Finally, we are on vacation. Whew. I wasn’t sure we were going to make it. A melt down by one of the boys (twice), a melt down by mom (once), a lot of packing, arranging, cleaning (got to have a clean house upon our return!) and a cab that never arrived to pick us up for the airport (thanks to my fantastic friend for pitching in at the last-minute to save us!).
Why is it so much work to do something that’s supposed to be so relaxing? This time we chose not to use a travel agent and do all the research ourselves. That might have been too big a job – causing a bit of stress on the preparation side … (well, I’ll let you know how well we did when we get to our various hotels).
We’re looking forward to the warmth, some time together, some baseball (yea!), some extra sleep (for me), some eating out (the boys), working out and relaxing (my daughter) and, of course, an adventure or two.
I am hoping they love each other more on vacation than they do at home. Could I be asking too much??? We’ve already had the “discussion” about where they sit in the car, who is pulling which suitcase and whether they need a sweatshirt at dinner (even here they argue about whether to take a sweatshirt — some things never change!)
Here’s to a great first day. Hope you have a fantastic one as well!
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