Colorado here we come!

Gas prices are kindof freaking me out. Especially gas prices for airplanes since we've had a reservation in Breckenridge for several months now and have been planning our week there since last fall. We just didn't have plane tickets yet. And every time I checked the airfare, it was scary pricey. I suppose some folks would contemplate cancelling the reservation and just vacationing at home - we've done that; staying home is not a vacation for a SAH parent. It's just more of the same with an additional body in the house to feed and clean up after. Our vaca-at-home was more depressing than relaxing. Even with margaritas.

Instead, we contemplated driving. Which is probably more insane since driving to Denver would already be a 2-day affair with kiddos and we're going 2 hours *beyond* Denver. So I kept checking the airline websites and Hotwire and Sidestep and YAY WE FOUND TICKETS. And the price isn't completely insane; we've definitely done better but we also could have done much worse - especially if you listen to the news stories about airfare and the percentage increase in price over last year, yada yada yada.

So with the exception of a car and a hotel room for the first night (our reservation in Breck is Sat - Sat but flying to Denver Friday night was so much less that we can stay in Denver Friday night and still save a little money - and Saturday won't be so crazy now) - we're all ready to go to Colorado. And I realized today that it's actually less than 2 months from now. Yippee! I'm so ready for a vacation and I adore Colorado and Breckenridge. I'm going to wish I was there skiing but at least I get to be there.

So Colorado, here we come!