For the First Time

If I haven’t said it before, I love to vacation.
That’s something that Mark and I shared.
Nolan loves it too.
So this week Nolan and I were at it alone.
Well, not really alone.
We joined Mark’s cousin Troy, Melissa & baby Jackson.
And we stayed with family in Washington.

Do you know the feeling of
taking a child to Disneyland for the first time?
It’s like you are seeing it all again
for the first time through their eyes.
So much of the joy and excitement
that I would feel about a beautiful
landscape would be because I knew
how much Mark was loving it.
And this trip, seeing it on my own
Was like going to a kid movie without a kid.
Or maybe for you guys, seeing a chick flick
without a chick.
And as much as I enjoy a beautiful view
it’s as if every magnificent mountain
or breathtaking view was made for Mark.
He just loves it that much.

On the ferry to Victoria, Canada
I saw it.
It was like a gift.
Perfectly packaged between incredible islands,
snow capped mountains, and a glassy ocean was
the most beautiful view
I’ve ever seen.
It’s like it belonged to me
in some small way.
I guess because I couldn’t see it
through Mark’s eyes this time.
But I must say
it was spectacular.

More vacation tales to come…