Ah, the promise of a seaside vacation in New England where we get 2 good months of warm weather per year. Could there be anything better? As I sit in my office, I think about how wonderful it will be...my 6-year old son and my 3-year old daughter frolicking in the waves, the warm sun hitting my face as I casually read through my magazine and occasionally laugh at a joke made by my insanely-funny husband. We sip lemonade, eat grapes and take beautiful family pictures.
Sound like a familiar dream? Welcome to the reality of the family vacation...it takes us 2 hours to get out of the condo and onto the beach, my daughter screams the whole way to the water because the sand it too hot, my son demands snacks as soon as we sit down and my husband and I spend the entire 3 hours catering to their every need before heading back to the condo to collapse from exhaustion. My friend Britt just found this out during her recent family vacation.
But you know what? It's fun and it's just our time to be a family. So I am truly excited. My house is a disaster because my husband has to take every possible item that we own even though we will only be gone for a week, I will be chasing after my daughter tonight after promising to polish her nails with the purple nail polish she insisted that I had to buy her and apply before vacation, and spending the next 24-hours preparing for what appears to be the equivalent of preparing for life in a bomb shelter with no hope of return.
Still, I can't wait...
Cheers!
Renay
1 comment:
Hi Renay,
I remember those vacations - so much work and so little relaxation. But you are right about enjoying the time together as a family. Our kids are now 10 and 12 and while we still do a lot as a family, they are now so independent and are beginning to go off on their own and we sometimes feel like they don't need us anymore. Someday your memories will only be of the fun things you did together on your vacations and not of the frustrations. Keep on enjoying the summer and do something special for you and your insanely funny husband too.
Scott
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