I am currently sitting in a gorgeous beachfront rental house in Oceanside, California with 12 of my close family members.  My grand intention of finishing up the budget articles and getting everything on this website completely finished went by the wayside when I realized my other option was sitting on the deck staring at the crashing waves and endless flocks of pelicans.  I had also hoped to wrap up our accommodations for Italy this summer which may or may not happen depending on the weather; good weather means no computer!  Luckily on the way down here we flew US Airways, which does not subscribe to the notion that a happy flier is one with a seatback television, meaning that I got quite a bit done on my computer in lieu of watching the latest chick-flick.

I must remind myself that this is not a life and death scenario and another week or so will not make or break either this website or our Italian vacation - although the longer I leave it the less choices there will be.  I think I'm getting a bit complacent with vacation planning and perhaps I should follow my own advice and check out the Planning section!  This vacation will not plan itself no matter how much I try and sprinkle magic vacation fairy dust; time to take off my Tinkerbell shoes and get on with it!