Family Vacation
It is hard to believe that school is but a memory. The temperatures have quickly elevated such that I lie on top of the bedspread instead of snuggled beneath the covers. My nightly ritual of watching dandy shows like Toddlers & Tiaras and Wipeout with my kids is now done with the "big window" wide open, with the drapes pushed aside to allow maximum breeze. I sleep in. In fact, my husband will tell you that I sleep waaaaay in, now that I don't have to drive the kids to before-school Spanish lessons at 7:30am.
The one thing that isn't on our summer slate is a family vacation. Why? Well, we didn't procrastinate: the very same day school let out, we took off for the Mouse House. Sure, the kids were tired, but we all know that even the thought of vacation sends us all into alternating emotional states of panic, excitement, fear, and exhaustion. So why not just jump right in?
No surprise, the kids melted on the second day of our trip. But with a well-timed nap back at our hotel room, we were then able to party the rest of the evening with no problems. We decided not to "push it" and instead let our moods and desires dictate the pace instead of what the textbook description of "a trip to that place in Southern California" might read.
We enjoyed ourselves fully, but of course every vacation must come to an end. After all, Husband and I had to play "catch up" at work, and the kids needed some rest after their whirlwind of "end of school" activities turned into watching fireworks, eating mouse-shaped ice-cream sandwiches, and fighting Darth Vader.
Upon returning to the "real world" I soon learned that our community here at SV Moms is shutting down. I couldn't help drawing a parallel between how I wish I could have stayed in Fantasyland forever, and how things such as SV Moms eventually come to a close. I know it isn't realistic for things to stay the same forever, but change sometimes hurts a great deal.
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