Traveling with the family

There is nothing more rewarding and educational than traveling.  As a kid growing up my travels consisted of up and down the east coast with Mom and Dad.  Oh yeah, and then one big trip with my sisters to Florida where we discovered the Waffle House!  Being the youngest of five I missed out on the whole big family trips.  My oldest brother got married when I was 4 years old and by the time I went to kindergarten he had moved out and then next two siblings were in college.  So it was pretty much just me traveling with Mom and Dad. 

I remember 34 years ago when we were on our honeymoon in St. Lucia my husband said to me "oh the places I will take you to".  Well here we are, never at a loss of travel ideas and a whole bunch of memories.  We have always said that if some day we didn't have the means to take vacations like we do now we would still have our memories.  When we are traveling with the family one of our favorite things to do each night is to ask each one what was the best part of their day.  It is surprising to listen to what they come up with and why.  

More travel plans are in the work, and with them come dinner ideas and some really great meals!