So...I need a vacation. The last time I took a day off and didn't stay at home and try to work thru my never ending to do list was 3 years ago when I went to the Outer Banks (3 days, two of them travel). I actually cried when I left, it had been such wonderful respite from absolutely everything. They rented a house that was so ocean front we were positive it would not be there next year. High tide sloshed under the stilts and random sea debris hit those same stilts with alarming frequency. The place also had fleas and we had to bomb it. But it was the best vacation ever and I only spent one full day there. An attempt to repeat that idylic vacation was scuttled last year. What was great about vacationing with those friends is the dogs were on vacation too. I didn't have to scramble to find someone to watch the dog, feel guilty and anxious about leaving, or try to minimize my time away so I could get back to her. She had the company of the two dogs she gets along with and we took them with us on all our beach walks and some of our excursions.
So I'm taking suggestions. I can't quite decide what would be restorative enough to mount the effort to do it. Isn't that sad? I'm so burnt out, even the effort to get away is hard to mount. I feel like I need to be away for months.
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I don't have any suggestions but I have a dream of going to Ireland.
Anne
To make it easy on you and your dog (and make the most of your off days), maybe a local place would be best--somewhere in state? Maybe a bed and breakfast that allows pets, or renting a cabin on a lake for a weekend?
Tamara, I think that's what I'll end up doing. Something far enough away to feel that I've gone somewhere but close enough to keep the logistics simple. I might even squeeze a day trip up to NY to see some friends sans puppy too.
chicamom: you've got to go. everyone I know who has gone there can't wait to go back again.
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