Oh My Gosh!

Hi! Anneliese here!

We're going to Australia and New Zealand! I can't wait. It will be so cool to see the home of the Lord of the Rings movies, and to perhaps snorkle in the reef. Not only that, but I can't wait to see the Outback as well!! So fun!  

Getting started!

Well, now we've told the children where we're going--which is New Zealand and Australia.  In past travels, I've kept a travel journal of where we go, what we see, our thoughts, etc.  I have over 20 years worth of these in the bottom of a drawer.  Part of the reason for the travel journal was to label the photos when we had them developed.  I can be a bit obsessive-compulsive so everything had to be dated and labeled correctly, then placed in a photo album in chronological order.  Now that we're digital with the photos are on our computer and my husband makes a DVD of the vacation, it's a bit less necessary.  But I still have thoughts and details and other observances of where we are.  And I have a favorite quote:  "how do I know what I think until I see what I've written?"  But last summer, my husband's blog of our vacation made my journal extraneous.  My then-13 year old daughter wanted to blog, but didn't keep up with it very well--always other things to do.  So this year, I will blog instead of keeping a travel journal and let my now 14-year old daughter add to it when the mood strikes her!  My husband's blog, which has details of our upcoming trip is at:  lee-reidfamilytravels.blogspot.com .   I may occasionally blog, but will become better the closer we get to leaving in June.