August 1, 2012
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Travel Post
After a few months of seemingly no travel plans, we’re finally going somewhere! I’ve been feeling down in the dumps lately…work stress, family stress, moving home stress, etc. So, Jamie decided it was time to really get a look at our bucket list of “must see” places before we leave, and make some reservations. Super exciting…I love travel planning!
So, this weekend, we’re going to Budapest, Hungary. I’m super excited for it, because I’m pretty much enthralled with Eastern Europe and all it has to offer. I’ve heard Budapest is fabulous, and it’s only a short flight away! We leave later Friday afternoon (after work) and get back at 8am Monday morning…just in time to drive to work and get started with our day. We plan on going to a Turkish Bath, take a cooking class, and explore the city as much as we can. Overall, it’ll be busy, but it’ll be a great time.
Then, once we get back on Monday…we have two days of work until we leave Tuesday evening for the Olympics!!! This is probably what I’m most excited for…I’ve been looking forward to this for the past year! I’ve been watching on television as much as I can, but it’ll be so exciting to be there in person! Unfortunately, they don’t allow any cameras with interchangeable lenses into the events, so we won’t be taking our SLR with us (BOO!). We’ll have my little point and shoot, but I’m not too impressed with the photos it takes, so I’m not sure how our photos will turn out. I’ll be sure to post some if we have any good ones!
In other news…just making plans for the move home. We’re trying to decide housing…do we build, do we buy something that’s in the top end of our price range that has most of what we’re looking for, or do we buy an older, less expensive home, that we can really dig our teeth into and turn it into our own? Big questions. Last time we did this, the neighborhood wasn’t that big of a deal, because we didn’t have children, but now that we’ll be starting a family soon, school districts are also something we need to take into account. I’m not sure how much we really want to put into it, as I’m honestly not sure we’ll ever “settle down” and stay in one place for any long amount of time. This is the longest we’ve ever lived in any one place before, and we’ve been here less than 3 years! So yeah…just not sure what exactly we want at this point…definitely something we’re discussing.
I think that’s about it for now! I’m excited for our weekend away, and I’ve been absolutely worthless during work because I’m over it and need a vacation. Hopefully I can come back and be a bit more refreshed after the Olympics.
Hope you all have a wonderful week!
XOXOXO,
K.
Comments (9)
What event are you going to see? Have fun on your trip, add another stamp to your new passport!
@PennyLumpkins - We’re going to see Athletics and the Women’s Gold Metal match for football. SUPER EXCITED!
As far as the house, I would wait to build till you get settled, know you’re going to be there awhile and can find the right area. Just start with a realtor and look at both old and new homes. You will be able to narrow it down and you will figure it out along the way. A new spec home where you get to choose some finishes might be a good option too
have a great time!
And I agree with Shamrock.
Safe Journey!
@ShamrockLover - We already built house (our first), and the turned around and sold it 18 months later…I’m not sure I’m ready for that again. I think if we build, we’ll make the commitment to stay there for at least 5 years. Right now, we’ve come across some older homes that need for work, but have awesome potential! I’m getting excited!
sounds awesome, cant wait to hear stories and see pics! have a fun and safe trip
@Mad_Wife - @heckels - Thanks! I’ll definitely post pictures when we get back…hopefully I’m more on top of things than I have been in the past.
@Justin_DeBin - Thanks!