So, the weather here in North Carolina is going crazy. Last Thursday we had snow and the whole city
was practically shut down. The grocery
store was filled to capacity with people worried they would be snowed in for weeks! There was a 78% lift in milk and bread sales
in the NC market. (It could be true!)
Everyone went crazy worrying about what could possibly happen.
In New York, it would snow as high as your car
and schools wouldn’t be shut down. Wear
your snowsuits to school they would say, and as kids we loved it!!! It wasn’t until we moved down south that a
light dusting of snow would keep us out of schools for 2 days.
I watched the news Wednesday night and due to the “threat”
of severe winter weather, most schools would be on a two-hour delay. As the school closings ticked across the
bottom of the screen, I slowly rolled my eyes.
These people are ridiculous!
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Yesterday and Tuesday we had 70 degree weather. The shirts
and tank tops came out. Pale, pasty legs were on full display. People were riding with their windows down,
hair blowing in the wind and their music turned up loud. It was indeed a nice change of pace. I thought, spring here we come!!! Yeah!! Now, this is what I’m talking about..nice
warm days, not too hot and not too cold. Just perfect!
That should bring you up to date. We’re rolling back down the weather roller
coaster; today’s high is forecasted to be 50 degrees and Friday is 42. Apparently Momma Nature is at a point in her
life where she is going through “the change.”
Hot flashes and cold sweats are in full force.
Needless to say, this back and forth change in weather has
me wishing for warmer climates.
Warmer climates, paradise….
VACATION!!
Spring break is coming up soon at the kids’ schools and I
just hit my anniversary date at work.
This year I get 2 weeks of vacation!!
The last week in March is wide open!
Oh, the possibilities
are endless!!
It’s time to spin the
Wheel of Vacations!!! Woooooo!
The wheel has all of our vacation possibilities. Will it be a cruise, camping, sailing the
World’s oceans, backpacking through Europe,
beach, mountains, etc? Some are unrealistic and will never happen on our budget
with 3 kids, and some are definitely more in our range. Some are just for S’s & G’s. Can you guess which is which?
Okay, so no the 2013 Riggan Family Vacation will not be
planned by spinning a wheel…I only wish it were that easy.
Our ideal vacation must have the following qualifications:
- It must be family friendly.
- It must be reasonably priced.
- It must not be ALL about the kids.
- It must be warm
- It must not be too warm.
I have a few realistic plans laid out. First, we could go to Myrtle Beach.
We would walk along the boardwalk, get some ice cream, and spend a small
fortune on the Ripley’s Aquarium. Let’s
not forget the sand. The awesome, stick
to every square inch of your body, sand! Yipee!
Can you tell I’m not that big on the beach?? And no, the fact that I will never again be
able to wear a bikini has nothing to do with it…kind of! I just think we’ve gone to the beach a
gazillion times and done the same things every time! It gets old after a while!
Second, and ideally, we’d like to take a trip to the
mountains. The flowers are in bloom and
the weather won’t be too hot or too cold.
We can take the kids to the Tweetsie Railroad and The Mile High Swinging
Bridge at Grandfather
Mountain. Plus, I found this awesome place called the Forest Discovery
Center that lets the kids
do a scavenger hunt and when they find everything on the “forest floor” they
get ranger scout badges! Also, I’d like to take the kids to Emerald Village
where they can mine and keep their own gemstones! How fun is that?!? ALSO, we’d be staying in a “rustic” log
cabin, complete with hot tub and a separate room for the kiddos!! (See bullet
3.) I think this is a winner!
I think when I’m older and the kids have all moved out,
Brian and I will go to a travel agency and let them do everything for us!! Wow,
that will be a nice change!! Only 18 (pfft) more years to go!
So, what is your typical family vacation? I need some fresh ideas for next year!! I’ve
got to keep this family on their toes!!
Thanks for reading today!!
Kristen B Riggan
Ready for a break
I love the ocean and live in Colorado. Seems like the beach is so much more limiting on what you can do. We have “beaches” on our lakes, night life where big acts stop for an intimate performance, all the hiking, hunting, fishing, camping. Oodles of history…. on and on.
ReplyDeleteDon’t get me wrong I adore the beaches and the island exploring (makes it fun for me). I have had some of the best reasons to leave Colorado for a vaca, but these hills are like having vaca available all the time. Now the ever elusive time thing! Lol
I love the mountains idea. My Spring Break is mid-March and Daniel and I are thinking of a trip. I'm so excited, I can't stand it! Wherever you go, it will be fun!!
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