On Tuesday I called Scott in the middle of the day and said, “I’d like to get away.”
He said, “Really? I can’t.”
I said, “Well, I’m buying.”
He said, “Great! Where are we going and when are we leaving?”
When I used to sell timeshare it was always interesting that no one could ever “find time to get away”, but if the trip was paid for, time away was never an issue. Funny how that works.
So as simple as that, I did some quick research on flights and travel dates, spent a small fortune on airline tickets (it’s only money. I can always make more), and we’re going away!
We’re going back to my happy place. Where peace and tranquility, beaches, sun, and R & R is plentiful.
And time with my daughter is in abundance. That’s priceless.
I don’t blog about it, but I work insane hours and sleep 4 hours a night. I am failing big time on Item #4.
I am supporting our family. I work 7 days a week. It’s time to take a break and recharge my batteries.
We’re leaving in a few weeks. And we’ll be gone a few weeks.
I will be blogging the whole time. I have a DSLR camera this time around. I plan to go to the beach, read, take pictures, hang out with the fam, cook island food, workout on my island path, and of course, I will blog about it all. Hopefully with nice pictures. Between my newfound passion for photography and spare time on my hands, I am excited to bring my new camera.
From my last post about Clean Teeth and Generosity.
Seems most of you take care of your choppers. Good! Keep it up!
As for generosity, I loved reading what you’ve witnessed recently that shows the generous side of human behavior and what random acts of kindness or generosity you’re seen or experienced recently. Thanks for sharing!
Buying airline tickets at the spur of the moment calls for celebratory Sex on the Beach. The drink or the shot I mean. The other? Not a fan of the sand factor.
Washing it down with Cheezy Kale Chips (Raw or use your oven, Vegan) sounds about right.
And making a batch of “Cheater’s” Guacamole sounds perfect right now.
Questions:
1. What is your happy place?
My happy place is Aruba. I love it there. I’ve been going down there since 1997, bought a house there in 2003, and I feel a great sense of peace and calm when I am there. There is just something about it that I love. I can be inside, it can be raining, but it doesn’t matter, I am still happy.
And if I can’t travel 5000 miles, my other happy places are:
my yoga mat
Trader Joe’s
a run outside in sunny weather
2. Do you have any trips planned?
Yes, this one and one other but the other way is a long ways off.
3. Favorite trip or vacation you’ve ever been on? Why? Where did you go?
Aruba is always my fave but I have loved traveling to Grand Cayman, St. John, St. Thomas, Mexico, Austria, Costa Rica, and many other places. Travel makes one grow. I posted about this and my Travel Tips.
I can’t wait to take Skylar more places when she’s a bit older so she remembers them more.
Enjoy your day!
Wow, I love how you live your life. Have a great vacay!
My happy place is anywhere where my dad or some of my friends are.
Aruba again!!! Exciting!!!!!!!
I don’t know how you function on 4 hours of sleep … I really don’t. That is insane!!!
The hubby and I have 2 trips booked. NY in a couple weeks and Vegas in September.
I feel like it’s been foreverrrrr since I sent you a comment! Where have I been?! (College+marathons+work+internship+social life…..that’s where.)
I LOVE to travel. My favorite way to travel is by cruise ship…I’ve taken a cruise down Mexico, a cruise to Alaska, and my favorite…a Caribbean cruise. My favorite PLACE is Cabo San Lucas, MX, though – my grandparents have a timeshare that we take advantage off. My Cabo San Lucas=your Aruba….sunshine, beach, tortilla chips….the best.
Apparently, people don’t run in Cabo either…the staff at the resort our time share is at has become convinced that I’m a professional athlete because I run every morning. I’ve tried to explain that I’m not, but eventually I gave up and decided to let them be happy and give my ego a boost. I even signed an autograph once!
How did I forget London and Paris? London is my favorite non-tropical place by far.
1. My room at home. I miss it sooo much. Either that or Planet Organic. Best grocery store ever.
2. Not really, unless going home in 20 days counts.
3. Disneyland in grade five. Or Mexico in grade six. I got major sunburns on both (and when I went to Hawaii, but I complained a lot because I missed home. Go figure) but they were still pretty good. I don’t feel like I have any stand out vacations.
OH wait, kidding. New York. No sun burn, no problem.
