Spring Break

Ahhh, Spring Break.



Ours begins tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. Right now it's cold and rainy outside so it doesn't seem very Spring-like. But by this time next week I'll be in Phoenix, AZ, where the weather's always perfect. Will and I are going to visit Jordan. Chuck has to stay behind because he's afraid the world will stop turning if he doesn't go to work. And really that works for me because we don't have to board the dogs and I will be free to spend all of his hard earned money.

(Are you reading this Chuck? Chuck? Are you having a stroke? )

We've taken some fun trips over Spring Break.......

camping, California, NYC, and even a couple of cruises.

New York City....Times Square

Laguna Beach, California




Key West, Florida...Margaritaville

Cozumel, Mexico

But there were many, many years where we did nothing.

One year I decided to plan a couple of days of outings. At the time, my kids were all in elementary school and they rode the school bus. They would see the big Metro buses on the freeway and ask about them. I decided that would make a great day trip. We would ride the Metro downtown, have lunch with Chuck, then head back. What an adventure it would be.

(uh, not so much...)

We got up, got dressed and headed to the nearest Park and Ride. We got on the bus heading downtown....only this was the bus that didn't take the freeway.......it took Bissonnet all the way in. For those reading this that don't live in Houston, let me explain that this bus took the long road to China....then turned and went to downtown Houston....stopping every 5 minutes to pick up more commuters. And by commuters, I don't mean nice looking businessmen in their gray pinstriped suits reading their WallStreet Journal.

When we got on, there were only a few people, but with each stop we picked up more and more...undesirables....addicts?.... thugs....serial killers. The ride got creepier and creepier and bumpier and bumpier. The excitement wore off fast. I was thinking "what was I thinking?" And then we had another hour to get to our destination. Alrighty then.

I should probably remind you that this was before cell phones...well, before I had a cell phone. So I wasn't sure how I was going to let Chuck know that we were going to be murdered so would definitely be late for lunch.

Well, we made it safely downtown.......finally........had lunch with "Daddy" and then walked the tunnel system under the buildings. Good times! We're getting tired by now and it's time to head back home. Oh, @#$%, we have to take the bus........

This was probably one of the worst ideas I ever came up with in the "entertain my children cheap" department. I still laugh about this one.......and the kids remember it, so hey....I made a memory. For those of you with no big plans this Spring Break, consider yourself lucky. Take it easy. Sleep in. Watch Ellen and laugh. Take a nap. Eat some bon-bons.

Whatever you do........take a break. And don't ride Metro for fun.