This isn't real glamorous, but it is the beach in San Clemente California.  This is the place we love to go as a family.  When we are here I just get to relax...until it is time to feed them all again.  The beach is beautiful and we can all find something to do.  Serenity now...you know I need it as fourth block opens.

my latest travel dream

i am dreaming a travel dream...a dream of marching across the stage and graduating from nursing school.

A note of encouragement to my travel sisters!

I've spent the summer day dreaming about all of the amazing places we will go and posting pictures of them here on our Dream a Travel Dream blog!
I survived the houseboat trip to Lake Powell with the family and it was so amazing! I used Blurb.com to create a book full of text and pictures...this will be everyone's christmas present who was with us on the trip..and also one for my gram who couldn't make the trip.
Anyhow...I just wanted to take a minute before things get all crazy and hectic for us to encourage you with how far we've come and how close we really are to fufilling this part of our goals and dreams!
I'm so thankful to have met you both and I'm excited to see the amazing nurses we will become and the exotic places we will travel to!!

Christkindlmarkt at Rathausplatz Square

How beautiful does this look!? Every year between the start of Advent in late November through Christmas, Christmas markets can be seen throughout Europe. You can take a cruise on The Viking Pride which will take you from Vienna, Austria to Nuremberg, Germany along the Danube River. The cruise will stop at many different villages and each of them have similar Christmas markets. The great part about this would be that it is off season so it would be a lot cheaper to see all of these villages in Europe! The Viking Pride only has 75 staterooms and carries 150 passengers. I found an amazing article in the AAA Magazine "Highroads". I'm going to keep that copy so if it's something you lovely ladies are interested in, we can check it out!! :) Imagine giving gifts from Europe to our family and friends for Christmas the year we go!!!

Lake Powell

Last summer my Dad visited from Kansas City and we took a journey up to Page, Arizona. Some of the guys my dad works with had rented a houseboat on Lake Powell and my Dad wanted to check it out! We went to the marina and took a tour of the house boats and my Dad was hooked! He has been planning this trip for the last year and now next week he will be here! My aunt and uncle from Florida are flying in a few days early to see Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon and they will meet up in Page next Saturday. I really doubt I'll have any internet service while I'm up there but I'm going to at least keep a joural and then I can update this blog when I get back! I'm super excited to take the first trip of the summer ~ finally! I love being on the road and exploring the States!!

Barcelona!! Si? Si!!

I think that Spain would be a muy bonita place to visit!! I can hear the music playing and I can picture us dancing with some frilly skirts on! Doesn't that sound like fun to you??

Bratwurst Anyone?

I've met so many people from Germany in my life that I think it would be an amazing place to visit..then when I meet the next person from Germany I can say..."I was just in Munich! I loved the Town Hall!" :) Plus, I love bratwurst so much that a trip to Germany would not be wasted!