Saturday, June 23, 2007

Vacation has begun

Wow have we ever been busy. Over the past month we have had the incredible experience of watching our youngest child graduate with honors and pack herself up for a summer in Spain and a school year in Italy. All of her older siblings pitched in to help her have the best graduation celebration ever! Her married brother and sister traveled with their families to visit and celebrate and her single brothers took her out bowling with friends. Three of her cousins flew in from Phoenix and Orange County to celebrate with her. Her aunties came from Colorado to help with both the work of the party and the partying itself. All of our friends from the houseboat dock were part of the surprise party too.
We have found a wonderful couple to rent our house while we are traveling. They are outdoor fans who are anticipating the fun of living on the water for kayaking and bicycling. They move in July 15, just as we leave for Europe.
We are sitting in a hotel in Vancouver writing this, on our way for leg one of the journey... a cruise through Alaska with Deanne's family (mother, sisters, brothers-in-law, and friends). Tomorrow morning we leave the hotel for the ship, then by early evening we set sail. Let's hope for great weather!

3 comments:

Donna Smallwood said...

I figure that you are all having a fabulous time on your cruise, and here I sit at my computer on a Saturday morning feeling left out and blue. Boo Hoo! Keep having fun! With love, Donna

laurie&dan said...

We are glad to hear the two of you are having a great time. We will be thinking of you.

WanderingGypsies said...

Thanks for reading our blog and sending us responses. It is lots more fun to write this if we know someone out there is reading it!