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Vincent Vacation, The One Liners

June 14, 2015 by Gindi 1 Comment

Bear with me friends – this week is all about the week long family vacation we just wrapped!  We don’t take family vacations very often, some of you may remember the mayhem that was Disneyworld two and a half years ago, and that was only five days.

Y’all, we survived seven days with three five year olds.  Our marriage is still in tact.  We only have minor wounds.  This warrants a week of posts. 

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So I’ll start off today with the funny light stuff.  I’ll also talk a little about logistics – what I learned for those of you planning vacations with littles soon.  And then I’ll wrap up with the amazing beauty that was Yosemite National Park and Lake Tahoe. 

There’s no way you can collect all the funny things three five year olds say, AND I have a terrible memory, but here’s a few of my favorites:

The eldest:  Mommy, when you smile like that, you look like you have a short moustache. 

(Ahem, anyone know the name of a good waxer?) 

Little bit:  I’m going to be a hula dancer and a horse rider when I grow up.

(There was a lot of hula dancing, by all three, in the hot tub behind our rented house.  No. Earthly. Idea.)

All three, running in from outside: We were working the cat. 

(The kids “work cows” with the grown ups at our family ranch.  A cat hung out at our rental house.  They decided they needed to “work the cat” since he was available…Lord have mercy.)

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Bray (because of course):  Are we on time? 

Me:  I don’t know, we’re not on a schedule.

Bray: I don’t believe you.  You have an internal clock like an iPhone map that is always recalibrating whether we are ahead or behind schedule. 

(This is sad.  But slightly true.  We were twelve minutes behind in my head when he asked me that question.  Peeps, that’s over nine years of marriage…)

The baby:  You need a living trailer around these parts.

(They call mobile homes living trailers.)

Little bit:  MaddddieBOWsa

(This was her response a hundred times to Bray when he said we were going into or around Mariposa.  Apparently, my little linguist studied butterflies in Spanish and didn’t appreciate our pronunciation.) 

I’ll be back tomorrow with some of the logistics in case you are pondering a national park or more remote family vacation yourself.  I also can’t wait to introduce you to some of the road characters we met. 

Filed Under: Family Tagged With: vacation

No Workaholics This Summer: Unplug!

June 9, 2015 by Gindi Leave a Comment

This is another one of my summer posts, yesterday was vacation tips, since I’ve got an actual week long family vacation to look forward to (my first week of a destination trip with the family since taking my job 2 1/2 years ago!). 

I read a great post this week encouraging women to REALLY take a vacation.  Not go someplace with their family and work, but go and recharge and reconnect. 

Boy did that hit home, and I am SO excited about our family vacation to Yosemite (and the lack of connectivity). 

Several of the tips I had started to adhere to already. 

After an ever moving vacation attempt last year, and ultimately not getting a trip away anywhere because of “work logistics” (self-imposed, not from work), I PENNED in my vacation this year.  We booked non-refundable plane tickets and reserved a home on the edge of the park and made our plans firm.  We weren’t moving it anywhere since we’re not fans of losing a lot of money. 

I notify my clients the Monday morning of my last week in the office and tell them I will be out of town on vacation with limited accessibility, but offer that I am completely free the leading week to complete any projects they need.  Folks are very supportive, and I wrap up a lot of loose ends before heading out.

I also send a short wrap up of what’s going in my areas of responsibility to my boss and the attorney serving as emergency back up for me, so no one is caught off guard.  (And I return the favor.)

So what works for you when you head on vacation?  Do you unplug, and how?

If you don’t really turn technology off when you head out with your family or friends this summer, then find time this summer to really turn off and tune in to those you love the most. 

Filed Under: Women Tagged With: unplug, vacation

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