{rested, sun-kissed & back to busy}

It goes without saying that the time off from 

{REAL LIFE} 

was just what we needed. WE. ALL OF US. 

It wasn't until we were a few hundred miles away from home, safe on a pretty little island that we all heaved a collective sigh.

It was as if the whole family looked around at once and realized what we had been missing...time together. 

{REAL TIME}

We laughed, we rested, we laughed a whole lot more.

We were comfortable. We enjoyed each others company. We wandered and never looked at a clock...never asked what day it was...never made a phone call.

I missed my family.

{I MISSED THEM A LOT}

I missed all the time that life cheats us out of...

...but we made a pact.

We aren't going to let the every day hum drum life swipe from us what is {LIFE REAL}. We aren't going to sacrifice out laughs or our hugs or our simple moments anymore.

 We are going to carve out time. 

{REAL TIME}.

Time for games, time for walks, time for random love and hugs. Time for each other.

Vacations are a thing of rare beauty around here. We can not afford to wait around for another one.

{WE MUST MAKE TIME EVERY DAY}.

Time for "mini vacations." 

There is no excuse for putting off today what we could do tomorrow.

The ride home was quiet. We were rested, sun-kissed and a little sad that we would be 

{BACK TO BUSY} 

in no time. We were thinking. Thinking that we loved what we have. Cherish out time together.

Rarer today than it was yesterday. 

Bad economies led to worse hours at work.

Worse hours at work led to less time together.

Children are growing and leaving the nest. This year one couldn't make the trip. 

Next year it might be two, or three. No one knows today.

Time is precious. More precious the older we all get.

{TODAY HAS TO COUNT}

Tomorrow will just have to wait.

{more beautiful beach photos to come}