On vacation, I learned a few things. Try, just try, I ask you, not to be impressed.
- Family time is precious, indeed. (In a related lesson, cousins sleeping in the same room after being apart for 6 months? No sleeping in. Ever.)
- Brushing your teeth in the morning as you listen the ocean lap the sandy shore? Blissful. (Hazelnut coffee after a Listerine rinse, however? Not so blissful.)
- Sheets that smell of the beach and have a bit more sand in them every day? The best! (Washing said sheets a couple of times each when you get home to rid them of said sand? Not so much.)
- Thank you God for inventing shrimp! And, no, as it turns out, you can not over-shrimp yourself. Just ask my family. (I think my new peachy-pink skin color suits me just fine, thankyouverymuch.)
- Being unplugged for the week is quite a feat. (If you don’t count the 2 iPads, 3 DS’s, and 4 iPod Touch’s that were necessary to allow the adults to enjoy adult conversation. We don’t count those, right?)
- Margaritas taste better when shared over a rousing game of Spades. (And apparently, my spades game improves with each new pour. Especially considering we narrowly averted a lost “nil” due to dealer error. Let no more be said on the matter.)
- Moments like this make it worth every cent of the grocery bill that somehow triples when away from home:
Footloose and fancy-free… just the way I like ’em.
In other news, I went on vacation and all I got were these lousy mountains of laundry.
The majesty of these mountains escape me…
“Why, that’s only 5 loads!”, you may be tempted to say. No, no, my friend. That was simply as many loads as I could get into one shot without revealing the disaster zone that is my house right now. And, although I have no problem what-so-ever sharing pictures of my dirty unmentionables with you, I simply must draw the line at pictures of the dust bunnies and toy box that looks like it vomited all over the floor. Of every. Single. Room. I’m off in a cloud of turtle dust to vacuum some sand and ponder my lessons learned. Oh, yes indeedy.
Our trips sound eerily similar. 🙂 From the cousins not sleeping to the mountains of laundry. haha! It sounds like a wonderful time for your family!
And I was going to say margaritas + Spades = heaven, but…I’m pretty sure that’s not quite right. 🙂 I do love me some margaritas and Spades though!
Ah the laundry and lack of sleep that accompany cacation… I think I like your idea of heaven!
The hardest part of a vacation is transitioning back! Glad you had a great time though 🙂
Right? Somehow, it’s almost like you need a vacation from your vacation!
Success! Shrimp, margaritas, and laundraaay ad infinitum? Sounds like my kinda vacay!! Welcome baaa-aaack!
Halalaaaah! Glad to be back. Missed all you peeps!
Those lessons are priceless. And I agree completely, you can never over-shrimp yourself. Never.
Glad you and your family enjoyed your time away!
~FringeGirl
Shrimp lovers unite! I coulda done with a little less sand in the washer/dryer, but hey, after a glass of chardonnay, all complaining miraculously ceases.