We must have sat around for at least a week trying to decide what we were going to do for the fourth of July this year. We normal just kind of hang around the house, but this year the husband had five and a half days off work...so faced with the decision to "hang around the house" and potentially end up on the TV show Snapped or figure out something to do....he called me on Wednesday afternoon and told me to start getting things together because we were leaving on Thursday to go visit his mom and family for the next five days. I must admit that in times like this I sorta wish I was a guy because while he is in the "Throw some clothes in a bag and lets go" mentality I am in OVER-FREAKING-LOAD mode....I have to pay the bills that need to be paid for the next week, find someone to dog sit, pack for and make sure I have everything that four people (okay technically three since I told the husband he was on his own...but I still had to make sure his clothes were clean) are going to need for a week, grocery shop, clean the house and everything else that runs through a mom's mind when you know you are leaving your fort for almost a whole week....and I had one day to do it all (with two kids in tow). I mustered through it all though and we managed to hit the road Thursday afternoon at about 4....eight hours later we pulled into his mom's driveway....with two kids who were at this point wide awake....and our puppy (yes, puppy....whole other story....whole other blog)....so we finally managed to get the kids to sleep and we went to sleep...woke up and watched as the next five days flew by faster than any of the days before (and that is a pretty profound statement because time is moving by at lighting speed most days)....we got to hang out with his cousins, aunts, uncles, sisters, nieces, nephews, mom, and probably a few other family members I am leaving out. The girls had an ABSOLUTE BLAST playing with their cousins outside after dark....(which is completely unheard of here)...getting dirty beyond comprehension and soaking up every single bit of grandmas attention. We got to hang out and enjoy time with the family because grandma was there :-)We also ate a lot of food, shot off a lot of fireworks and laughed harder than I have EVER laughed in my life (seriously...my whole life)Last night after we had a very large (and yummy) fish fry (along with more fireworks and more laughing) at my sister-inlove's we decided we were going to start the journey home so at 10:30 at night (just like we had lost our ever loving minds) we loaded the car and the kids...said goodbye and headed back towards home. We dodged a few drunk drivers which made the drive interesting...the plan was to drive a few hours and get a hotel room then drive the rest of the way...but the kids fell asleep and we listened to music and sometime around six o'clock this morning we pulled back into our driveway (right before falling into our beds and all but dying.) For a last minute...unplanned and unexpected trip I for one had the BEST time...and though I am semi glad to be home...even after five days....I really wasn't ready to leave.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Last Minute Trip
We must have sat around for at least a week trying to decide what we were going to do for the fourth of July this year. We normal just kind of hang around the house, but this year the husband had five and a half days off work...so faced with the decision to "hang around the house" and potentially end up on the TV show Snapped or figure out something to do....he called me on Wednesday afternoon and told me to start getting things together because we were leaving on Thursday to go visit his mom and family for the next five days. I must admit that in times like this I sorta wish I was a guy because while he is in the "Throw some clothes in a bag and lets go" mentality I am in OVER-FREAKING-LOAD mode....I have to pay the bills that need to be paid for the next week, find someone to dog sit, pack for and make sure I have everything that four people (okay technically three since I told the husband he was on his own...but I still had to make sure his clothes were clean) are going to need for a week, grocery shop, clean the house and everything else that runs through a mom's mind when you know you are leaving your fort for almost a whole week....and I had one day to do it all (with two kids in tow). I mustered through it all though and we managed to hit the road Thursday afternoon at about 4....eight hours later we pulled into his mom's driveway....with two kids who were at this point wide awake....and our puppy (yes, puppy....whole other story....whole other blog)....so we finally managed to get the kids to sleep and we went to sleep...woke up and watched as the next five days flew by faster than any of the days before (and that is a pretty profound statement because time is moving by at lighting speed most days)....we got to hang out with his cousins, aunts, uncles, sisters, nieces, nephews, mom, and probably a few other family members I am leaving out. The girls had an ABSOLUTE BLAST playing with their cousins outside after dark....(which is completely unheard of here)...getting dirty beyond comprehension and soaking up every single bit of grandmas attention. We got to hang out and enjoy time with the family because grandma was there :-)We also ate a lot of food, shot off a lot of fireworks and laughed harder than I have EVER laughed in my life (seriously...my whole life)Last night after we had a very large (and yummy) fish fry (along with more fireworks and more laughing) at my sister-inlove's we decided we were going to start the journey home so at 10:30 at night (just like we had lost our ever loving minds) we loaded the car and the kids...said goodbye and headed back towards home. We dodged a few drunk drivers which made the drive interesting...the plan was to drive a few hours and get a hotel room then drive the rest of the way...but the kids fell asleep and we listened to music and sometime around six o'clock this morning we pulled back into our driveway (right before falling into our beds and all but dying.) For a last minute...unplanned and unexpected trip I for one had the BEST time...and though I am semi glad to be home...even after five days....I really wasn't ready to leave.
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