As my previous post makes obvious, our family went on a little vacation over the weekend. But that wasn’t the end of my vacation time…I’ve taken this week off as well. The best part? We’ve got nothing big planned! An entire week to do…well…whatever!

And I highly recommend it. Just time away from work and the normal routine of life. Time to recharge and refresh. Time to do stuff I haven’t had the time to do. Time to just hang with the wife and kids. This doesn’t mean we have nothing planned or haven’t done anything fun…just nothing big.

So far, the highlight of this week has been going Indoor Skydiving. Anita got me a certificate for my birthday (my 2006 birthday). I hadn’t gone until now because the weight limit was 250 lbs…and I was right at that limit until I lost my 60 lbs. I held it out as a reward for when I lost the weight and kept it off. Man was it worth it!! One of the coolest experiences I’ve had in a long time. Ready for the real thing now!

Also had a great Platoon meeting last night. God is truly moving among us guys…and I look forward to every week. We even had two new guys show up last night. We’re going through Kenny Luck’s Dream and it has been challenging so far (and we’re only two chapters in). If you’re not involved in a men’s group (and you’re a man) I highly recommend it…you’ll never be the same!

So what’s the plan for the rest of the week? Just finished our Boy Scout website design so I’ll probably put some finishing touches on that. A movie or two? We’re heading to Wyoming to see the In-Laws (no worries, I actually like them…what’s not to like about a Father-in-Law that builds guns for a living?).

I think a few more vacations just like this one are in my future…hopefully yours too.