Congrats on putting your mental health FIRST!!! So happy that you are getting a well-deserved break for you and your family in such a wonderful setting. I can’t wait to hear all about it!!!
My happy places? With my brothers or a couple of my closest friends ANYWHERE, or laying in the sun in the summer with a good book!
Oh, you’re so lucky! I really need to getaway myself, but time and money are an issue now with hubby’s work schedule. But I totally get what you mean about breaking away, I’ve been drooling over the idea of seeing Key West again.
1. Not sure I have one specific happy place, depends on the season and my moods. I guess anyplace with great nature views, laid back feeling and great weather.
2. Nope, I want to badly. But hubby has a crazy job shake up coming, so hopefully when everything settles.
3. It’s a tie between Key West and Hawaii
That is awesome – so happy for your Averie. You’ve given me the inspiration to sit down with Doug and plan out our vacation in August. I keep saying “We should go somewhere close so it’s not too expensive” – but really, I want to go somewhere awesomely fun with him and it’s right before I start grad school which means no big vacations for a while. So heck yes! Vacation planning!
My favorite – or one of them – vacations was when I went to San Francisco three summers ago. I was supposed to go with a friend but she cancelled. I said screw it and went alone. It.was.awesome. I had never traveled alone before and it was so freeing. Just me, my map and the road.
well i hope you and the boyf make that trip HAPPEN!
That’s great that you booked those tickets! I am so guilty about the “Well, it would be nice but I should wait until I have more money” and then of course it never happens. But my boyfriend and I are hoping to take a 2 day trip to Vancouver, BC (only a ferry ride away) later this summer so I am looking forward to that. I don’t travel that much because I am a student but it is something I absolutely love to do. My other happy places are hangin out near water (ocean or lakes), in forests, and my kitchen (when it is clean!)
Great piece of dialogue at the beginning there–so illustrative! Good for you–that sounds fantastic. And great attitude toward money also–can always make more.
I hope that this gives you a good ‘whoosh’ of energy until the actual trip time comes.
We’re taking a trip at the end of this month, to see some friends in AZ and Phil’s mom in OR/work on the farm. Just ten days, so two places will be hectic! And another quick hectic one in June for a wedding…
My happy place is Jamaica, mon. There, the answer to every care is “no problem, mon”. LOVE it!
pretty much the same in aruba :)
We are going to Jamaica in a few weeks. I can’t wait! Get aways are so important.
Oh the things I could accomplish if I could function on 4 hours of sleep! I didn’t think people like that really existed.
“I didn’t think people like that really existed.” — LOL thought about that all day! haha!
Well, i didnt used to be that way (See my next post) but such is life. And yes, it’s the only way to get it all in!
Yay! Im so happy for you! You totally deserve it. I know you will have an amazing time! My happy place? Maui and my couch :)
AVERIE!!! i am SO HAPPY for you!!!! oh, do run a loop along the beach for me, k?!!
my happy place is …. aruba, too! also right up there: moab utah. if i am at home, any place in the sun, outdoors, is good enough.
can’t wait to see the photos you’ll get this trip.
i love this: “it’s only money. I can always make more” – i think i get what you mean. family, skylar at this age, being together … THOSE moments you can’t get back once they’re gone.
thanks for sharing the exciting news! happy packing!
you know i was thinking of you when i wrote this post :) and the beach loop!
So excited you get to go on vacation!! :) Sounds like you definitely deserve it!!
Good for you! Getting away! My hubby has no desire to go any place hot so I’m outta luck in that way. I guess when I do go, I’ll be going by myself. I can’t understand him because I’ve always gone on vacations to hot places and I love it. And he makes fun of me because I’ve lived in Canada my whole life and only been to 1 province(other than the one we live in). Oh well. We don’t have any trips planned. Just day trips, to the next city over for shopping and up the lake which is just an hours drive. I don’t mind, I like sleeping in my own bed :D My favorite vacation was to Puerta Vallarta with my parents when I was younger. We stayed in the old part of town in a condo and did everything to local way – not the tourist way. It was incredible. I still dream of the food we ate there :D
right now, my happy place is my bed :)
yayyyy for taking a break – we all need that sometimes!!
So is mine :)
We spent a fortune on a mattress, it’s so comfy and has a quilt on it that Grandma Ball made us.