Dreaming of white sand beaches and turquoise waters

It's been a bit of a rough weekend. Last Thursday, my mom began feeling ill and kept getting worse. By Friday night, I took her into the ER only to find out that she has pancreatitis which was most likely caused by gallstones and will need surgery to remove her gallbladder. Sound familiar? Is this thing hereditary or what? So, anyway, she's in horrible pain, not really coherent and has been in the hospital since early Saturday AM. Travis has been out of town and so life has been a bit hectic juggling Mia, my brother (who was at my house and supposed to spend the weekend with me) and mom. I just feel terrible that she has to stay in the hospital all week. We're waiting for her pancreas to calm down before the operation. The good news is that Travis will be home tomorrow and I will be able to spend more time by her side. For now, the doc thinks the surgery will be no sooner than this upcoming Thursday. I think I'm more worried about her recovery than anything else. Since I've been through it, I know what it's like and I can't imagine how much more difficult it will be with her current state of health. Wish us luck this week because I think we're going to need it!

On a lighter note, I am truly dreaming of white sand beaches and turquoise waters. This year is our 10 year anniversary and we've booked a trip to Kauai, Hawaii. Neither of us have been to this particular island and so we're really looking forward to the celebration in the Fall.
10 years?!
Has is really been 10 years? I know, I'm thinking the very same thing. It doesn't seem possible, but the sneaky, little gray hairs that pop up are always a nice reminder.