I’ve been in desperate need of a vacation for a long time now. I haven’t been on a real vacation… well, ever. And my family hasn’t even taken a respectable day trip. Since we were forced to buy our first home it’s going to put a bit of a damper on the extras budget, but I’m holding out hope that this might be the year that we get to go somewhere.

While other people are scouring the web for cheap flights, we’ll probably be scrambling to pay for tickets and gas, and a hotel room for a night (or two at most). But I really hope that we get to do something memorable this year. Sure, there are our usual camping trips, which I wouldn’t trade for the world. But we need something new and exciting. We’ll see how it all pans out.