I am not the most patient of people… especially when a trip to MV is upcoming.  I do try to contain myself but it’s hard when my head and heart are so focused on getting there.

  I’m trying to incorporate the words seen here in a window display at Sanctuary in Oak Bluffs, into my goal of being calm and not driving those around me crazy with my anxiousness.

 ”IMAGINE” - I always imagine myself on MV, it’s part of who I am.  I think about where I’ll go and what I might do and where I’ll be staying.  I picture myself doing my favorite things and having new adventures. 

“Enjoy The Journey” - part of the experience of going to MV is getting to MV.  The travel routine is pretty well set.  There’s always a stop in Mystic, CT for lunch and when Chappy is with us to give him a chance to stretch his legs.  One of the favorite parts of the journey is driving down Route 28 from Falmouth to Woods Hole.  There’s something about this two lane road that makes me smile and makes my heart race as I get closer to the ferry to MV.   Once on the ferry the final part of the transition from mainland to Island begins.

“BREATHE” - something I almost have to remember to do as I get closer to MV.  Once I’m there for awhile I relax… at least my version of relaxing, my family thinks otherwise. 

“FAITH” - I have faith that I will return to the Vineyard.  I have faith that I will always find peace and contentment there.  I have faith that I am renewed there.  I have faith that it will always, somehow, be in the lives of my family.