R & R

Rest & Relaxation (also known an "Rain & more Rain"). I look forward to vacation with great anticipation (see previous post). I pack too much. I stress about all the things to do before I can leave on vacation.

And then vacation starts: turn off cell phone, don't check e-mail, sleep, read, play games, eat and laugh, wash/rinse/repeat

In the midst of of the things I love about vacation and some things I don't, I remember that I really like being alone and had that fleeting thought of just packing it up and going back home. But what's a single girl to do in the midst of a big family?

So, here's the things that I really enjoyed about vacation:
* the rain - it seemed to make everything slow down
* the 2nd cabin - and yeah for me being in it
* the food - coffee from Bucee's on the way, drinks at Johnny Carino's & Rudy's BBQ and creamed corn AND all the snacks....yummy!
* the quiet - sitting a tube, floating on the river, listening to the bugs and birds
* seeing my dad get a little excited about floating on the river
* watching Elyssa play in the river
* holding Emily (even in the midst of her ear screeching cries)
* not wanting to and not having to do ______ (fill in the blank with anything) because "it's my vacation and I can do what I want" (what brilliant person said that?)

This was vacation #2 for 2007. I end it by just sleeping and reading and staying at home - talking to as few people as possible. What am I planning for vacation #3? In my dreams...it is a cruise! But, in reality...there's school and a budget that have priority in my life right now. Which means that extravagant spending is the $5 I spent on the movie Saturday. But, I get the strange feeling that some time in the near future (probably around September/October), I'll hit the road in search of some more R&R. I'll take any ideas you have about inexpensive vacations.