What's the date for the trip?

Hi Jules~the date is June 23 I believe. I think Katy will be there a little sooner than the Friday planned, if I remember correctly. And I plan on being there Thursday the 22. I think Jane was flying in on the 23rd sometime. Do you think you would be able to make it? We would love to have ya join us! The more the merrier!

My husband reconnected with his cousins from AZ this past summer and they want us to come out to see them. We hadn't come up with any dates yet, but maybe a mini trip to Vegas could be included.

Jules,,,that would be great for you two to join us.

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I thought I should probably post, finally, about this trip.

I'm not going to make it. I'm so sorry!

James & I were planning on going, but the vacation slot was taken. (I was surprised at how many men take time off for Fathers day) And the next one available was during 4th of July. So he took that one. And since it didn't match the date for Vegas, we decided to go back to San Fran and explore all the places we didn't get to last time.

I had thought about trying to do both, but our budget isn't what we thought since James' income was cut down by more than half during his 6mos of training.

I hope you all do have a fabulous time and take many pictures and then decide that you want to do this every year. That way I can make it to the next meeting.

I'm going to go cry now.............

Marti - you will be missed!! It truly won't be the same without you. Hopefully, this will be an annual thing, so you can plan ahead. I'm sure there will be lots of pictures, and we'll all share.

ah darn Marti thats too bad. Lets hope we can do this again and then you can join us.

Marti...I am really sorry that you won't be able to make the trip. Was so looking forward to meeting you in person. And I too hope this will be an annual thing so that you can make it to the next one. (((((HUGS))))) sweetie.

Marti-

VERY upset about this news!!! It totally makes me wanna eat! UGH..........


It would have been wonderful to meet you in person but you will be there in spirit!! Maybe something will happen by June where you will be able to make it

HUGS!

Marti--you are going to be missed--really love it when a face can be put with a name....
--my DH doesn't want to go in June--says it will be too hot. DD's bday is June 20th so maybe she will be up for going with me--if not this will be my first trip alone without my family--I am having my mid life - empty-nest crisis --LV sounds like a good stopping point on my travels to ??????? - haven't decided yet!!

Jules - I had no idea you were going to get to go, and I'm so happy to hear that you can make it!!! Have you made your reservation yet? I've booked a suite that has a closed off bedroom so we'll have plenty of room to meet and chat when we want even if Neal goes to bed. There's a dining area and 2nd powder room, and I forget what else. Did you know Angie's doing make-overs? I've never liked the shape of my eyebrows, and she's going to inflict pain on me, hehe. There was talk of blue hair dye, too. No, not for the eyebrows! Anyway, I'm glad you're going to make it.

Jane -- what good is blue hair if your eyebrows don't match??? Honestly, girl...what are we gonna do with you?

Marti, I'm really sorry you can't go! It's still up in the air for me, because we have no idea if I can get the time off, Tim can get the time off, and if we will have enough money! Crossing my fingers and still trying to make it work. We already promised Noah Disneyland on Spring Break, so that will eat up our vacation fund for a while. Hopefully our tax return will re-seed the travel bank a little bit, but I'm not holding my breath that it will be all that great. Just a thought though...I know your trip to SF will be a romantic getaway, but it's only about 2 hours from my house. Maybe before you head home, we could hook up and have dinner or something?

Well, ladies, I am afraid I have to cancel our trip to Vegas. I was so looking forward to seeing you all, and having this anniversary getaway, but it's just not in the cards.

My DH is not going to be coaching track this year...not a good situation. He was being treated very dismissively by the new head coach and he decided that it just wasn't worth it and resigned. Or walked away before they dumped him. Depends on who you talk to. I supported this decision. This gives him more time to work on our house! We can absorb the $3K hit to the budget, but it does mean that we have to keep our anniversary plans cheaper and closer to home. We are looking at a mid-week trip to Ashland to see some plays over two days at the Shakespearean Festival.

I am sorry that I have to do this, but I believe in living frugally for this very reason. I don't feel my DH should have to work at something that makes him miserable just because we need the money, so this is the choice we had to make this year.

I do hope that gatherings will be a yearly event. Next year, we should be a little more flush as our renovation expenses should be stabilizing. DH is going to take some classes to move up a step on the payscale so I might be able to afford to fly to a meet-up.