Comments on: Summer Vacation, Had Me a Bla-ast!

By: LoriHandeland

LoriHandeland — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:46:29 +0000

It is that gorgeous, Nancy. Definitely worth a few hours drive. However, if it causes problems with the NYC trip, I’d hit NYC.

By: nancyg

nancyg — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:18:25 +0000

Is Maine as gorgeous as everyone says?

A golfing friend of ours owns a house up there – his wife goes for the whole summer. I got an invite for a day while DD #3 & I are in Connecticut. I’m only there for 5 1/2 days & already promised #3 a trip to NYC, so timing might be a little tight. Is it worth a few hours drive??

colinfirthfan:
We saw G-Force this past week – it was totally cute & you will get some of the references your kids won’t… “say hello to my little friend”, etc. have FUN!!!

By: LoriHandeland

LoriHandeland — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:10:55 +0000

IMO, Sabrina, a sizzling hot day in NO is better than a sizzling hot day anywhere else!

By: Sabrina Jeffries

Sabrina Jeffries — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:16:12 +0000

There’s a peculiar sort of logic to our desire to go to New Orleans in August.

1) We always take a vacation during the week before school starts, when Nick’s caregivers, who all work in the school system, are spending most of their day at school, leaving him with little care. Unfortunately, that week is always in August. 2) Through the years, we have discovered that everywhere we could go in summer that is NOT the deep south, there is a serious lack of airconditioning. Yet the places are still quite hot. Hubby and I like it cold. We can handle the heat for the short periods of time we are darting in and out of hotels and friends’ houses and restaurants, but we can’t stand being in places where they just don’t use (or have) AC even though it’s 90 degrees outside. Hence the decision to go to New Orleans.

Plus, we really, really want to see our friends and play a little. Here’s hoping we spend most of our time inside, though! We may regret this decision. I will let you know. *G*

By: LoriHandeland

LoriHandeland — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:24:00 +0000

Your job sounds amazing, Solveig. I always fantasized about being an archaeologist when I was young.

Wouldn’t it be great if we all got the summers off? I know our Italian relatives take off most of August for “holiday.”

The Phillies are kicking butt, Jamie. My Brewers not so much. But we watch every game! That’s another fun summer activity.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:04:16 +0000

Summers are for work and play. Work during the day and play during the night. I also get to see my Phillies play. I like the warm weather and going to the Jersey shore. We just came back from a couple of days at Cape May.

Your trip sounds like a lot of fun. I can’t say if I like the mountains or the shore more. Luckily for me both are within 2 hours distance of my home.

By: Judy F

Judy F — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:25:59 +0000

Summers should be for fun… I remember my sisters youngest asking me why I didn’t get the summer off like she did from school. Good question Megan. I would love to have the summer off.

No real vacation plans for me. I only get two weeks vacation and I need to save some days for snow and if my mom/dad need me for doc appts (mom) or care/nursing home meetings (dad). So I take a few days in the summer and some turning the winter.

The ideal vacation day for me anymore is to sleep in. LOL

By: Solveig

Solveig — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:32:38 +0000

You all are having fun I see :Ö)
Lori :Ö) Good to hear you have fun in spite of rain. We do too, usually. I´m an archeologist so I work all summer. So far I´ve done some surveying in the southwest and taken part in one dig in the north where we found a robbed viking age burial, kuml. Only the horse was left but we know for sure that he is at least more than 700 years old since a volanic ash layers from 1477 and 1300 lay on top of the gravesite. ;Öþ Last summer we found a boat burial (+3 human skeletons), a horse burial and one empty human burial at the same site. I just love my job, even when it is raining and cold. Next week we will be excavating more burials. They all look to have been robbed a some point but usually there is always something interesting left behind along with the skeletons :Ö) I just can´t wait.
Keep having fun!
Warmest from the north of Iceland (in the chilly rainy weather ;Ö)

By: LoriHandeland

LoriHandeland — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:30:38 +0000

Ah, beach day. Sounds good to me. Unfortunately the closest beach here is Lake Michigan and not that appealing. Sounds like you had a great mini vacation, Janae.

I haven’t seen any of those movies, CFF. Well, except for LK and FW. #2 son really liked Transformers.

Suzi, are you giving us a movie report soon?

I want to go back to Maine, Claudia. My SIL goes every year and I’m trying to figure out a way to get invited back just as often.

By: Claudia Dain

Claudia Dain — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:13:15 +0000

I don’t know. Seems like play should be more memorable than just doing nothing. I don’t like going on vacation in the summer because of the heat, and aren’t vacations the ultimate in play? I would LOVE to go to Maine one summer. That’s the perfect summer destination.