Last week Tricia at Blogging away Debt mentioned that she had been in somewhat of a funk lately. She really couldn't figure out what was causing it. Well, I've been in a bit of a funk lately too. But I think I know the reason.
One of the reasons for my funky attitude is that a couple of weeks ago I put a deposit on our vacation and bought airline tickets. One would think I would be ecstatic. I mean, we're going on our first vacation in three years! You see, what was going to be a relatively inexpensive vacation is now costing me more than I wanted to spend.
Originally, a friend had offered us the use of her Florida home and car that she kept down there. By the time my family and I figured out when would be a good time to take a vacation together, she had rented her place. I began searching the internet for someplace to stay in Florida, and I found one. When I showed it to my husband he decided he would rather go to Puerto Rico. You know, "for a few dollars more..."
In addition to the condo and the airline tickets, now we'll have to rent a car. Of course, there is spending money while vacationing. In order to keep this vacation on a cash basis, I'm going to have to drastically reduce my aggressive credit card pay down. I know, I know...I'll take some cheese with my "whine".
When I posted my 100th post I said would highlight some of my favorite entries. Two of my favorites are The Giving Tree and Easter, Christmas, and the Day after New Year's
Monday, April 28, 2008
Funky Attitude
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3 comments:
Isn't it strange how something that should be so wonderful and relaxing is turning into a burden?
We never take vacations and this year we have to travel 3 times. There are 6 of us going and I have no idea how I'm going to financially take it all.
We need to take these trips - 1 is a family vacation with my parents and siblings, and 2 are family weddings.
Time slips away so fast as the kids grow, I have to remind myself that we NEED this time.
Have you already purchased your airline tickets? I was watching the news tonight and they were saying that airline tickets are going up quite a bit due to oil prices....hope you were able to get a good deal!
But just think of how much fun you will have! (you can tell me to shut up now)
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