Vacations
are the best thing ever. And you know it
is road trip time when mom brings home a can of cheese from the grocery store. Ha, ha!
It has been
a really long time since we have been on a family vacation. Not even for an extended weekend really. But finally we got to go on one and I am
awfully glad we did.
It is hard
for me to spend the money on vacations and extras when I have debt I am trying
to pay off. But, sometimes you just have
to take a break and get away. Especially
when you have family you haven't seen for a long time.
We headed
down to Phoenix for the week of Thanksgiving and broke it up a bit by staying
at a hotel on the way down and again on the way back. It makes it nicer for us when we don't have
to drive it all in one day. Plus, by
doing so, sometimes you get some nice surprises.
After
breakfast Sunday morning I told the girls I wanted to stop by the park near our
hotel and take a picture of Lake Mead. I
wasn’t expecting to see a herd of Big Horn Sheep when I got there…
…let along a
second herd right smack in the middle of the park.
Lake Mead |
The lake was
pretty too.
We went to
the visitor's center and my oldest, who turned sixteen that day had a nice time
doing a crayon rubbing of a turtle proving you are never too old to play with
crayons.
It was beginning
to rain so we didn't stay too long and headed off to our destination. We took our time, ate cheese and crackers en
route and tried not to get run off the road by the big Walmart truck who ran
out of lane and had know where to go.
After my heart attack we continued on and managed to get there in one
piece.
Wednesday we
all had lunch at Cooperstown (Alice Cooper's restaurant) and it was a lot of
fun. The food was really good and I was
happy to discover they have a really nice porter. Alice wasn’t there and I think my aunt was a
bit disappointed. My girls thought it
was pretty neat too and enjoyed looking at all the memorabilia up on the
walls. It is even in the bathrooms.
My youngest
had her thirteenth birthday that day and she got a complimentary sundae.
My aunt
doesn't cook anymore (and she means it) so we all went to Black Angus for
Thanksgiving dinner and had prime rib.
It was delicious and, since I'm not one who has to have a big turkey
dinner or its not Thanksgiving, this worked out just fine.
We left dark
and early Friday morning to start heading home.
The black Friday shoppers were at the mall and we managed to get out of
Phoenix ahead of the rush hour traffic.
We stopped in Wikieup for breakfast and the girls ended up in jail. It happens every time.
The traffic remained
light as we made our way to Ely, Nevada and spent the night at the hotel. We were pretty tuckered out (and vacationed
out) by this stage. After checking in we
headed straight for the grocery store to pick up stuff for dinner than back to
the hotel to shower and crash.
Our drive
home was uneventful and we were thrilled to cross the Idaho border headed
for home. Even the blackened skies were
somehow welcoming. It is always nice to
get away, but even better when you make it back home.
So happy you and your girls got to go home and have a nice Thanksgiving with your family... and get to vacation along the way.. How fun..
ReplyDeleteand I agree..No matter how fun a vacation is, there is nothing like getting home..
Thanks Judy! We had fun, but yes we love our home.
DeleteGlad you and your daughters got to go on vacation and celebrate Thanksgiving with family. Happy birthdays to your two girls! 13 and 16 are both milestone birthdays, aren't they?
ReplyDeleteThank you so much. Yes, I admit I cried a little. My babies are growing up way too fast!
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