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Vacation begins

Thursday, June 9th, 2016

I survived the final week of work prior to vacation. I tried to follow my survival guide the best that I could. I even went to bed last night at 8 pm, so that I could be at my office at 6 am and have a good nights sleep beforehand. It worked! I was able to get everything tied up, put away, or handed off for someone to handle while I'm away - because this vacation will be strictly vacation - no work!

So this post is sporadic thoughts I wanted to mention, forgive me if it doesn't flow.

My daughter, son & I are flying to Paris tomorrow. My son is actually going for work, but will be spending a little time with us before he heads to his work apartment. He's also staying in Europe for another month after we leave, to do some traveling.

I won't be around to post anything for the next 12 days, but I will do my best to post the week after we get back. If you're interested in seeing posts about my trip, you can follow me on;

Twitter at https://twitter.com/MarieWhite617
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I am thrilled to be taking this trip with my daughter. We are super close so this is an amazing journey for us to go on and will be a great memory for both of us when she moves into her own life in the next couple of years. She's 21 now, but thankfully in no hurry to leave home while she's in college.

Of course, I've had people comment to me about the dangers of going to Europe at this time, and fortunately for me I'm not a worrier. One gift I have is complete faith. I always know that I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be at all times and that things will be exactly the way they should be. When my day comes, I can't hide from God, nor do I want to. In the meantime, I will enjoy this life.

I will be on vacation for my birthday. My daughter and son are excited to spend my birthday with me in Paris. Unfortunately that means my husband, who is staying home will miss it, but he gave me my gifts today - one of which was a new Fitbit Alta. I am loving it already. I wanted the new one because it's so much cuter than my old one, as it looks more like a bracelet. I can't wait to track my steps all over France.




Au revoir.
MW
Copyright 2016

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