Time to Unwind

You can’t beat the excitement of the first day of a family vacation. It’s a feeling that rivals Christmas Eve or the first day of ski season. This morning we bottled the energy of two kids and two parents into a minivan packed to the brim with beach essentials. Our family prefers a road to trip to fighting the stresses of an airport, but today’s commute was a bit trying. After two stops just to get out of town, we hit bumper to bumper traffic beginning at Floriston. Yeah, yeah I know there is always summer traffic through the Sierra, but it didn’t let up until we reached U.C.Davis.

After an 8 hour drive (should have been 4 hours) I’m happy to report, we finally arrived in Santa Cruz with enough time to devour a pizza and hit the pool. While Pete and the kids splashed and flipped and laughed and played I enjoyed this oh-so therapeutic sunset. It’s officially time to unwind.