HAWAII!!!

So this has gotten me so excited lately. I've been pondering the idea of going to Hawaii for a while now because I've been twice (two different islands) and loved it and Bud has never been before. So I remembered that the family I use to nanny for, co-own a condo on the big island with her parents. I thought, well, that would be wonderful to be able to stay there instead of a hotel, because it would be cheaper and a lot more relaxing in a more house like environment.
A couple years ago, I went with them to Hawaii to this same condo for about a week. I helped with the kids as well as enjoyed a vacation! It was wonderful and I loved the island. One side all lava rock and the other all lush, green and tropical! It was beautiful. So Bud and I got talking about it and thought it would be a wonderful idea to go (after Izzy is born, obviously), just our little family and to have our parents come along as well.

So through my planning, I've decided that we'd go for my 25th birthday (that's November 2010). That way, Izzy will be a little over a year old and we'd have plenty of time to put some money away and get in shape!!
It seems so far away right now, but it'll be here in no time and I can't wait! This will be our first big family trip together (besides camping, but that's why I say big) and we thought it would be nice to have my mom and his parents come with us. Just the 6 of us. Hawaii isn't a place that we would get to go to all the time. Although it is nice knowing someone who owns a place over there. Maybe we will go more! Plus, with them there, it gives us a chance to go out alone for my birthday and spend a romantic evening together!

That's something I've yet to experience with my husband. Why, you may ask? Cause the first birthday of mine that we were together, he didn't have a job and things were tight, so we ended up going out to dinner with my mom. And last year, well, let's just say, I don't even remember it. That should tell you nothing special happened. Not saying at all that I need a crazy special birthday or anything, but it's nice for your spouse to do something for you on a special day of yours. I think if anything, we did something with our parents, but that doesn't count for something my husband did. That's just a given that we'd go out to dinner with our parents.
So, anywho, it'll be nice, because this year we'll have a 2 1/2 month old and I'll want to have her with us! Which is totally wonderful because I'll still be in a bonding time with her and will not want to leave her with anyone. I probably won't for a while. But come a little over a year after she's born...I'll be fine with it! Probably before that time too.

So, I begin to plan this exciting trip now and get prepared. We're so excited! Too bad it's over a year away. But, hey, like I said, it'll be here before we know it! Time to start putting some cash away!
P.S- My husband is still not home yet and it's driving me crazy. His boss just needs to let him come home to his pregnant wife! He's been there almost all week! It's time already!