Escaping to Jamaica

Yea, last Monday was pretty tough for me. I'm not totally sure why it bothered me so much to have to be at work. I think it might have had something to do with the fact that it was absolutely gorgeous outside topping out at a smooth 80 degrees with a breeze rustling through the palm trees of Coconut Grove. All I could do from walking out that door and spending the rest of the day ashing the boat in my bikini was throw on a little Bob Marley!

When Gia got to The Bookstore after school I could see she too was feeling the "Monday Blues" she said, "Mommy, we should do something crazy! We should go get ice cream right now!" I didn't need too much cajoling so we skipped on over to the Ice Cream Shop. After being soothed by Bob all day I was willing to top of my Jamaican dream with "I-Scream!" In Jamaica they say "I" in front of a lot of words. We reminisced about patties and yoga on the beach, about swimming in the blue lagoon and the crazy delicious jerk chicken!

Everyone needs a little encouragement along the way. Everyone needs a little escape. Staying focused for us means not spending money on things we don't absolutely need. Going to work everyday, even when we don't feel like it. The biggest motivation of all is that someday, someday soon, we WILL be cruising again. Then we will be living the life we were meant to live at that moment. For now, we are learning and growing and dreaming while Bob plays in the background!