We have been talking about taking a vacation for a long
time. Our lives have been overfilled and hectic the last
few years. We have not had a vacation in
4 years and not taken much time off.
Emotionally, spiritually, and physically it feels like time to take a
break.
Now, my idea of a great vacation is to lay around listening
to the waves and reading a book. My husband
suggested a staycation which seemed to fit the relaxing idea, but I know
us. With the pace of our lives and
having just moved into a new house we would be doing lots of staying and very
little cationing. So I pushed for us to
get away for just a few days.
I knew we didn’t want to break the bank as it has been
pretty cracked lately with the move. I
was looking for low-key, low-cost, and close.
Finally I decided on South Padre Island. It sounded relaxing and simple
and pretty reasonably priced. I called a
friend who had been there recently and she gave me inside info and glowing
reviews.
I did my research and narrowed down the choices of transportation,
lodging, and dates. When I gave the
choices to my husband – the going got rough.
I mean one thing after another.
Here? No here. He didn't like my transportation plan, we
changed it, he didn't like the hotel I picked, okay we can change that. The only thing we agreed on was the
date. Two hours later I was exhausted
and emotionally worn. It felt too
difficult to plan and at that point I didn't even care if I went on vacation
anymore.
Suddenly inspiration hit.
I said what about somewhere else.
There are probably specials all over where there are beaches because it
is during hurricane season. We went on
Southwest and sure enough there were really cheap flights to Fort Lauderdale
Florida. And they were nonstop. That could be interesting.
Still, I was sure the lodging would be outrageous. We called a friend who spends half his time
in Ft. Lauderdale and he recommended a hotel with a full kitchen on the beach
for less than any hotel in South Padre. Final
check was renting a car and it was less also.
We booked the trip. We have a 5 day vacation on the beach with
less travel time and less money spent than staying close to home. Fantastic.
So spontaneous and I am not a person to do that. In fact, I
was awake for a few hours last night rethinking my decision. The swirling worries and thoughts in my head:
I don't have anything to wear, I am not sure I will like the place, what if I
don't get my peace and quiet? On and
on. It is in a city, too busy, and our
friend said the wonderful thing about the place we are staying is that everyone
is so friendly and when you sit down you meet people from all over the
world. Of course, that is exactly what
my husband thinks constitutes a perfect vacation.
That's why it was so good to just be swept along. All the plans fell into place. After
all the wrangling about South Padre, we were able to just agree on these plans
so easily. So, I am continuing in the flow. I am trusting that it will work out. The room
will be nice enough and quiet enough for me to just hang there when I'm peopled
out. As an added measure of self-care I
am researching temples, libraries, and museums where I can go be quiet. I believe this is just a taste of the
adventures and changes in our life to come.
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