Hanging onto Vacation Memories--Part I

While I'm not sure that's a good title for this posting, I'm trying to gently break it to myself that the vacation is over, but the memories and the pictures are not.  Our time away was what we needed:  emotionally, physically, spiritually and as a couple.  God went before us and all of those needs were met. 

But to take a vacation in Germany and Denmark, one has to fly across the pond.  Did you know that?  Did you know that I totally dislike flying?  It's not a fear of flying; it's being cooped up for hours on end, and fighting off the demons of boredom.  So this time, I opted for a more prepared approach.  Armed with a good book, a children's book on origami, some knitting and a magazine or two, I was up to the challenge of 15 hour flying-time days. 

So here's what I did.  Ken gave me this wonderful book as an early anniversary present.  Perfect in so many ways.  I do journal while on vacation and I do make an attempt to make the journal look as if it was kept by an artist.  Reading and absorbing the book helped pass several hours. 

And I folded this fun and challenging spinning top.  I also learned how to make a balloon, a heart and a Ninja knife.  I like learning new origami folds.



And played this memory game.

And I read "Hotel at the Corner of Bitter and Sweet."  Yes, do read it.  And talked to Ken and listened to conversations around me (you know you do that too; you just don't admit it) and tried to sleep.  And I attempted to tamper down my enthusiasm for our trip.  I was just so pleased to be going away for two weeks with Ken.