babies or europe?
i've come to notice this blog has become a little boring. i will admit that i have chosen the lazy route and just posting pictures and not talking about where we have been or what we have been doing. so i am going to add some spice to this post with the always so fun topic of ......babies.
about 6 months ago dane and i were watching some travel channel stuff on netflix and decided we wanted to go to europe. we came up with the plan that we would save our money and as a last hoorah/graduation gift for dane finishing school we would pack our bags and go on a 7-10 day vacation to europe. for the next few weeks we had fun googling airline prices, looking up fun hotels to stay out, picking out which cities we would visit, and much much more. i was getting excited because it looked like we were really serious about doing this.
now here is where things get funny....
on our way to home for christmas vacation a thought entered my brain. if we go to europe when dane graduates, then that means we would need to get pregnant AFTER we get back. makes sense right? well then that means if (god forbid) we end up NOT moving back to california and end up moving to some random state where we don't know anyone...that means i would be pregnant with no friends or family around! HOLD THE PHONE! ALERT THE PRESIDENT! WAIT A MINUTE!
ummm does this sound like the worst idea ever?!!? in the car ride it totally did to me.
DISCLAIMER: all of these arguments are based on dane getting a job before or around the time he graduates.
her story: what if we got pregnant the last few months we lived in flagstaff? that means i could be with my friends here and have some support. i could have fun and swap prego stories with my friends that are moms etc.
his story: are you kidding me?! this is our last chance to go on a huge vacation and not have to worry about anything before we have to start being real grown ups with mortgages and babies and careers.
now there are a few things we do agree on.
about 6 months ago dane and i were watching some travel channel stuff on netflix and decided we wanted to go to europe. we came up with the plan that we would save our money and as a last hoorah/graduation gift for dane finishing school we would pack our bags and go on a 7-10 day vacation to europe. for the next few weeks we had fun googling airline prices, looking up fun hotels to stay out, picking out which cities we would visit, and much much more. i was getting excited because it looked like we were really serious about doing this.
now here is where things get funny....
on our way to home for christmas vacation a thought entered my brain. if we go to europe when dane graduates, then that means we would need to get pregnant AFTER we get back. makes sense right? well then that means if (god forbid) we end up NOT moving back to california and end up moving to some random state where we don't know anyone...that means i would be pregnant with no friends or family around! HOLD THE PHONE! ALERT THE PRESIDENT! WAIT A MINUTE!
ummm does this sound like the worst idea ever?!!? in the car ride it totally did to me.
DISCLAIMER: all of these arguments are based on dane getting a job before or around the time he graduates.
her story: what if we got pregnant the last few months we lived in flagstaff? that means i could be with my friends here and have some support. i could have fun and swap prego stories with my friends that are moms etc.
his story: are you kidding me?! this is our last chance to go on a huge vacation and not have to worry about anything before we have to start being real grown ups with mortgages and babies and careers.
now there are a few things we do agree on.
- we are aware that once we have kids the chances of us going to europe is slim to non until they are graduated and out of the house
- it would totally suck for us to be living in let's say...oregon or somewhere and dane is now working full-time and i am home pregos and not knowing anyone. maybe i would join a mommy yoga group or something to meet people but do i really want people i've known for a few months throwing me a shower? call me old fashioned but i kind of always imagined my baby shower with my family and long-time friends.
so what's it going to be?
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| europe?? OR |
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| babies?? ps. for those of you that want to tell me to calm down and just worry about things when the come....um are you just reading this blog for the first time? that is not how i roll. end of story. |
Hi Jenna! This is Andrew's (Dane's friend from HS) girlfriend Delaney. I found your blog via Andrew's facebook. We were supposed to come to your wedding but couldn't make it last minute :(
ReplyDeleteLove reading your blog :) Just wanted to say hi!
Hi Jenna,
ReplyDeleteJust a few thoughts. We almost planned a trip before Gigi was born, a little more involved than you're thinking (either 2 years in Italy for a Master's program for David or a year of traveling the world). In the end we didn't do either, and I think there's a little part of both of us (especially David) that thinks we should have gone for it. That's not to say we have regrets per se, but just that we look back nostalgically and wonder what it would have been like to have those experiences. Now, we can't imagine life any differently and are so thankful for the journey the Lord has us on. I say, pray about it and the Lord will reveal His will to you guys. :)
xoxo