Mom: 05.28.2010

Friday, May 28, 2010

Less than 6 hours to go...

and then vacation! Jason and I are both crazy excited -- and we're just staying here.

Originally we had considered going somewhere for the weekend, and I think Jason actually started doing some research, but practicality (and simplicity!) won out over adventure. We decided to take our summer vacation right here in Charleston.

The agenda:

Friday - Date night: Mom and Dad go downtown and Charlie goes to Lakely's
Saturday - Boat, Boat, Boat: Putting in at Leeds Ave around 10 AM with Garrett and Amanda; lunch at Red's; afternoon of beaching and swimming, then docking at Dolphin Point and coming home for shish kabobs on the grill
Sunday - Church & Boat: Blueberry pancakes for breakfast (Charlie's favorite!), church, then boating through the afternoon
Monday - Tacos & Waterfalls: Morning at home, lunch at Taco Boy Downtown, afternoon at James Island County Park Waterpark

The rules:

No cleaning
No laundry
No yardwork
No Lowe's

It's going to be fabulous! Typically I try to dread things that I'm looking forward to, to ensure that I won't be disappointed, but not this time. Three whole days of just me, Jason, Charlie, Otis and friends!!!

It would have been fun to go stay on the beach or in the mountains or even better, to head back to Kansas City for the luau, but finances and vacation days made those options unrealistic. Plus, the house is clean, the yard is mowed, the last load of laundry is in the dryer (and it's just towels), and the dishwasher is ready to be emptied. All I have left is one conference call and a few quick errands before I pick up Charlie early and we stroll on down to the pool to get a headstart on our vacation!

Last weekend we actually had a little preview of the fun to come, when we took Charlie out on his first boat rides of 2010...as you can see he is definitely Daddy's boy!