See you in the sandbox, or on my vacation in Florida. 

     You could say my vacation was not all that relaxing if you look at it in bullet points:

• my boyfriend didn't have a phone the whole vacation
• it was cloudy the whole time we were in Florida
• we were caught in hurricane Debra
• we were stuck in an airport for 2 days waiting for flights
• my luggage was sent to Chicago without me
• while waiting on stand-by my boyfriend and I were separated and I sat in an airport for an extra 2 hours while he made his way to Chicago

     Yes, actually there were many stressful situations for this short 3 days we had planned. But I learned something important, even though we were stuck in the airport for 2 days waiting to catch a flight and I had to wear the same clothing for 24 hours, anything in life can be viewed as stressful, and honestly I have been more stressed running to Starbucks before. 

     I admit it, when I tell stories I word them in such a way that the stress level is enhanced, and when I do that I stress myself out even more. So I don't want my vacation tale to stress me out more, so using positive bullet points, here is how my trip really went:

• I bought 2 round trip tickets for only $160 to Florida!
• we took a stroll on a cool overcast day alone the white sandy beaches of Florida
• I learned that palm branches are ridiculously big & there are more deaths every year from coconuts hitting people on the heads than from shark attacks
• we saw a manatee in the harbor from our balcony 
• I experienced a hurricane for the first time

I feel refreshed, satisfied, and I can't wait for my next vacation to bring some crazy tales to share. 

Hailey