Surprise Vacation Plans

My girls (ages 13 and 17) are on school vacation this week and as usual they want to know what we are going to "do".

I am not big on entertainment and it's very difficult to get me out of the house so if a school holiday rolls around the girls know they have leverage and can say, "You never want to go anywhere. Can't we go somewhere?"

I have to agree and out of guilt I begin to make plans in my mind and psyche myself up for a family outing.

My choices are always the same:

• Zoo (I am sensitive to smells so I need to hold my breath in some sections…)
• Aquarium (I've have been there so many times the fish know my name…)
• Ice skating (Ummm. No.)
• Bowling (wearing the sweaty shoes of others… grosses me out!)
• Miniature Golf (I am not a putter but a sincere driver so mini golf doesn't cut it…)
• Shopping (I prefer online but the girls won't go for that…)

Honestly, I don't get very excited over these family outings because, well, they are boring sometimes. Watching the girls happiness is the only part I really like and that alone makes it worth it.

But was it possible to make this outing more exciting… somehow? So much so that it was worth blogging about and sharing with others? I could kill two birds with one stone if I could accomplish that one!

I kept thinking and thinking. Then it hit me like a ton of bricks. Of course! I should take them on a trip to a place that we have never been before!

Immediately I knew what we should do. It would be the trip of a lifetime and the bonus was that I could also blog and vlog about it. 

I searched Google and found a place right around the corner. When I called to make the appointment they made sure I knew they only accepted cash or a check. They were able to schedule all three of us for 2:30 pm.

I told the girls that I had a big surprise for them and that we were leaving in the afternoon. I told them we were going to a place that I had never been before and we were all going to experience something new and very different.

The look on their faces was sheer excitement and pure wonderment. They had no idea where they were going or what they were going to encounter. But they were thrilled nonetheless! Until they found out exactly what we would be doing, of course.

I wonder if they will be as excited as they were today for the zoo tomorrow.