And that means a new post to let you know what the Rahns have been up to and are planning!
In the Rahn house January is typically a month to get back into the groove, watch football, track winter storms, hibernate and look ahead to our summer vacations!! And that is exactly what we have been busily doing for the past few weeks.
I tend to be more productive when I am overscheduled and very busy! That is proving true this month.
For starters:
- I am busily planning our 2 hour school talent show which will be happening at the end of February. It involves over 80 students, 39 "wonderful" elementary school talent acts and convincing my wonderful, awesome, loving husband that this is fun and Yes...he is a great co-host and will thoroughly enjoy emceeing this event with two other fabulous teachers from school! Both girls are performing solo acts this year. Katie is singing "Wishes," the theme song from the Magic Kingdom Fireworks Show at Disney World - I know I'll get teary eyed when she performs it...and Carleigh has worked with my sister, Patty, to choreograph a fantastic dance to "Dynamite" by Taio Cruz. (I didn't know who he was either, until she introduced me to the song.)
- I am also co-directing our Fourth Grade musical (the acting part) with another teacher at school. 1607 - Disappearance at Jamestown will be performed on February 10 (2 weeks before the talent show). It involves two afterschool practice a week with about 20 kids. I am thoroughly enjoying that also!
- Throw in 4 basketball practices, 2 dance classes, 1 piano lesson, Girl Scout activities, and Sunday School every week and I guess the word hibernation doesn't really fit!
Here are some basketball pics - Katie's first time playing and Carleigh's second season:
Since I have so much time on my hands right now (and have nothing else to worry about) :) , I have been doing some serious vacation planning! Here are the updates:
- Our Florida vacation in June has been canceled! Very sad about that, but also very excited about the reasons behind our canceling. Once we started thinking about what we could do in Alaska with more $$, we decided to save our return to Disney World and the Florida National Parks for another year. Hopefully 2012!
- Vancouver and Alaska planning is in full swing. Here are some of the details that we have been working on so far:
- We are going to spend a full day at Whistler Resort outside Vancouver. I'm having a lot of fun exploring the activities and fun that we could have there including mountain climbing, gondala rides, bungee trampoline for the girls, Alpine slides, nature walks, snow capped mountains, etc.
- Another day in Vancouver with ziplining (for all 4 of us this time) at Grouse Mountain and a cheesy Lumberjack show (Don will probably sit this one out)
- Then we will embark on our 7 night cruise through the Inside Passage of Alaska which we are planning to include:
- a private 3 hour whale watching adventure in Juneau - already tentatively booked the reservation for the 11 people in our party
- a helicopter ride to the top of a glacier and then 2 hours in a sled dog camp in Skagway
- and I am working on a private 5 hour grizzly bear adventure for just Don in Ketchikan. The girls and I will go shopping and sightseeing that day.
- The above adventures are the reason that we decided to cancel our June Florida adventure. One thing that I hold true to with my vacation planning is that I refuse to go into debt to pay for these vacations. All vacations are budgeted and all money is saved and available for the trip before we leave.
- I'll miss walking down Main Street in Disney World and feeling the magic...but whale watching and sled dog riding will probably make up for it. :)
- So...since Florida is canceled, I've got to find a way to occupy my Wanderlust until mid July when we head to Emerald Isle with the family.....Don says no vacations, but that's because he is excited about Alaska, and still fresh from our almost 9 hour road trip home from Erie (which should have taken 6 hours) at Christmas with traffic jams and stress. Maybe things will change, he wants me to be spontaneous right? So in the back of my mind.....I'm still planning....
- maybe 2 nights in Williamsburg over spring break to explore the colonial area with the girls?
- maybe another NYC adventure with mom and my sister over spring break?
- That came about because one of mom's friends/connections is opening on Broadway in "Wonderland" in March. He plays the Cheshire Cat in this new adaptation of Alice in Wonderland at the Marquis Theater and we would be able to go backstage and meet him. Mom really wants to go and maybe Patty would join us this time.
- or maybe just staying home, enjoying the quiet and relax! Yeah, right.........
- Big Sky, Montana
- Old Faithful Inn, Yellowstone
- driving the long trip to Mount Rushmore - staying for 2 nights and flying home to Dulles from there
- Driving through Driggs, Idaho and the Targhee National Forest
Haven't thought about Summer, 2013 yet...any ideas? :)
Oh, forgot about our canine friends....Jack and Lily are settling down and Jack might actually be starting to enjoy having Lily around...as evidenced by allowing her to share his bed.....
So, that's where we are....not a lot of pictures to share, but lots going on! Enjoy the winter and...
....Stay tuned to see how the Rahns do Hibernation and Winter Boredom!! :)
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