Vacation Time, Day 25

Every summer my husband takes several trips to Utah, alone, with our son, and with the three of us. He spends months preparing for his/our adventures in Utah making packing lists, preparing meals, and getting his truck ready (as in the image above). He has a website and blog dedicated to exploring the southwest that he is constantly updating with new information. Tomorrow he leaves for a 10-14 day trip with Nicolai while I stay home to work in the studio and to teach. Although I will be working the entire time he is gone it is a wonderful time for me to be alone and have a vacation from being a mother and a spouse. This is a time for all of us to do our own things and come back together refreshed.