We’ve never been the type of family that goes on vacation for Spring Break. I didn’t grow up traveling for Spring Break, and neither did Mike, so it’s just never been a big priority for us. We save our trips for other times of the year, and we’ve been fine with that.
This, however, seems to be the first year that Elena’s noticed that Spring Break is a thing. I had a good chuckle when I saw this pop up on her Instagram – a pretty accurate account of how she feels about staying in good ol’ Indiana for Spring Break:
Even though we don’t travel to warm, sunny places, I’ve always tried to make Spring Break special and fun, more than just a week without school. In the past we’ve combined local activities with nearby road trips, like Chicago, Nashville, or Cincinnati. We might not get a tan, but we have a good time.
And then came this Spring Break, where we found ourselves still trying to unpack the last of the boxes and get things in their place. Okay, so maybe no road trips this year, but we’d take time from household projects to be tourists in our own city. And then I got completely and utterly wiped out by an infection of some sort. What seemed like a simple cold turned into day after day of fever and sinus pressure that had me in tears. While their friends were sitting on sunny beaches or ziplining in the rainforest, my kids had their choice of listening to me hack up a lung or watching the Angie vs. the neti pot side show.
After an early morning visit to the MedCheck, I feel like I’m finally turning to corner to human again. So maybe there’s still hope for something fun this Spring Break. Next year? We’re totally going somewhere though. And by somewhere, I mean next year we’ll aim to get out of our pajamas and our zip code.
No one’s life was ever changed in Florida. (I mean, well, maybe.)
You on the other hand unlocked the secret of the neti.
Very true … all is not lost.
If it makes you feel any better, my kids got sick so we cancelled all of our fun plans too. 🙁 lamest spring break ever- although Nathan- the only healthy one- is pretty psyched about all the TV and movies we’ve been watching.
Yeah, Eli hasn’t been complaining about the unlimited screen time, either 🙂
Oh how disappointing for you! The neti pot, however, is a wonderful invention! I have such a love/hate relationship with the thing.
But if you need great getaway ideas (that will be completely memorable and cost you so much less) I know just where you can look. 😉
You are a very valuable resource for us! Spring Break may have been a bust, but we have all summer to explore!