vision board

i'm not a crafty person. i'm really, really not. and i don't consider myself creative, either. so when my wisdom circle group chose to do vision boards last month, i went a little begrudgingly. because i like chatting with women, over wine, about things that matter. but i'm not nearly as stoked about crafting [about things that matter]. still, it was useful. and this is what i now stare at every morning while i shower:



i'm not sure i really finished it, but it works. obviously i'm very focused this year on taking a relaxing trip with my husband for our 10th anniversary :) we are hoping to make this happen after gavy turns three, so that the chances of him having potty-trained ...and consistently sleeping through the night... will be high enough that all grandparents will agree to tandem baby-sit while we leave. we're shooting for october or november, so that should give them time to warm up to the idea....right?? of course i love fall and hate to leave during it, even for a child-free trip to a beach. but it'd be great if this happened in 2012 so that it still counted four our 10th anniversary.

we've given up on some of the big plans of before, like fiji, or hawaii, or ireland, because of the travel time. chances are our parents won't agree to an extended trip, so 5 days may be all we get. mike is pretty into the idea of a beach resort, though, so we may still go international. maybe caribbean (and island i *haven't* been to, please) or central america. i think i need to look up what airlines take direct flights from des moines to these types of places. ideally we need something where we could leave early morning and arrive by early afternoon, so we wouldn't have to spend 2 full vacation days traveling. anyone have ideas? i would love costa rica or belize, but i'm guessing there will be no "quick" flights from des moines. anyone have favorite places not too far from home?