My husband thinks there is something wrong with me.
We went on a great vacation, just the two of us. We were gone for 6 days and 5 nights. 3 of those days, we had no use of our cell phones which meant we had no contact with our children.
I loved every minute of it.
My husband could hardly stand it.
When people ask me what the best part of my trip was - I say that the best part was that I did not have to hear "mom" or "dawn" so many times in one day that I consider changing my name. I could actually sit by the pool for 4 hours without one person asking me for something they needed. The only question I heard was "Can I get you something?" With the exception of my husband, I never hear that phrase from ANYONE. I am very thankful that we have wonderful mothers who were willing to stay with our children so we could take the trip. I have to admit, that if they weren't with them, I probably wouldn't have been so relaxed. But I knew that they were probably having just as much as I was with their Grandmothers.
The other best part of the trip, was that my husband was unable to text or call any of his friends everytime we were out on the sea. I had his full and complete attention!! I know I was in an exotic city with beautiful sights and lots of fun, but the best part was having him with me and enjoying every moment alongside me. We fell in love all over again and grew closer together. I am so fortunate that we had that time together. I hope that every couple has an opportunity to do something like that. I worry sometimes that once the children are gone and life slows down that we will find ourselves struggling to find things in common, but trips like this show me that we have a great time together when it is just us and I truly can't wait for the time that it is just us - empty nest (although pretty far away still), doesn't seem so scary anymore.
We went on a great vacation, just the two of us. We were gone for 6 days and 5 nights. 3 of those days, we had no use of our cell phones which meant we had no contact with our children.
I loved every minute of it.
My husband could hardly stand it.
When people ask me what the best part of my trip was - I say that the best part was that I did not have to hear "mom" or "dawn" so many times in one day that I consider changing my name. I could actually sit by the pool for 4 hours without one person asking me for something they needed. The only question I heard was "Can I get you something?" With the exception of my husband, I never hear that phrase from ANYONE. I am very thankful that we have wonderful mothers who were willing to stay with our children so we could take the trip. I have to admit, that if they weren't with them, I probably wouldn't have been so relaxed. But I knew that they were probably having just as much as I was with their Grandmothers.
The other best part of the trip, was that my husband was unable to text or call any of his friends everytime we were out on the sea. I had his full and complete attention!! I know I was in an exotic city with beautiful sights and lots of fun, but the best part was having him with me and enjoying every moment alongside me. We fell in love all over again and grew closer together. I am so fortunate that we had that time together. I hope that every couple has an opportunity to do something like that. I worry sometimes that once the children are gone and life slows down that we will find ourselves struggling to find things in common, but trips like this show me that we have a great time together when it is just us and I truly can't wait for the time that it is just us - empty nest (although pretty far away still), doesn't seem so scary anymore.
