We need a holiday

Rowan’s daycare is on holiday this week, which means, I’m on holiday this week, too. Originally, we planned to take our first full-fledged family vacation this week, perhaps a very long road trip through Idaho and to Yellowstone, or maybe a loop down to the places in Northern California I never managed to visit in the 25 years I lived there. But plans change, and instead of a memory card full of vacation photos, we have a new kitchen. Upgrade, I think. We’ll go on that road trip another day.

This week is part staycation. I was home with Rowan today and yesterday, and in two days, we managed to meet up for a playdate with Erin and her two adorable daughters at the Seattle Children’s Museum, take the world’s most expensive elevator ride up to the top of the Space Needle (something I’d never done in the five years I’ve lived here — it was pretty awesome, thanks to stellar weather), lunch with Roth, splash around in the wading pool at Greenlake, and bond in ways that made me think I could be good at this stay-at-home mom gig, if given the opportunity. Or, rather, if we had unlimited resources to fill our days with these types of kid-friendly activities. Heh.

This week is also part whirlwind trip down to California to see my family. Tomorrow I fly solo (again) with Rowan down to San Francisco (on the world’s cheapest airfare score — $33 each way, huzzah!) where we will meet up with my mom, drive down to the Central Coast, spend a few days there, doing all the things I miss from back home (Thursday Night Farmers’ Market!). Then it’s back up to the Bay Area on Saturday to meet up with my dad and take Rowan to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, a place I used to love visiting when I was a kid, and home on Sunday evening.

And, I’m purposely leaving my laptop behind. See you on the other side of the week!

Posted on August 24, 2010 | Category: Uncategorized | 8 Comments