Surprise!

On Monday afternoon my husband told me "find a sitter for Tuesday and Wednesday because we're going away." I was so excited to have a surprise but had no idea who would be willing to watch my kids. I got on the phone and started calling friends and family. The second call I made, I was in luck - we had a sitter all lined up and I was finally going to get an overnight vacation from the kids, the first one since Ethan was born (3 months ago). Tuesday morning we got a call and our sitter was sick. That morning I called two sisters and a few friends, all with the same response "I'm too busy." So, even though we were desperate for a night away without the kids, we had no choice but to take them with us. After all, we already had reservations at a hotel - by this point my husband told me the trip was to Mackinac city. One of the places I'd been wanting to go to ever since we got married 2 1/2 years ago.

We climbed in the car Tuesday afternoon after quickly packing once I got home from school, and by 5:30 we were in Mackinac. I was excited for the next day when we'd go out and do a few things (and hopefully visit the island) but was not looking forward to spending the night in a hotel with a 3 month old and a 22 month old. Needless to say, it was pure torture. If you need birth control of a different variety, that was it for sure! My husband and I had already decided no more kids, but that definitely made the decision even more definite!

At least we got the chance to get away for a while, even if it was with the kids. As my sister said, God knew they would go with us before we knew we'd take the trip. I don't always like it when people tell me that, and this was definitely one of those times.