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Summer Vacation Survey
A "brief "background for this survery...
DH and I seem to be working all the time since his FIL's surgery. He is recovering well but still no heavy lifting, etc. I think the hardest thing for us is FIL (and MIL) didn't do any work the 2-3 months prior to the surgery. He was physically 100% able to, just didn't want to. We both are mildly worried that his parents are depressed (or just lethargic) - but that's a different topic.
Anyhow, we've had about 4 months of super long days instead of just the 3 weeks since surgery. Yesterday, MIL says, "why don't you guys take a few days and have a mini-vacation - you deserve to get away." While I know she means well, she and FIL aren't going to take over any of our work, we have to make it work with the other employees. We certainly wouldn't go anywhere until his dad is fully recovered - which should be soon since it was orthoscopic sugery - but I don't really think we'll be able to leave for more than a few days. Even still, this has me jazzed thinking about vacay plans we MIGHT get to take. Our first thought was the boundary waters (canoe area on the Minnesota/Canadian border, so we'll see. (I know many of us already took honeymoons and may not be traveling again. So, think extended weekend when looking at this...)
1) Are you taking any trips (or long weekends) this summer?
2) Where to, and flying or driving?
3) Any budget in mind?
4) If you got a good deal, where'd you find it?
5) How do you stay sane if your IL's drive you nuts:)
Re: Summer Vacation Survey
1) Are you taking any trips (or long weekends) this summer? We are planning to do at least two (hopefully more) long weekends to my aunt and uncle's house on Sacandage Lake, in upstate NY.
2) Where to, and flying or driving? Driving...it's about a 3 hr. 20 minute drive. Not terrible even for a regular weekend trip.
3) Any budget in mind? Not really. Besides gas, we usually spend about $100 or so each weekend we go to contribute to groceries. No expenses other than that since the house is right on the lake and that's our reason to go.
4) If you got a good deal, where'd you find it? n/a
5) How do you stay sane if your IL's drive you nuts:) Well, my IL's live 2 blocks from us so, as much as I love them, this happens often. We try to limit how much we see them to twice a week and that seems to help some.
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1) Are you taking any trips (or long weekends) this summer? just took one this past weekend to Fredericksburg and next place we go will be San antonio. I get one weekend off a month at Macys and I don't know if we would be financially able to but I would like to go away each weekend I"m off. But we shall see.
2) Where to, and flying or driving? We would def drive. DH's car gets really good gas mileage so we only really had to fill up twice (going up and then coming back). ANd our hotel was only 82 a night. THe thing that added up was the eating and drinking but we spoiled ourselves I guess you could say
3) Any budget in mind? as cheap as possible with a few splurges
4) If you got a good deal, where'd you find it? For our hotel I just called and called until i found something good
5)How do you stay sane if your IL's drive you nuts? I _bitch to DH about them (well his mom and sister) all the time, they drive me crazy. They are gone this week to Garner STate Park, THANK GOD!!!!
1) Are you taking any trips (or long weekends) this summer? just one that i know of and that is to visit his aunt and cousin's and sister.
2) Where to, and flying or driving? DH's aunt's house, driving it is only about a hour and twenty minutes away from our house
3) Any budget in mind? just money for gas and food
4) If you got a good deal, where'd you find it? n/a
5) How do you stay sane if your IL's drive you nuts:) Thankfully I do not see them much or hear from them much so I don't go crazy.
1) Are you taking any trips (or long weekends) this summer?
We are going to the beach from July 11-July 18th. Some friends of ours go down to the beach for a week and go fishing & They invited us to go with.
2) Where to, and flying or driving?
we are driving, its probably 2.5 - 3.5 hr drive. I'm not exactly sure, and we are going to be pulling a boat, so i don't know if that makes a difference or not.
3) Any budget in mind?
as little as possible.- but i think the hotel room is costing us around $600/wk. It's basically like a condo, its 2 bedroom/2 bath, has a full living room & kitchen. Then we pretty much just have to split groceries for the wk w/ our friends....I can't wait!
4) If you got a good deal, where'd you find it?
uhm.no good deal, we just got invited and it costs what it costs.
5) How do you stay sane if your IL's drive you nuts:)
we don't go over to his moms. She is a truck driver so she is not home all that much. and when we are over there, and she is home- if she gets annoying we just leave.
1) Are you taking any trips (or long weekends) this summer?
We are actually leaving Wednesday to Sunday for a mini getaway.
2) Where to, and flying or driving?
Driving
3) Any budget in mind?
Yes
4) If you got a good deal, where'd you find it?
Michigan.org
5) How do you stay sane if your IL's drive you nuts:)
It takes about a week straight.
1) Are you taking any trips (or long weekends) this summer? already went on our "vacation" but we are taking a long weekend down to Savannah in a few weeks.
2) Where to, and flying or driving? driving...its about a 5 hour drive for us..not to bad, but flying would be pointless
3) Any budget in mind? cheap! we are staying w/my friends at their house so no hotel costs, just food and activities
4) If you got a good deal, where'd you find it? none needed really
5) How do you stay sane if your IL's drive you nuts:) usually *** to my mom....haha. I cant stay around them to much...its more DH mom than anything...she likes to drink and I cant take it when she is drunk.
1) Are you taking any trips (or long weekends) this summer? Yes
2) Where to, and flying or driving? May was hill country (central texas) Drive
June Galveston (drive)
July Maine (fly)
3) Any budget in mind? Not really, we just write down what we want to do and write down how much those things costs, and figure if we can do all or some
4) If you got a good deal, where'd you find it? cheapoair.com
5) How do you stay sane if your IL's drive you nuts:) Well we get our own hotel room! Works well, we don't stay with them anymore.
1) Are you taking any trips (or long weekends) this summer?
Going to Jersey at the end of this month to visit my sis and her FI
2) Where to, and flying or driving?
Staying Jersey but spending most of the time in the city, flying
3) Any budget in mind?
cheap! We are staying with my sis. So we just have to pay for plane tix and spending money. Shouldn't be too bad since we don't have plans to see a show this time.
4) If you got a good deal, where'd you find it?
Not so great of a deal. Waited too long to buy plane tix so they were more expensive than when I first started looking.
5) How do you stay sane if your IL's drive you nuts:)
MIL has been in Mexico since 2 days after the wedding. It's been a lovely 3 months...
1) Are you taking any trips (or long weekends) this summer?
I'm in Canada right now. We are going to a friends wedding in Long Island in Aug. Possibly a camping trip one weekend too, and a trip to the Canada side of Niagra Falls Sept 11-13
2) Where to, and flying or driving?
Flew here, driving the rest
3) Any budget in mind?
My trip to Canada was a $500 flight and $540 car rental. plus the cost of gas and souvenirs I'll be bringing back so high estimate of $1500 (my dad wanted to see me so paid for my flight and car rental. My grandparents always give me some money when I visit ($100 this time)
4) If you got a good deal, where'd you find it?
priceline actually. All the other flights were 750 or more
5) How do you stay sane if your IL's drive you nuts:)
well I don't talk to MIL much. She talks to DH several times a day, and I might talk to her once or twice a week. We only see her about once a month now, which has drastically cut down, since DH used to see her every second weekend. But mostly I just take a deep breath, and try to talk to her calmly and rationally. It doesn't always work because she is very stubborn and has definite ideas about EVERYTHING even illogical irrational things! LOL