We look forward to it all year. The countdown starts at the beginning of May with numbers written in a child's hand on our chalkboard.
20, 15, 10.
When we reach single digits I can see the kids vibrating with excitement. We are going on vacation! Hooray!
Every year I wonder how it can be as good as it has been in the past? Will this be the year that something will go wrong, the year we vow never to go back? But it doesn't happen. Rain or shine, cold or hot, childish arguments, fights and tantrums, none of it matters. Our family is good here. We recognize the special quality of the weekend, the place.
When we leave, I research condos and cabins. Maybe we could buy here, spend summers and more. It's a dream I have, knowing that I could come here whenever I wanted. It won't be the same. I won't catch lightning in a bottle. But I continue to put pennies in a jar all the same.
20, 15, 10.
When we reach single digits I can see the kids vibrating with excitement. We are going on vacation! Hooray!
Every year I wonder how it can be as good as it has been in the past? Will this be the year that something will go wrong, the year we vow never to go back? But it doesn't happen. Rain or shine, cold or hot, childish arguments, fights and tantrums, none of it matters. Our family is good here. We recognize the special quality of the weekend, the place.
When we leave, I research condos and cabins. Maybe we could buy here, spend summers and more. It's a dream I have, knowing that I could come here whenever I wanted. It won't be the same. I won't catch lightning in a bottle. But I continue to put pennies in a jar all the same.
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