I feel like I am on the track at Talladega and there is no pit crew and no end in sight.  My life feels like a bit of a rat race.  My calendar is packed and I am pretty much over booked each day.  Life is crazy.  But there is an end–December 9 is going to be a beautiful day.  I can’t wait for it.  Until then I will struggle with homework, grading, family and self.  I’ve been so busy this past week I haven’t been able to fit going into the gym in the morning because I have been up working instead.  I feel like crap and am getting a little crabby.  Bill can’t wait for me to be done with this semester.  And I have to say, I can’t wait either.

Enough of me complaining about the life I have chosen at this point.  Really, I shouldn’t complain.  No one is making me get my PhD or send my kid to private school (hence the working of several jobs), etc.  I have made these choices and if they don’t kill me life will once again be sunny and happy.

Here is the much delayed family vacation post. Highlights and lowlights via bullet points.  I know, I know–but bullet points is all I have in me.

Cruises with kids good.  Babysitting watches them while you can get off the boat.  I know awesome.  We had 4 hours in Key West and 4 in Cozumel w/no kids.  AWESOME.

Snorkeling in Cozumel–Awesome.  Must go diving there.

Miami–ridiculously expensive.  Drinks in SOBE–$25 a piece but they are buy one get on free (for the same person–they only tell you this after you have finished your huge pina colada and margarita and bring you your $125 lunch bill.  Yes, I said Lunch and neither of the kids ate because they fell asleep.

Boat drinks…mmmmmmm….

Room service–awesome

Pizza delivery in Miami–Pizza Rustica.  It rocks

Kids spending time with their uncles–awesome.

Tacos in mexico on the beach–rocking

Tearing swimming suit bottoms while jumping off boat into ocean to snorkel–funny for some–Not for me.  Noah thought it was hilarious and because I only brought on swim suit he kept wanting to see my ripped pants.  Then he’d laugh hysterically.

Listening to Noah correct anyone other than me who said Miami w/the following–“it’s not your ami it’s mommy’s ami”  Hilarious.  He still thinks it My ami.  Love him.

3 hour delay at Miami airport–sucks.  Tired kids who slept on plane ride home–awesome.

Water wings rock–Noah finally tried them and he loved floating and “swimming” on his own.  guess it is time for swim lessons.

Seaweed–Z loved the seaweed in the Atlantic–spent a lot of time collecting it.

Playing in the finals of the blackjack journey–doing better than my bro.

Losing the blackjack tourney–sucked but fun

The best thing of all–Time with the family w/no computer, phone, internet.  It was great.