Naptime Blog

I remember being a little girl, dreaming of when I would be a wife and a mother.  I always wanted to have children, and it was something I dreamt of often.  Holding each of my four children, I am still amazed at how much I love them and how much they mean to me.  My husband is my best friend, and our family is everything I always hoped I would have.  But with having four children, three of them under two, I can’t say it is always easy.

Everything needs to be planned out, prepared and thought through beforehand.  When Paul and I started dating, we’d often decide last minute to pick up and go for a quick weekend away.  If, at 5:00 pm, I decided I was not in the mood to cook, when Paul got home we would go for dinner.  There is something about being spontaneous that makes things more interesting.

I have been feeling cooped up as it is very difficult to get out with the kids in the winter by myself, and needed a break.  So about a week and a half ago, my husband and I decided we would take a drive down to Florida with the kids.  Juliana was off for President’s Week/ winter break, Paul got a few days off, and we packed up and headed in our new minivan from New York to Florida.  We own a time share with Wyndham, so I tried booking their Orlando resort, but had to book Daytona for 3 nights then Orlando for 2, as it was so last minute. 

SPONTANEITY!  It feels great!  Can’t do that much anymore! 

Within a little while we realized I booked Daytona Beach the weekend of the Daytona 500.  At least 12 people told us that Daytona during the Daytona 500 was a crazy place to be.  That didn’t deter us.  Neither did the 15 hour drive (both ways) that was ahead of us with three babies and a very impatient almost eight-year-old.  There was something so wonderful and liberating to just be able to almost literally “pick up and go”, that nothing else mattered.

Minivan’s all packed, kids are ready to go, and Paul and I are ready for our long drive.  I will drive for the first three hours so Paul can nap and then he intends to drive the rest of the night.  We plan on doing most of the drive while the kids are sleeping.  At least that is our plan!

Stay tuned for details on how it all went!

Jennifer
Wife to Paul, Mom to Juliana (7), Anthony and Louis (1) and Joseph (4 months)
www.nevaland.com

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