Vacation

Have you ever noticed that the stress of preparing for vacation seems to almost negate the benefits of vacation?

We’re flying out Thursday to go to the Cayman Islands with some people from the pub. There’s a big pirate festival going on, so we get to get all dressed up as pirates and have loads of fun. We get to ride around on ships, steal food and drinks from the tourists inside some of the restaurants and just generally (pretend to) wreak havoc on the island. Right now I’m in packing phase, trying not to forget to pack anything important, and worrying over how best to transport everything

I’m really, really, looking forward to it but flying always stresses me out. It’s the lack of control over so much of it. I’ve also never traveled outside the U.S. before, so customs and all that will be new to me. I’m sure it’ll all go smoothly, but I’ll definitely be glad to relax when we get there.

At least we both have already been sick in the past two weeks, so we shouldn’t have to worry about one of us waking up sick on Thursday morning or something. *knock on wood*