A Dream To Come True....

zenmonk said:

cool stuff
When I was in the Navy my ship wnet into the gulf of Alaska and all the people who had never seen snow went crazy. they had a great time. I imagine this will be very exciting. Wishing you a great time and safe trip.

If you can, check water out at night, when its quieter
and you can really hear and feel the waves with all the stars on top......I've always lived nearby water and for me it can be calming, good for introspection. Enjoy it however you will and your kids will have a memorable vacation as well. Feel good......steve

PS: don't stay in the sun too long--might melt your bag!!!!

AnneCan said:

What a wonderful oppurtunity
What a wonderful oppurtunity to have a fantastic holiday! Enjoy + take lots of pictures!

Have
a wonderful time you deserve it. i love the beach growing up at the santa monica pier and malibu i had the best childhood always at the beach. Have lots of fun


michelle

I am sure you are going to
I am sure you are going to have enjoyable time.Have fun.Have a safe and pleasant trip.Take care.

That is Awesome
How wonderful that you can take this much needed vacation along with your family. Your kids will remember this experience forever. So glad that you are getting away. Enjoy and don't think about anything else but having a great time.

Hugs! Kim

Wonderful!
That is so exciting! This will be a great time for all of your family. I pull a lot of energy from the ocean and sun. I need my fix every now and then. It also brings me a sense of calming and tranquility. I hope it does the same for you; re-energizing and calming.

Have a fantastic trip!

Shayenne said:

WoW! I'm Back!
We had awesome weather there at the beach, it was beautiful...I also felt such a calmness by the ocean, I told my hubby you may sprinkle my remains there! haha..

My kids had such a blast there seeing the ocean for the first time, they loved it! they said when they get big, they are going to live somewhere that has an ocean, and I said Go for it! Pat, my brother and I are planning on doing it again next year, hope I'm well enough too! maybe some time longer, the hotel was really nice, but I don't know why, the beds felt damp or moist? maybe because of the beach? we were oceanfront right there.

We went to a festival that had a bunch of Disney people there, but the lines were so long. They picked their favorite, Drake Bell, and waited 2 hours to meet him, get their pics with him, and autographs.

I uploaded some pics on my expressions page, those are my brothers pics, but I haven't gotten mine on the computer yet to upload, so I'll do it soon

Thanks for the comments all, I missed you all!

Hugsss!
~Donna

Donna,
I am so glad you had
Donna,

I am so glad you had such a wonderful time! There is nothing like the ocean + nothing like getting a break from our everyday lives. The pictures are beautiful + so are your kids + nieces. Thanks for sharing your trip.

lisa42 said:

Donna!.
Hi Donna,

Sorry I missed this post until today. That's so great that you were able to get away and have some family fun! I can just picture your kids' faces (even though I don't know what they look like- lol!) when they saw the ocean for the first time. Even though I'm on the west coast, I have been to Myrtle Beach once before on a vacation ten years ago (I know it was 10 yrs ago because my ten yr old, Allison, was a baby at the time and I remember carrying her around on the Myrtle Beach boardwalk and how hot and sticky the weather was and how having a sweaty baby stuck to me felt :~) It's a beautiful beach, though, and I'm so glad you go to go! I bet the weather wasn't hot and sticky there this time of year- hopefully it was absolutely lovely!

You take care and hang in there with the oxi. I forgot- you took Folfiri the first time around with chemo, right- that's why you're doing the oxi now. At least the weather is warm now, which won't make the oxi as bad as during the cold weather.

Take care-
Lisa

See, dreams do come true
Donna,

Glad you and the family got to take a short break from the daily stuff. It's amazing how much good a short break like this can be. I'm also sure it will be a treasured memory your children will hold near and dear to their hearts. How lucky are they to have such a generous and loving uncle. My kids are all grown and out of the house, but when I get better. I plan on getting all the kids together with the grandkids and doing an all expense paid trip by Grandpa to Disneyworld for a week.

This year my Sis is coming for a visit from Virginia and we are all going to spend a few days at Yosemite. I'm really looking forward to it, we are going at the end of July. I plan on being well enough to actually go and maybe we may even do a gentle river rafting trip. My younger Sis who is also from CA did it with my neices a couple of years ago and it wasn't to rough for them.So I'm crossing my fingers I will have the health and $$$ to do this. It will be right after I am supposed to return to work,so hopefully it all works out.

Don

Devasted said:

So glad you enjoyed your trip
Donna,

So glad to hear you enjoyed your trip! It's nice to take a break and forget everything for a bit. Did you go to Broadway at the Beach? I have been away from the board for a couple days and missed your original post! We live kinda nearby...maybe we can meet you next year! So glad you had fun. The damp sheets, that's just humidity!

Take care,
D

awesome
awesome pictures Donna....soooo glad you had good time.

mags