weekend trips

weekend trips in the meantime

06/16/2006

Weekend trips

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The work week can be incredibly hectic and chaotic for most people. There are weeks that go by that my family and I simply pass each other in the halls and fight for the bathroom. When the weekends arrive, we stare at each other as if we were strangers. We live for weekend trips. My parents own a beach house two hours from my home. That allows for us to take some well deserved weekend trips every so often. My husband and I strive to take at least one weekend a month for a family getaway and every other month we'll add a weekend trip for just the two of us in the meantime.

Weekend trips can do wonders for a marriage and for family life. It is a chance to connect with your loved ones while away from home and the everyday stresses that go along with being at home. I don't think it matters where your weekend trips take you, as long as you are all together. Whether it happens to be an outing to the mountains or the beach, it is quality time that you are spending together. Several times a year, if the finances allow, my husband and I look into some more remote weekend trips. Perhaps we'll look at a weekend cruise or whirlwind trip to another city. Last year, we decided to leave on a Thursday night and spend the 3 day weekend in Hollywood. Why? Simply because it sounded like fun and was spontaneous. Could we afford it? Yes, but only because it was one of those last minute weekend trips that airlines and hotels offer excellent discounts on. We certainly aren't a family that is made of money but more often than not we find weekend trips that we can afford simply because they are great bargains. That doesn't mean that everyone should wait until the last moment to plan a weekend escape. However, sometimes weekend trips can turn out to be a real bargain if you do decide until the last moment to travel on the whole.

Some of the best weekend trips and getaways can be to someplace in your own city. Pick a fancy bed and breakfast you've always admired and spend one or two nights there. Camp out at a local campground if you love the outdoors. You don't have to travel very far from home to enjoy being with your friends or family. There are times when you want to be out of your house but just don't want to travel very far. With the gas prices nowadays, local weekend trips make the most sense. Every once in a while, you just may discover something that you've never noticed before. It's even better if you discover that with your loved ones when you look at it that way.