Today's #Blogtober14 prompt is "your dream vacation." This came at the right time because I could totally use a vacation right about now. A few of my favorite bloggers are currently traveling (London, Paris, California, etc) and they have given me the travel bug (not the literal travel bug). I got to thinking about all the places I have traveled in the past (Alaska, Mexico, California...that's about it) and I realized that these vacations are definitely NOT my dream vacations. Something always goes wrong and someone always ends up crying. I know vacations aren't perfect but I think there are some ways to make it pretty darn close to perfection!

1. Just me and my bf get to go; we get along well when traveling (for the most part), he is a no drama llama. And let's face it, family vacations usually end in a brawl, tears, screams, etc…so let's cut out the drama.

2. We have a general plan but just "go with the flow." I am a planner so naturally I would plan everything but I would love to just go with the flow on a trip for once and simply enjoy the experience.

3. I can sleep in however late I want too. I am not a person who sleeps in late to begin with, I am always up by 8:30, but if one day on the vacation I want to sleep in, then dangit I'm sleeping in.

4. It would be fun to rent a small apartment one week while on the trip; that way we can cook meals to save money but also have more of a life-in-Europe-experience.

5. We must send postcards! I love snail mail and although I will miss my family it will be nice to get away for a short time…and they can keep up with us through postcards!

6. Bf should allow us to buy new suitcases. I have always wanted to go backpacking across Europe…but for this dream vacation I want to leave the backpack behind and buy durable, colorful suitcases.

7. I should probably learn at least one language before going over there, or at least the basics. When we went to Mexico, I was a pro at saying, "May we have our check please, thank you, and hello," but that was the extent of it. It would be a lot easier knowing some basics to be able to communicate with the locals!