bon voyage to summer
What can be better than spending the last few drops of summer on the beach with some good friends? Not much.
On a whim, Paul and Holly decided to make good use of some airline money that was going to expire and take a trip…a trip somewhere without the kids…for the first time since Kate was born. And they invited us! What an honor. We looked into several destinations before settling on the Tampa Bay, Florida area. Sunshine, sand and direct flights for all of us were all deciding factors.
In Gwen fashion, here goes:
$11.00 - Klondike bars.
$199.00 - One night for a two-room gulf front at the Sunset Vistas.
$14.00 - Hat that won’t fit ANY of us.
$125.00 - Half day sailboat rental.
$125.00 - Half day sailboat rental refund. (Note: The motor had water mixed in with the gas. Once we got out in the bay, the motor gave out and Gilligan Ben came to rescue us.)
$75.00 - Rental car for the weekend. (Note: We used Budget and our Costco membership. Costco rental car deals are the cheapest deals around.)
$1.65 - Postcards to mail.
Relaxing, laughing, sunset watching, midnight swimming, reminiscing, talking, juggling, thunderstorm watching, kite flying, frisbee throwing, Scrabble playing, reading, seashell collecting…free AND priceless. Although it might be impossible to schedule this on a yearly basis, we are definitely going to try and make it a regular occurance.
September 12th, 2007 at 8:36 am
Actually, it was the first time since Will was born! Longest time I’ve ever been away from either child. Should I have experienced signs of withdrawal? Or was that covered up by the sangria??
We were the lucky ones to have you guys — trips are awesome in pairs!
(Will loves the hat — perfectly sized. Go figure!)