"Vacation is what you take when you can't take what you've been taking any longer." ~Unknown

It's my favorite time of the year again! VACATION TIME! A time to eat all the things I only get to eat every 2 years; to visit all the places I only get to visit every 2 years; to smell & see the things I only get to smell & see every 2 years.

It's time for a week on the Cape again. It's time to bathe in bug spray and walk around with grody hair. It's time to visit the magical sunset where 2 years ago The Hubs proposed to me on a chilly night on Nauset Beach, our beach.

Two years ago the Cape was a great escape for me. It had been 3 months since my Dad passed away. My heart was broken and I was depressed, but the second our old car crossed the Bourne Bridge and I spotted the hedges spelling Cape Cod I moved a little closer to "OK". Driving onto the Cape always makes whatever worries I have melt away. It's my place. It's where I'm myself. Driving into Nickerson State Park is like pulling into my parents driveway - it's home.

I've lost a lot of myself in the last couple years. The friendships I've had since High School are fading and I'm finding myself alone. I need this time away to recharge and find myself.

I have to be honest, I'm not looking forward to vacation 100%. I don't really feel like having that drive, or actually sitting around a campsite for a day. This year, it seems, I like the idea of vacation more than the reality of vacation. I'm trying to be more of an active blogger so I am planning to journal our days to post when we get back and to share my tips and tricks about being a daily-showerer in a land of "pond baths" (swimming), as well as tips on how to pack effectivly, but I know nobody reads this blog and so I'm feeling like it's a waste of time. I'm going to force myself to do it anyway so that maybe I can meet some new friends through blogging. :)

Only 2 weeks and 1 day until our 9 day vacation begins! :)