Vacation

There is something wonderful about vacation. Ok, there are a lot of something wonderful about vacation. This year, instead of vacationing some place with a lot of fancy things to do, we have decided to go back to my husbands roots and rented a lake cabin on a lake that he and his family has a lot of history on.

Keep in mind that we did not actually see the place that we decided to rent (for two weeks!) until we were here. Upon entering the cabin (which was explained to me as a “lake house”), we were immediately taken back to 1920. Now, don’t get me wrong, this place has character…more character than Disneyland! I immediately had to sit my kids down and remind them of the rules about no balls in the house, no running, no jumping on the beds, etc. These rules were more important now than ever because let’s face it, if they break something, there is no where on the planet that we could go to replace it unless we were shopping on the Antique Roadshow.

Now, while I may sound like this is the worst place in the world, it really is the best. There is no other vacation that I have ever had where my 6 year old son actually gave me a lesson on how to fish and my 3 year old daughter helped to put the worm on the hook. I then caught my very first fish!

Plus, we have not had TV in the 5 days that we have been here. Instead, we have filled our time with boat rides, BBQ’s, and board games. We have also had a lot of time to spend with family that we don’t get to see all of the time.

So, while we may have a tough time at night with the strange noises and the kids being scared if they are not in the same bed with us. And maybe my husband and I have not gotten a good night’s sleep since we got here. However, I really think that this is going to be a vacation that will go down in the history books as a time that we will never forget as a family. We are making those memories that are hard to come by these days. I hope that they are ones that last a lifetime! I know that they will for me! Stay tuned!