anniversary trip---denied

i am blogging about this incident because many years from now, i want to remember what our five year anniversary plan was, so that maybe i can eventually get the trip of my dreams....when the timing is right, of course!

this story begins way back in november 2003, the year we were married. actually january 2004 to be exact because we didn't honeymoon until we finished out the semester. so in january 2004 matt and i enjoyed an amazing honeymoon to british columbia's big white resort. my idea of a honeymoon was more like a tropical island in the caribbean, but being that we were married at the end of november and matt loves the snow, we opted for a more non-traditional honeymoon to a beautiful snow covered mountain resort in canada. knowing that my tropical vacation would eventually happen!

so fast forward to february 2008. i decided that this year was a BIG milestone being our 5 year anniversary and all and wanted to celebrate it with a BIG vacation for a number of reasons: of course, the 5 year milestone, to celebrate matt's graduation from usu and ocs, a much needed break from 'mommyhood' for me, and much needed alone time for the two of us. matt agreed!

so the planning started. i was finally going to get my 10 day tropical vacation to a sandals resort in the caribbean!

BUT there was one problem. i hadn't lost any of my 'baby weight' and there was no way i was going to feel comfortable in a bathing suit on the beach. so i set a goal, got a gym membership and started a new lifestyle which included lots of fitness and healthy eating habits. i knew in the end, i would meet my fitness goal and would be rewarded by frolicking on the beach childless with my wonderful husband in...yes a bathing suit with no cover-up!

the timing couldn't be better...really. we had a number of things to celebrate, we had the money to do it, we had the destination picked out, we had a babysitter (my mom) all lined up, i was on my way to reach my fitness goal, and we knew we would be expanding our family soon.....so this was the time to go before i got pregnant or added another baby to the mix.

so fast forward again to september 2008. our anniversary is quickly approaching and matt and i are all giddy inside just dreaming about our upcoming vacation. i not only reached my fitness goal but completely surpassed it! and we were ready to enjoy this trip!

but once again, there's a problem.....our anniversary trip was DENIED when the navy decided to move us half way across the world with less than a months notice. before matt and i could even register what was happening, our belongings and jeep were being shipped off to guam, we were saying good-bye to family and friends. and before we knew it, we were arriving at the airport in guam.

so now it is november 2008. and our anniversary trip to the caribbean is now merely a dream once again. we are way too far from our babysitter and even further from the caribbean to even think about going there.

so as i remind matt about this amazing trip i planned and how i yearned to be on the white sand beach.......he reminded me that we are now living in paradise. and our short little 10 day anniversary vacation to the caribbean turned into a 3 year vacation to a beautiful island in the pacific.

not the same, i say. but worth a laugh none-the-less. it was a good try, right!!?? but that's what i love about him. he always looks at the positive in things. coming here was out of our hands and although that meant that we didn't get our childless vacation together, it doesn't matter. because in the end, all that matters is that we were able to spend it together, laughing, playing, and frolicking on the white sand beaches in a bathing suit with no cover-up, but still coming home at the end of the night to put our beautiful little girl to bed!!! and i know in the future i will eventually get the trip of my dreams....when the timing is right, of course!!

Pictures of our anniversary to soon follow!