itchin

it's been a couple of years since i've been out of the country, and i have been itchin (like the scratching it 'til it bleeds kind of itchin) to pick a destination and plan a trip.

i called one of my besties, julie, and asked her where she wanted to go.  two hours later, i had tickets to costa rica, and the following morning, she had hers.

there are so many things about this excite me, the first of which is that it cost me only 35k frequent flyer miles.  the second is that after doing ireland with her way back in 2005, i have really wanted to do another trip with jules,  but kids came along and made it a little more challenging.  i'm thrilled that we found a time and a place that we could both make work.

and, while it's some way off, in november, you'll start seeing pictures like this:

and this:

and this:

and this:

and most definitely NOT this: