We are counting down the days until we can leave this bitterly cold, snow covered landscape and head south to sunshine and easy living. We are going to Disney World on Friday.
The kids don't know we are going to Disney World. They know that we are going to Florida and they know that this is where Disney World is, but they are completely convinced that we are not going to Disney until Colin is 4 years old (he is 20 months old now).
We are just going to show up at Disney World and see how long it takes them to figure out where we are.
As much as I am relieved to be getting out of this miserable weather for a while, and as much as I am excited to see the kids' expressions and excitement when we hit Disney World, I have to admit, I am feeling a great deal of apprehension about this trip. I find myself dragging my heels about packing our bags. It's been taking me a long time to fall asleep at night (longer than usual which is usually a very long time). And, I wake myself up at night with the grinding of my teeth. All this apprehension is making me edgy, so I find myself having an extra glass of wine at night ...and then dragging my heavy body out of bed at 6:00 in the morning when the boys wake me up.
So, why am I so anxious? Disney World is said to be "the happiest place on Earth".
Well, if you have kids and have vacationed with them, you would not be asking that question.
Vacationing with children is no vacation! The plane ride alone is enough to send you to the looney bin...except that you just spent thousands of dollars on this "vacation" and don't want to waste money...or pay extra to stay in a padded cell.
Happiest place on earth...I have my doubts about that. I would venture to guess that it is one of the most stressful places on earth. Long lines; heavy heat; over-stimulated, crying, screaming, tantrummy children; exhausted, crying, screaming, cursing parents...I think the only people that escape this drama are the people who work there - and this is only because they are getting paid...but now that I think of it, a lot of these employees spend their days inside a big, fluffy costume...maybe they are secretly crying and screaming and cursing behind those masks.
So, every day Alex counts down how many days until we leave for vacation (we have a little chalkboard on which we are tracking the days). Today he changed the number to 2 days left. He didn't realize that the 2 days didn't include today (including today there are 3 days left). So he had a MAJOR meltdown as we were getting ready to leave the house for school. This is just a precursor to what lies ahead for the next 10 days.
So, if we make it back in one piece I will be sure to fill you in on our "vacation".
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