Vacation was last week. May 15th thru May 23rd. We drove to and from Florida, which really was a beautiful drive.
Overall it was a fun trip. Saturday we stopped in Savannah, GA for the evening. We shared a nice suite at the Holiday Inn Express.
Sunday we were back on the road by 10:00 a.m. I think we made it to the resort in Orlando around 2:00 - which gave us time to get in, change and enjoy the pool before we had to do our grocery shopping. Things were going very well. All was good, the kids were happy and Sammy was having so much fun. Ahhhhhhh.
Although by Monday it didn't seem like a vacation at all. I had to get up early with Sammy while Sam slept in. And even though it was suppose to be a relaxed stay, I was still the only one doing dishes,cooking, cleaning, laundry and putting it all away.
Tuesday we went to Sea World. Once again, it was a nice trip. But it could have been better. I end up being the only one taking pictures while Sam and the girls got to experience all the attractions. This is how the majority of our outings go. I'm behind the camera so it looks as though I didn't even go along.
As much as I realize I'm not photogenic, I do like to be included in the photographs.
Then when we got to the roller coasters, I was hot tired and feeling completely left out. I even lied to Sam and told him I don't like coasters anymore because the thought of standing in line for so long was not appealing. I agreed to stay with Sammy while they had fun. Such a shame, because the Manta really looked like some screaming good fun! ButI truly feel that if I said I wanted to go Sam would be mega pissy with me afterwards. Being sarcastic about how "I'm glad YOU had fun" - translation: I had to stay and do nothing while you had fun.
Yet somehow all the sacrifices I make, and all the efforts (i.e. getting up early ,cleaning, making meals) I put in to provide a relaxed vacation get thrown out the door. By Tuesday evening we were back to not speaking. Playing games with each other.
That sucked!!
We talked it out a little bit late that evening. It all boiled down to that we both were feeling left out and as though the other was doing their own thing all the time. So by me watching Sammy, making sure I got pictures and running for lunch I was doing "my own thing". I never saw it that way. Still don't. Agree to disagree, right?
Wednesday was slightly better. We went to Typhoon Lagoon. Sammy had an abosolute blast. It was fun to watch him dance and splash and smile and laugh in the water. He love it! /Win!
Sam and I were still not connecting though. If I said the grass was green he woudl argue saying...technically its only green in one spot, the rest is brown. Now mind you, this was just a made-up example. That didnt' really happy.
My point is we argued constantly with not being able to agree.
Somehow we worked through that by Thursday. So Thursday and Friday were kind of nice. Somewhere inbetween all of that we visited the outlets too.
They had awesome specials there.
I appreciate that Sam drove us there and walked around, but he seem to lose his patience there pretty quickly. /fail.
So that was vacation...overall it was nice, but we had too many sucky parts that made it feel like we never had a chance to relax.
Things (once again) to remember about vacation:
1) Brink filters for coffee
2) Walmart right next door
3) Bring a frying pan or buy a cheopo one at Walmart MAJOR IMPORTANT
4) Internet will likely NEVER work
5) They do family portraits now
6) Dress up clothes not need unless we do a portrait dressed up
7) Pack strapless bikini or anything for when shoulders get sunburned-OUCH
8) Master bath only has hair dryer
9) Bringing plastic drinking containers for pool would be a plus
I can't wait till we can go again! :D
8:32 p.m. - 2010-05-27
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