Have you
ever gone on vacation only to return home with more of some things and less of
others? It’s vacation week here at my blog, as you may have noticed after
reading Monday’s blog. Preparing for vacation is like preparing for a Holiday.
You scramble around getting everything in place before the big day…finally the
day arrives.
It was the night
before Christmas and…oh wait that’s a different story. It was the night before
vacation and all through my house, there was luggage and people; thank God not
a mouse. My mom slept soundly, the boys ran around; my head hit the pillow, but
no rest was found.
Okay, that’s
the end of my rhyme. After a drive to the airport, four hours of air travel,
and a shuttle to the ship, we were on our way. It was the first time my young
adult sons had experienced a cruise. They had a blast and returned home with
souvenirs, pictures of their parasailing excursion, and smiles on their faces.
For me,
there were items that I came home with less
of and items that I had more of.
There was less money in my pocket after purchasing those cruise photos that
make everyone look so glamorous.
I also came
home with less hair. Yes, you read that correctly, I lost a braid. It happened
during my attempt to pull my hair into a ponytail. No worries, it just a hair extension
that wasn’t secured tightly.
As for the
things I returned home I with…
1. Relaxation – vacation is a time to do
whatever you want or nothing at all and that’s exactly what I did. I read a
book. I soaked in sunshine. I sipped a fruity beverage. I asked the waiter for
a virgin Strawberry Daiquiri. He responded with, “I’ll be right back with your
Smoothie.”
2. Extra Baggage – my journey home
included four extra pounds of body weight. I’m surprised I didn’t have to
declare this excess baggage through customs. I’m wondering whether the added
pounds had something to do with the Melting Chocolate Cake with ice cream or
the apple pie a ’la mode that I ate. I know it couldn’t have been the Orange Sherbet
ice cream, its less calories than regular ice cream. I think.
3. Irreplaceable Memories – creating memorable
moments are a treasure. As part of our family vacation, we traveled with a
family that I grew up with as a child. There were 40 us total. Our children had
the opportunity to meet each other and hang out together. New friendships
blossomed.
The airplane
ride home was smooth, back on dry land, my body still felt like it was on the
ship, and I was sleepy for the next few days. Jet lag. Even after all of that
the positives outweighed the negatives. I experienced a family vacation that I
would repeat again.
What’s your
vacation story? Even if you decide on a stacation, make it a time of enjoyment
and creating memories.
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