this wasn't in the plan |but life is still pretty good

Three weeks ago, The Tall One was invited to go to a training session at the school he attended for two years. I was excited to tag along with the kids and revisit the place we loved so much. Unfortunately, times and dates and prices just weren't working together in our favor. Since the actual dates were coming so soon, prices were rising accordingly. It was going to cost a lot of money to get the three of us there, so we decided against it. Looking strictly at the present, we could have done it, but looking at the future brought too many lingering and entirely probable "what ifs". The last thing we wanted was to spend the money and kick ourselves later for it. It was a hard decision, but ultimately the responsible one.

But that's not the end of the story.

The Tall One works with very nice people, nice people who have wives that work for Southwest Airlines. Nice people who offer us plane tickets so that we can enjoy this trip as a family. Words can't express my gratitude. I am so excited to go and show my son the place that he spent the first two years of his life. I can't wait to visit some of the places that he was just too young to appreciate at the time. There are so many memories there and I'm ready to make some more.
Though the question remains - how on earth do you thank such generous and thoughtful people?