Matt and I both look forward to the day (quite far away from today, however) when we will be blessed with some little tikes to call our own. The idea of having children to love and raise together has never been a question for us... we love kids and we are excited to be parents (one day)!
In the meantime, we have taken the opportunity to learn a lot of lessons from the parents and children in our lives.
On a recent trip to Orlando, we spent some quality time with our dear friends and their three wonderful kids. We had a great time in the midst of... well, chaos! It was fun, exciting... BUSY! We said our goodbyes, boarded our plane home, and...
...immediately scrounged to find anything to write down a list of TO DO's before we have children!
Things to do, places to see... all before our life changes completely, and skipping town for a spontaneous getaway is virtually out of the picture.
We call it our "B(efore) K(ids) List", and here it is!
In no particular order...
1. Visit NYC
2. Take a SoCal vacay
3. See the Rockies and Colorado
4. Experience Chicago
5. Go on a cruise together
6. Become debt-free!!
We're beginning to check a few of these off the list... cruise is booked... Grand Cayman and Cozumel here we come! We've paid off an extraordinary chunk of our debt since we became a two-income family in September. I think Spring of 2011 calls for a trip to NYC.
Agreed?
Lauren
