And we're off . . .

Going on vacation always seems a bit frantic to me.  I feel like I have to get EVERYTHING done before we go - laundry, shopping, cleaning, packing, organizing, stressing.  I have a wonderful husband who has helped me this week to accomplish all of these things and we're ready to go.  Or, he's ready to go, with his bags all packed.  And here I sit - blogging - instead of packing, folding laundry, and all those last minute things that need to get done.  I hate to pack.  I make lists of what I want to take, so it's not a matter of indecision.  I just hate putting it in the bags - weird, I know.   It's all sitting on top of my bed, so I have to get it done before I got to bed . . . and I will . . . in a minute.

Oh, and by the way, our water shoes came - and they're great.  I can't wait to try them out.  And, because they're amphibious shoes, I can comfortably hike in them as well.  But, I'll probably wear my hiking boots for the big hikes.  Ken has planned multiple hikes for each day that we're at Zion National Park.  I hope we have the energy for it.  But we've also planned a horse ride while we're there - we're splurging - it is our anniversary after all - and we haven't done anything for the last 2 years, so we feel a bit like splurging.  Anyway, back to the horse rides.  It should be fun and give us a break - while we make the horses get a workout.   The website for the horses is funny - it lists a weight limit requirement.  Do you think they'll make us weigh in before we get started, or just take our word for it?

Ken keeps mentioning that he's all packed.  As a matter of fact, he's not only packed - he's packed all of his stuff in the car.  And mine is all still sitting on the bed.  So I guess I better get packin' so that we're ready in the morning to start our vacation.