More trip ideas...

Well, we finally decided where we going for our trip in a couple weeks. Looks like we're going to end up going to Kelleys Island which is an island in Lake Erie that is just north of Sandusky Ohio... where Cedar Point is!

We're really getting excited about it... It's not too far away from home, yet it will be a nice drive for us to take. We have to take a ferry to the island, which should be fun! I'm anxious to do some more looking to see what activities there are for us to do while we're there...

It's funny, but when I was talking with Becca about where we should go, she suggested that we go to New York City! While that would be a lot of fun, neither of us have ever been there... and I'd be scared to death to actually drive into the city! lol!

I actually did little searching and found a hotel called the Hotel 373 Fifth Avenue that is just steps from the Empire State Building! Wow, I can't even imagine that! I'd love to take in a show on Broadway... maybe someday!

Frank is talking about going to a conference for work in Chicago in the fall and he'd like me to go with him. I could do quite a bit of sightseeing while he's in meetings! But I'd rather not go once it starts getting cold though... I want to go when it's still nice out!

Oh well, for now, we'll settle for a little island off of Ohio.

Doing a little dreaming...

If you could go anywhere in the world that you wanted to, where would you go? An online friend of mine just returned from a trip to Europe that she won courtesy of her home based direct sales business. What a great opportunity!

I honestly am not sure where I could go if money was no option... Jillian was in a phase for a while where she wanted to go to Spain and marry a bull fighter! Okay, seeing a bullfight is not exactly on my list of activities I'd do while in Spain! lol! Check out these hotels in Spain if you're ever planning to go there. If that doesn't interest you, maybe instead you could check out the hotels in Barcelona and take a Cable Car that would run from Barceloneta Beach over to Montjuic. I think that's something we'd all enjoy, however I've been told that if you are afraid of heights, this might not be for you!

When Becca went to Quebec with her French class last summer, they visited several very large cathedrals, so she may be more interested visiting Palma de Mallorca where they have an amazing Gothic Cathedral from the XIII century and lovely gardens. She could take some gorgeous pictures of all the flowers by going there! Or, perhaps she'd rather stay in one of the hotels in Malaga and visit the Picasso Museum where there is a collection of thousands of his works!

Whatever we would visit, I'm sure it would be a vacation of a lifetime.... guess I can always keep dreaming!

Leaving for vacation!

We're sitting in a Pittsburgh hotel room, ready to catch our flight to Orlando first thing tomorrow morning! We are so excited!!!

We'll arrive Thursday afternoon and probably check out downtown Disney in the evening then get a good night's sleep so that we're all ready for Discovery Cove on Friday! This is Becca's Make A Wish trip, and her wish was to swim with dolphins. To say the girls are a little excited is a bit of an understatement! lol!

On a sad note, we had planned to visit with my cousin Rob and his family on Monday with our free day, but that may change. We were to meet his granddaughter Hannah and her brother Matthew at the beach on Monday morning, but just found out that Hannah has a doctor's appointment Monday. She was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor one year ago, and they just received news that her tumor is growing.... so we may not get to see them, depending on the doctor's appointment. Please keep Hannah and her family in your prayers...

Also, please keep us in your prayers as we travel this week and see so many wonderful sights. Pray for Becca's health, her headaches and stomach problems, and for good weather... We've got her laptop with us and hope to make a few posts and share a few pictures. Check back often!

Dream Vacations...

With our Florida vacation coming up so soon, a friend and I were talking about going on a dream vacation. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?

Well, for me, the answer was pretty easy.... I would absolutely love to go to Hawaii!!! That is one place I have always wanted to go! But I've always thought that it would be way too expensive for us...

Well.... I've been doing some checking! I found a great site called Hawaiian Beach Rentals.  They offer thousands of choices for Hawaii vacation rentals, vacation homes, villas, condos, hotels, resorts, cottages, apartments and bed and breakfasts on Oahu, Maui, Kauai and the Big Island. You can click on links for each island and find pictures and prices for the vacation homes, condos and hotels.

I found some great condo rental rates in Kauai! I was amazed at their prices! They have a villa rental that sleeps four for only $186 a night!!! It has it's own pool and is only 3 blocks from the beach! There are pictures of each condo with quite a few views of the inside and outside.

They also offer vacation packages that can include airfare and car rental, which we would definitely need ;)

So, now I have to do some serious planning and start saving some money! Hawaii. . . now THAT would be a real dream vacation!