See you soon NC & Spain~

I did it!!!

One of the many perks of my job is getting paid time off. Two months ago I was planning on going home to spend time with my parents. While I do love time with my parents, how often does a 20-something get eight PTO days he/she has to use in one month? Not often. 

I studied abroad in Spain for the summer of 2013 and when I left I promised myself that it wouldn't be my last time visiting. We are now about to hit 2016 and I had no real plans to go back, I kept thinking to myself that I would eventually go back.

The trouble is, we all think we have time, and say we will do it ‘later’. But sometimes there is no next time, no second chances, it’s now or never. In regards to money, yes I used the majority of my savings for these trips, but we weren't born to pay bill, life is about collecting moments not things, and I would personally rather die with endless memories and a full heart than a full savings account with little to no adventures. 

So I did it. I booked one flight to Raleigh, North Carolina to see my sorority big that I haven't seen in over a year and I booked a flight to Madrid, Spain to visit a place that I hold so close to my heart. 

Don't get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.

(P.S. I am not a completely terrible daughter, I am using one of those PTO days to spend a long weekend with my parents)