Planning

So, without jinxing anything, I am going to write about how we are currently in the throws of planning a little getaway in October. Like I said, I don't want to jinx anything, so I will not disclose any potential locations but I will say that the one requirement that they all have in common is "warm."

This potential vacation came about thanks to Grandma's timeshare points, so that a) narrows down potential destinations and b) saves us some money, which is the reason we can afford to go anywhere at all. Booking a hotel is the slightly easier component of planning -- the tricky bit is that we'll have to book a hotel before we can book plane tickets and the plane tickets are the part of the equation that will make all of us want to smash our faces with bricks.

AIRPLANES, my favorite subject! Not only are airplanes terrifying, they are also expensive (please note, I'm still paying my parents back for my airfare to Europe). $$$ obviously plays a big role in deciding where to go except we have frequent flyer miles! Sounds like that will save the day, right?! WRONG! Because frequent flyer miles come with strings attached, mainly when you can leave and when you can return. So, while my dad, Whitney and I have plenty of miles to go around, that doesn't mean that we can actually use them!! Crossing my fingers over here...

And guess what?! To make it all more complex, we won't all be flying out of Logan Airport here in beautiful Boston because Whitney goes to school in North Carolina! (For the record, this trip will be during her fall break -- yes, her school has one of those -- so don't worry, her studies will not suffer from our adventure). My dad and I will be flying together and Whitney will just have to fend for herself, I guess.

Finally, I haven't even started to think about how I am going to ask for time off from the jobs that I haven't even started yet (I do, in fact, have actual jobs that will be beginning soon)...

Long story short, people probably spend more time planning their vacations than actually going on them.

And the saga of the untitled October trip is to be continued... #Cliffhanger