Challenges and Dreams

Back in the spring, I received the following email message less than a week before we were scheduled to leave:

"...In life there will always be challenges that have manifested, and dreams that haven't. But they'll always pale in comparison to the number of dreams that have manifested, and challenges that haven't." ~The Universe

Talk about foreshadowing what was to come! I didn't think much of it at the time, but after our trip was once again postponed, the significance of this message hit me like a ton of bricks. And it made me realize that perhaps there was a more positive perspective I could take on what was a devastating, unfortunate challenge getting in the way of our long-awaited dream of going on a honeymoon.

The reality is that as annoying as it has been to have our honeymoon postponed so many times, Wheeler and I are actually very fortunate to be in the position where we can even take a vacation to Cabo, especially during the state of the current economy. It can be so easy to lose sight of that when faced with a number of challenges, but as this message reminds us, the number of good things in life typically outweigh the bad. We often take these things for granted, so I'm making it my personal goal to be grateful for the things that have worked in our favor.

In regards to our upcoming vacation, I am particularly grateful for:

• My parents, who made this entire trip possible by giving us a week of their timeshare
  
  


• Wheeler's mom, who purchased our direct flight for the re-scheduled trip after we lost $800 on our original flight (Challenge #2 with the hurricane fiasco was that AeroMexico refused to refund our tickets even though the hurricane was hitting Cabo the day we were flying down there).
  
  


• All of our friends and family who provided us with honeymoon gift certificates that will allow us to experience some really fun adventures, dinners, and drinks in Cabo!
  
  


• A direct flight from LA to Cabo through American Airlines, which turned out to be half as much $$ as the original AeroMexico flight, even though it was going to have a layover in Mexico City (of all places)!
  
  


• Getting to stay at one of the top rated resorts on the Baja Peninsula--a place that we picked out as our #1 resort through RCI timeshares way back in the spring of 2006!!!
  
  


• Our friend Megan, who is going to take care of our wonderful kitty, Pepper (Pepper has a bit of separation anxiety due to her first few years of life being passed around between different homes). We will miss her terribly while we're gone, but it's nice to know that she'll be in good hands.
  

Thank you all!