What I'm looking forward to....

1. vacation!!
2. spending a whole week with my daughter & husband
3. sitting on the beach with nothing else to do
4. getting away from work
5. hearing what new things my daughter will come up with
6. not having to clean house
7. not having to dress up
8. swimming
9. seeing my baby enjoy the beach
10. lots of good food
11. fun times and good memories

I'm ready to go on vacation! it feels like it will never get here! we've been waiting so long to go and so many things have come up and we weren't even sure if we were going to get to go! But we are, as long as no hurricanes decide to take over before we leave and as long as they don't decide to drop down while we are there, cause I'll be the first one to head for the hills! I can't wait to see Abby on the beach running around finding shells and laughing. It's so magical! I feel like life is so busy and routine, I don't get the quality time I need with her and when I have the little time at night, I'm usually just so tired, that needs to change! I feel like I'm missing out on her life, and yet I'm right there with her! That is such an awful feeling. I guess that's another reason I look forward to vacation so much is because i can devote my entire week to her and not working or driving! That is a good feeling. I came home last night and after a few minutes, I told her to come here, and when she did I picked her up and kept hugging and kissing her and she finally had to tell me to stop! Luckily she sat in my lap for a little bit and I got to hold her. I miss that so much. She's getting so independent she doesn't always want to be loved on much any more, I hate that. I hope she never grows out of it completely! So I'm going to try to start getting home and making a quick dinner, so I can spend what little time I have at night with her. I wish I could work closer to home so I wasn't gone from her so much. I think it would be better for both of us.