Kate needs a vacay.

Really, I do.

I need to get away for a bit. Somewhere different, special, a place I've not been before. I have several vacation destinations on my list. They include, but are not limited to: Costa Rica, Greece, Italy, Galapagos Islands, Fiji, Africa and India.

It's been several months since I have been able to leave the country or go someplace interesting. Owning a home makes travel difficult, there is always something needing your attention and money. Before owning a home, I travelled at least three times per year, not including domestic travel to visit friends and family.

As a child we did not travel often. I was a teenager before I made it onto a plane for the first time. Over the next several years, I spent a lot of time visiting new destinations in the United States, even moving around to different states. Once I saw everthing I wanted to see at the time, I traveled overseas. It was a big deal for me and still is. Though I wish I traveled as a child, I wonder if I had, would I be so accustomed to it that I no longer found it interesting, but just . . . there?

Kate