The beach vs. the beach

So, here is our time for a little family vacation and we plan on going down to South Carolina for the Labor Day weekend.  From the beginning, we run into snags, work schedules, letters allowing our foster children to leave the state, prices of hotels/resorts through the roof, etc, etc, etc.... So, my husband and I have a bright idea....why not go somewhere else :)

With that, we quickly devise a new plan...going through options, different states, places that didn't take longer than five hours to get to.  We decide that it's going to be Cedar Point in Sandusky, OH.  Now, I have always wanted to go there and have longed for the opportunity to feel the cool air through my hair, the adrenaline rushing through my veins, the excitement and goosebumps that comes with some of the world's largest roller coasters.  There's beaches, things to do, water...I mean, really!!  My daughter is so excited, I believe she will struggle for the next week to contain it and my son just looks at me and simply says, "I love you, Mom."  I now know what it takes to steal the hearts of children....rides, games and food.

As I prepared our trip today, called the resort and reserved our room, ordered our tickets, got our dog sitter on board and rented our car, I, myself, got excited.  Can this be?  After all this time, am I actually going to go?  I am so stoked.  :)  Yes, I wanted to go to South Carolina, more than anything, but this...this is jackpot!  


So, I called my mother and told her what our plans where.  Her statement.... "I'm glad you didn't go to South Carolina..there's a hurricane coming."  Really??  Not "Hooray, I know you've always wanted to go!" or "I heard that place is the bomb" or "damn, I'm gonna miss you."... just "there's a hurricane coming."  Plain, simple and to the point that, in the end, the idea of going to Myrtle Beach during hurricane season was a bad idea and she knew that all this time.  Mothers. :)

Apparently, the Goddess had other plans for us :)  Either way, Sandusky, here we come!