What trips or events are you looking forward to?

We’re going to Seville in March 😊 At least we hope to! This will be our 4th attempt so we’re crossing our fingers 😊 Twice it got cancelled due to lockdowns and one because BA is a pain in the arse sometimes 🫤.
And our youngest DD is getting married next August so that’ll be exciting and fun 😊

Tomorrow night we're going to a benefit concert with Roseanne Cash in support of one of the Sandy Hook family foundations.

My son, who lives in the Boston area, recently texted me and his 2 sisters ( group text ) that he will take the 4 of us on a vacation wherever we want to go in the US. He has done this a couple of times before, but we usually pick Michigan, because we love it so much.

My one dd is out of PTO days for the year. So we are discussing where to go early in 2025. They are all married with families, but we like it when it’s just the four of us. It’s much more fun and bonding, and their families are happy that they get this opportunity. We are all excited about it.

I’m heading to London in the spring to run the London Marathon! 🇬🇧😊 I’m traveling with the same friend I just went to Germany with (we started in Munich for Oktoberfest, took the train to Berlin to run the Berlin Marathon, then went to Prague). We are looking forward to another stop on our (as we have dubbed it) “world tour of misery” 🤣

We're going to Toronto the week before Christmas. DH has been but the rest of us haven't. We're excited to do the Christmas Market.

We are going leaving for Florida on Thanksgiving day. We are taking my DD, SIL and DGS to Tampa. They are taking a week cruise to the Bahamas. They have had a rough year emotionally and are looking forward to some fun, relaxation and memories with DGS, who will be 6. We will be staying with my sister and brother-in-law while the kids are on the cruise. I'm looking forward to seeing my sister and family. We live in TN and don't get to visit often.

We're going to the Greek Isles in September 2025 and Portugal in September 2026. The friend who does these tours is planning one to Sicily in 2027 but that's getting out there as DH will turn 80 that year and I will be 79. We'll see.

I am going to Washington DC-- school trip with DS (15) --if it's still there in June. The farthest east I have been in the US is Colorado so skipping over two time zones is exciting  

We are probably going camping this summer if we book our campsite asap, and don't wait too long like last year...

DD is graduating from high school this year...  

Other DD is transferring from the local college to a bigger school to finish her degree (she can't major in her major fully without the move).  I attended said college one horrible year when I was 18 before transferring somewhere else.  I am trying to decide if I will enjoy seeing the place again or have PTSD   

I'm looking forward to going to Toronto with my sisters next week for the Taylor Swift concert, although I am also a little bit nervous. I have an enhanced ID, which the DMV and google tell me can get me into Canada by land, but I am still a little worried that we will get there and I won't be able to get in.

I am also looking forward to seeing my oldest son for Thanksgiving, and seeing my other son and brothers at Christmas.

My social life has been lacking and I am also looking forward to getting together with some other basketball parents tomorrow  night.

We went to PV for the first time last winter. We loved it so much. We were at an AI south of the city, but we enjoyed going into town. We plan to go back next year.

We are going to Punta Cana in February and Alaska for at least a week in July.

Last December I asked for prayers because I was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. I asked God to let me live to see our 50th anniversary in April and I’m still here … in remission.

It’s been a long year because then I developed diverticulitis and had surgery and an ostomy bag and four days later had a heart attack.

I have prayed for years for God to bring a nice, Christian man into my daughter’s life, especially now that my husband and I are both sick. He has Alzheimer’s. God came through again!

The other day she said that they will be engaged “soon” and are planning a small wedding in April. Now I have that to live for! They are getting married in the log cabin overlooking a river where we were going to have our 50th anniversary but had to cancel. Best part is it is free since I won it. It’s on the grounds where I have our names for Assisted Living just in case. She’s also going to use my Mom’s wedding and engagement rings. ❤️

To top it off, “someday” when we are gone she and her husband are going to move into our house just five minutes from her sister. His parents are both also sick.

Boy, this all does this Momma’s heart good! 🥰  Not my news to announce but I can tell you all since no one knows me!

Me and my youngest DD iare going to England to visit my oldest DD, who is studying there. We’re going at Easter. Oldest DD has her birthday when we are there, so looking forward to a nice birthday dinner with my girls!
Me and youngest are also spending a few nights in London on this trip, and we have tickets to Hamilton!

Just so excited to spend some time with both of them, it’s weird when one of us is not around every day!

In just 4 short weeks I will be on a plane, flying back to Australia for Christmas and New Year.
It’s been a tough year for our family - my stepmum came close to death twice, my DDiL miscarried, then less than a month later, her mum passed and I needed surgery to remove a brain tumour. We just need to be together at this time of year and I’m glad we could make it happen.

We’ve nothing else planned - we tend to be fairly spontaneous with vacations, depending on when DH can fit in a break. I am always amazed when I read people have vacations planned and booked over a year out!

My Soul Wknd friend and I have a cruise booked for March. Looking forward to being in the Caribbean for a week. A couple of them are celebrating big birthdays so we decided to do something special.

I also have plans for another river cruise. I'm hoping the lower Danube but it depends on availability.

I made tier 2 at work so I have earned a trip in the spring. I won't find out where or when until the end of January. I hope it's somewhere awesome. I always keep my fingers crossed for Iceland.