06 June 2011

Best Vacation Ever!!

Okay, so it is probably the first classifiable vacation (week) we have ever had as a family, but it was still the best vacation ever!!
We've gone on a few short trips, but never a week. We've been to visit family for longer periods of time, but it is for the purpose of visiting extended family, not just being exclusive to our children and attentive to their every need/want.
Where did we go? Orlando. Well, not sure we ever actually went IN to Orlando, but to that area. And, well, we LOVED it!! We've been in Daytona before and it wasn't very ...I don't know...pretty, fun, whatever. It was okay and it was a good vacation (mostly because we also got to stop and visit one of my best college friends and his wife on the way there and back...but then they up and left the country after that!! Man, guess we were bad house guests!! =P), but that was three years ago. We spent three weeks with my family in Missouri two years ago, but Gianna wasn't even big enough to know we weren't at home.
I have to say that although Gianna wasn't big enough to go on any of the rides, we thoroughly enjoyed both Wet 'N Wild and SeaWorld. I think I enjoyed SeaWorld more, but that's because I'm not big on wearing a swimsuit...or being in water much. We had great weather. In fact, because of a bit of a storm, we REALLY got great enjoyment from mostly empty parks. The rain came in the morning and was overcast the rest of the day, but that was PERFECT for us and wonderful that it didn't invite anyone else to come to the parks. =)
Of course, there was also this silly guy who told us we weren't family oriented (really?) and that I was a lazy wife and other derogatory things, but what do you expect from a time share sales guy when he knows you aren't buying his spiel? But, he became a source of "entertainment" as we shot down every inconsistency he presented and the whoppers of stories he told (he's a retired FBI agent, child psychologist and real estate agent with a persnickety penny pinching stay-at-home wife who is a big time accountant who he hides money from...apparently because that's what he told us in the course of the conversation).
All in all, a great vacation. A needed time for our family to reconnect in play rather than work. And, time to realize how incredibly blessed we are with an amazing family, home, work and friends.

2 comments:

kemeki said...

Well welcome home! I'm glad you had such a great time. And WOW to the time-share guy - that's no way to sell anything!

The idea that you define vacation as "being exclusive to our children and attentive to their every need/want" is just mind boggling to me! Your children are SO lucky - just make sure you and Eric get exclusive time too :D

Jodi said...

Correction to the blog post: Liz and company were excellent guests, and we loved having them visit us. We apologize for being so far away for now, but are very much looking forward to the next time we get to hang out with the Boyd's. Much love from the Hills!

Simon (using Jodi's account)