So, fast forward to this Christmas, 2011, we planned to "pull a Christmas with the Kranks"...and just skip it all together...but then we got a better idea...we would just Escape it!
We don't even remember when we started planning it...sometime in the late summer...but again...no reservations...we were just "gonna wing it"
I might add that the escape would never have been planned without my brother-in-law and sister-in-laws' help. They live in Florida, and were our only motivation for the destination. At some point in October, when we actually committed to this escape, my sister-in-law said..."no takesie backsies"
...and in traditional Minor style...stuff just kept happening...and the countdown was on...for our escape...because we knew...no matter what...no takesie backsies!
...and now that it is over, I can honestly say...we pulled it off!
In the month of December my oldest son badly sprained his ankle during basketball practice, (on his birthday) and he ended up in the emergency room, with a splint and crutches. Our vehicle that we planned to drive to Florida became a crutch of it's own. I put in my full time "peak" hours at LLBean. My husband was working extra hours to be able to take time off for the escape...it might not sound like a whole lot...but let's just say there wasn't really any spare time to shop, wrap, or pack.
...but we pulled it off.
Here are just a few personal photos to prove it!!
...and of course...I've been working on this post for an hour...can't seem to get the photos in the order I want...can't seem to put the words with them either...so...I'm going to wing the rest of this.
This first photo is us...in the front yard...loaded up with not an extra inch to spare, in our new Suburban, about to drive 1700 miles. My dog Chloe, who doesn't particularly ride well...was an additional very last minute detail. She was suppose to be staying behind in Maine, but the stars didn't align that way...and we were looking for an excuse to bring her with us...we couldn't imagine not being with her over Christmas...so she came along too...and I think she is no longer nervous about riding!! We have been taking a family photo in front of the tree every year since it was just Maria, Matt and I. The photo in front of the church is this years Christmas photo...the only ones missing are the animals! The evening Christmas lights is how we spent our first night in Florida...walking down the street looking at the lights...with our flipflops on...a definite new treat!
The whole family, December 25, 2011
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