Saturday, July 26, 2008

You Get What You Get

Have I mentioned that we were supposed to spend this summer in Europe? We had no idea how we would afford it, but that was the plan. Until Feb. Then our travel buddies bought a house and the exchange rate for the Euro is brutal, so we decided on the more economical Costa Rica, where our money is GOOD! Then we began to research airfare, etc., but by May we realized that we couldn't even afford Costa Rica. Which is sad, because I wanted to do SOMETHING to celebrate finishing school! AND summer, of course! So finally, we decided we would go to Lake Tahoe, which sounds VERY FUN. Not exotic, but fun nonetheless. Yeah!

In the meantime, we have had a very quiet summer. Days consist of rising around 7:00 (normally the time we would have to be at work), eating a leisurely breakfast and doing chores, greeting my cousin's son around 9:00 when he arrives to spend the morning with us, and then a fun activity (usually involving water) until lunch. After lunch, we often have some social gathering, or go to the library, or just hang out and play. The evenings have consisted of trips to Sea World, the pool, and visits with friends. I admit that there HAS been some work going on, sprinkled between trips to the pool and visits with friends, but it's been relaxed (even though our school is falling apart-but that's a story for another day).

The moral? We plan; God laughs. And today, as we enjoyed the whole day with Scott's brother and his family, we reflected on how differently the summer has turned out, and what a blessing that has been. How nice that we're not REALLY in charge. We could have ruined a perfectly wonderful summer.

1 comment:

TAMI said...

Lots and lots of the blogs I read have been posting pictures of their "staycations." It's all in vogue you know - going green (in the sense of saving the world from fuel emissions & the stuff in your wallet!!) for the Summer!!! Our Summer has been the same as yours - slow mornings, relaxed activities and a few projects. It is sweet.