Going On Vacation
A week from today, my kids and I are headed on vacation for 6 weeks. We’re going 1500 miles away to my family’s cottages in Northern New York. That is one of them - isn’t it pretty? It’s all quiet and secluded and relaxing. I spent all my weekends as a kid there and make a point of going every summer so far as an adult. Hubby will be joining us for the last 2 weeks of the trip by taking advantage of his paid vacation from work. That’s what vacation time is for, right? Vacation. It’s not the most frugal of trips - but we’re driving with my mom and she’s all super rockin’ and spoils me and I am so lucky to be her daughter and all and she is paying for the gas. Hubs and I bought his plane ticket to get there and back and mine and the kids tickets to get home. And we’ll need to eat and such while we’re there. But we have free room and board from my spoiling awesome parents that I am so lucky to have. It is really neat for me to think now that I am a parent about how my own parents view this few weeks of the summer when we all get together. I imagine spending time with my own kids when they’re grown and have kids of their own in this same spot. It’s truly a treasure and will be for a long time to come. My parents love being there surrounded by their kids and grandkids and it makes the time not fun for me just because it’s actually fun for me, but also because it makes their second home more special and fun for them. It’s going to be fabulous.
While there, I am taking a little getaway all by myself. I’ll be hopping a train to Toronto and attending a wedding of good friends. Actually, they met at the same time in the same place that hubby and I did. And are getting married 11 years later while hubby and I just celebrated our 8th anniversary. I am excited to see them and to have the time with friends and help them celebrate - with no kids hanging off my legs. Just me. I am not sure that I will know what to do with myself for a long weekend all alone. I even am getting a posh posh hotel room for 2 nights because, geez, if you’re going to spend your first weekend away from kids in 4 years, might as well make it really good, right?
So that’s that. I’m going on vacation. I am very very excited. And I am very very unprepared. But I have a week to organize and actually do stuff instead if sitting around making lists of the things I need to do. I am so silly like that.
June 7th, 2008 at 9:04 am
I am SO JEALOUS! That looks awesome and the posh posh hotel…geez! I hope you have a wonderful trip. I can’t imagine being away from home for 6 weeks! wow! Hope you aren’t taking such a long blogging break too??
June 7th, 2008 at 11:15 am
Sounds wonderful! I hope you have a wonderful and relaxing time!
June 7th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Hope you have a great time.
Time away from the kids - as much as we love them - is precious. Enjoy!
June 7th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
How cool is that!!!! We’re going on vaca in July (12 hours one way to Colorado through Nebbbbbrrrrrrraskkkkkkaaaaaaaaaaa - Nebraska feels like an eternity, nothing to look at, we go at night
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What a beautiful vaca house your parent’s have.
Oooh and staying at a posh hotel by yourself?! Can’t wait to hear more!!
June 7th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
The house looks beautiful. I think it’s great that you’re creating such wonderful tradiitions for your children: spending the summers in upper New York with their grandparents. If you add a couple of dishes that you only eat while you’re there, and maybe have two or three CDs that you only listen to while you’re vacationing in that house, you have a ready-made tradition
June 7th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
Have a great time. Looks like everything has been planned to a “T”.
Cheers
June 7th, 2008 at 11:23 pm
Emily: Enjoy all of it, especially the brief time away from your kids. For the first half-day you’ll suffer from phantom limb syndrome, i.e. it will feel like part of you is missing. But it really IS good to be away from them for a short time; you’ll go back refreshed and recharged and soooo happy to see them again. You’ll know that they’ll be cared for well while you’re gone, so really, really enjoy yourself.
Next month I’m taking a short vacation myself, to visit friends and family in Alaska; I lived there for 17 years and really miss it. Of course, it will also be a frugal vacation: Frequent-flier ticket, staying with a friend and gratefully accepting the loan of a car from another friend. I’m looking forward to pushing my great-nephews on the swing and hanging out with old friends to chat and watch the sun NOT go down — it’s Alaska in the summer!
June 7th, 2008 at 11:50 pm
Oh, that sounds HEAVENLY! We have never ever taken a vacation for that long! I am so jealous, I might have to try it sometime! And heading off by yourself???? OH! YOU will have a wonderful time!!!!!
ENJOY IT!
June 8th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
wow - six weeks, I’m jealous! Your vaca sounds fantastic - have a wonderful time!