Week from HE (double "L" hockey sticks)

Last week was not a good one. That is why I did not blog. I was not in good spirits. However, it started out wonderful with us all going as a family to a really nice resort called Primland.

Primland Resort

This is a beautiful resort located off the Blue Ridge Parkway. It is primarly for golf, hunting, and spa activities. They have a great lodge and spectacular separate cabins for guests. Our cabin was a beautiful one with breathtaking views. 

Beautiful Living Room View

The deck of our cabin

Beautiful bath view

Beautiful Kitchen ..

Janet drinking some champagne. 

Dang,.. look at my hair .. It is huge :)

Harper loving the day

 On our way home from Primland we started to see smoke coming from the hood of our van.  So, we called our local Toyota dealership and they had it towed in. At this time, I assumed we had a faulty issue with our van but that was not the case! The mechanic informed me that someone had hit our van against a rock or animal ( or drove way to fast over a speed bump) and bent a rod under our front bumper which caused the radiator to explode. So, now we are vanless and waiting for it to get repaired. This came to a total shock to Will and I. Neither of us hit anything and if we did I  am sure we would have realized having Harper in it. So, the only conclusion we could come up with was that the valet at Primland hit something. So, this was such a bummer for us. On a good note they will be done repairing the vane while we are in Bermuda.

This is what my van looked liked!

  On Memorial Day,  we decided to lighten up and head to a pool party. Our friends, Jay and Carrie, have a great pool that we all love to enjoy. It was Harper's first time and she loved it. I am hoping that next week in Bermuda is the same.

Harper loving pool time

Worn out by the pool party

I'm Still Cool... Even Though I Own A Van

Well, we did it! We traded in the 4Runner for a Mini Van! 

2012 Toyota Sienna

This was a very sentimental but great move for us a family. After months of discussing our options, we finally decided to take the plunge and get the family van. Since, this was my third 4Runner I had a very hard time with saying goodbye to my vehicle. 

Saying goodbye to my 4Runner years!

However, after I learned I needed new tires last week (which would cost around $1,000.) and the jammed packed SUV we had going to the beach we decided that this was our best option. See, we are not an ordinary couple with one child. We travel with both our golf clubs, our Lab Lilly, a crate for Lilly, Harper, a stroller, a pack-n-play,etc. So, a van has all the necessary room we need. . We figure that this is a vehicle we will be able to grow in to , since we do plan on having other children. We compared the Honda and Toyota vans for months and decided on the Toyota Sienna XLE. It had many options that suited us as a family. We also considered a larger SUV like a Sequoia or the large Infinity SUV and to be honest, those SUVs are overpriced with terrible gas mileage. So, now we are officially van owners.

Harper and I in front of the van