Vacation: All I ever wanted?

I've been on family vacation now since Thursday. We started off going to New York City for a few days to spend some time with my brother and sister. What a blast! Most of our trip centered around what restaurant we were going to visit next, but no complaints here. Here are a few of the things we've experienced so far.

-A doughnut shop that makes the following flavors of doughnuts: PB & J, creme brule, carrot cake, blackout(4 forms of chocolate), and more.
-The best coffee ice cream on the planet
-rice coffee (iced coffee from a store called Rice)
-Manhattan's best coal baked pizza
-A sandwich from where Harry met Sally (I'll have what she's having)
-Lobster Rolls at a flea market
-Sweet Potato Cheese Cake
-Corn on the cob on a stick with cheese and paprika
-The best steak dinner ever...ever.
-Brooklyn Lager, Coney Island Lager, Luger Lager, 6 Point light, and my sister's grapefruit beer.

And that's just the food. We also walked to Brooklyn Bridge, went to Liberty Island and Elise Island, saw Million Dollar Quartet, went shopping in SoHo (got a pair of H&M jeans for $10), and spent plenty of time playing with Megan's dog, Cliff.

Yesterday we arrived in Rehoboth, a beach town in Delaware. We'll be here until Saturday. Already we've had some great food and beer, and later today I'll be hitting up the ocean. Not to mention there are enough books to keep me satisfied far beyond our stay here, and bikes for us to use in the garage.

All in all sounds pretty great, right?

I've converted back to little kid mode. Dad is taking care of everything and I'm just having fun. However, the timing of this vacation means that I'm missing everyone coming back to BG. I'm missing the start of the Cru season and catching up with friends who have been gone all summer.

Bummer.

Also, despite having plenty of time for it, I've been neglecting making time for God on vacation. Maybe now that we left the business of New York it will come a bit more naturally, but nonetheless I don't want my vacation to be a vacation from God.

I would like the rest of this trip to not only be a time to have fun with my family and relax, but also to be an opportunity to reflect on what God has done this Summer (it seems like so much) and to continue to draw near to Him.

My friends, I cannot wait to get back to BG and see what God had done for YOU this summer.