Why Goal #100

Goal #100 - Take Jason on a cruise. To be totally honest, there isn't much "Why" behind this one. I guess I say "Why not?". Well, there is a reason I want to do this. Because, I've never been on one myself, and I think it would be a really cool experience for both of us. So, I'd like to experience it. And, another reason...because when I was a kid, we didn't do family vacations. Partly because the money just was not there, and partly because my family situation changed quite a bit. I lived with my mom, then I lived with my grandparents, then I moved back in with my mom and step-father...and there's even more than that, but those are the major ones. It was one of those things that just didn't happen. And I'd like to create a memorable experience for Jason that he can carry with him throughout his life. I want to reminisce with him years down the road, and hear things like "Remember when we went on the cruise, and such-and-such happened?".

Too white-picket-fence-y? Well, what parent doesn't want to create that for their kids? I love when Jason tells me "Mom! Remember when we saw Disney on Ice? I loved that! That was a fun day!" Or, "Mom! Remember when you took me to NY just to go to FAO Schwartz? That was so cool!" Or, Mom! Remember when we went to NY to see The Lion King on Broadway! That was fun! When can we go see another show?". I'm so over the "buy-your-kid-every-new-toy" line of thinking. Because, what ends up happening? The toy gets broken, or it ends up being remembered as "yeah...I think I got that for...Christmas...like 2 yrs ago...and I forgot who gave it to me..." Don't get me wrong, I did get Jason stuff for Christmas, like new Tech Deck stuff, and this REALLY cool desk calendar that has you make 365 different paper airplanes, one for each day. That's all good, but the other things I got him were a gift certificate for us to go ice skating, and another one for us to go bowling. Experiences. He's still talking about the little kid he made friends with at the rink, and about how he beat me at bowling, 3 games in a row! That's the STUFF I'm going for!