Berning Family Vacation 2012

Yesterday it hit me that we needed to move up our family vacation this year.  We decided last year that May was the PERFECT time of the year for us to go on our vacation because things aren't busy yet PLUS the weather is turning nice (but not too hot!). 

However, because of little baby Berning coming we just figured we would need to postpone.  But because of Mark's school schedule - plus the baby coming smack-dab in the middle of the summer - it was either go before or after.  We just figured it was the smarter choice to go after.  But then it hit me yesterday that that plan is really kind of silly.  There is no way in August we are going to want to take our very tiny baby too far.  I am sure we would just end up bagging the trip altogether and that would make me sad. 

SO...we are going in three weeks!  Mark is done with school in about a week and a half and then we are moving apartments.  So we are going to go the week before Memorial Day.  We are both pretty excited about this and even though I will look like a hippo and be waddling all over the place - hopefully we will still have fun! :)

The plan for 2012 was to go to South Carolina.  Last year I explained how Mark and I decided on our little family vacations, but I will just quickly recap.  We put all of the states in a hat and essentially pick one.  There are, of course, rules to all of this but that is the gist of it.  Last year was Arizona and we LOVED it!  We drew South Carolina for this year, but it doesn't seem too smart to fly across the country so hugely pregnant and so we decided on a place that was a little closer to home. 

SOUTH DAKOTA HERE WE COME!

 Now, I know what some of you may be thinking (especially my family) - what could possibly be fun to do in South Dakota?!  It's not usually considered much of a tourist destination.  But this is why I LOVE this idea for our vacations.  Planning the vacation is almost as fun to me as the actual vacation!  There are fun things to do EVERYWHERE! 

Anyway, so now I am busily trying to come up with a fun - yet, not too crazy - vacation for us.  I am having WAY too much fun planning and hopefully it all comes together okay.  Either way I am sure we will have fun.  PLUS then we can think of all of the fun for next year when our little boy is going to be with us - WOOT WOOT!