Calgon, Take Me Away...

I am probably giving away my age by this title but so what.  If you are someone over 40 then seeing this title tells you that I need a vacation.  George and I usually manage to get away in April/May and October for a few days at a time.  We enjoy spending the hot summer months in our backyard.  Our beautiful pool combined with the gorgeous landscaping and five simply adorable grandkids makes for a really nice bunch of fun.  I think because the winter being a horrible one this year, me and many others just seem starved for some getaway time.  Not only that but friends and family are all travelling about and its only making me more hungry for some downtime.  So, we will be making a trip to someplace I have never been - Niagra Falls.  Hoping that by the time we go the weather will have considerably heated up.  It really is true what you hear about the  Bucket List.  Once you make one it becomes something that will no longer sit on the back burner because you start to realize why you made it in the first place.  Each day that goes by, time seems to speed up and the days get shorter and suddenly the phrase "this is not a test" hits you like a ton of bricks.  The last thing you want to happen is to leave this earth without having lived your life.  Don't be a spectator in your life - go and live it !!  Makes one wonder why with all the things on this earth there are to do that so many of us just watch it pass by.  I would venture to say.....IJTWLI.