Up Up and Awaaay

So, wha' da ya do when your two youngest children ask you, "What's it like to fly on an airplane?", and they're no longer falling for the answer, "Well, lean back...then sit up straight, lean forward, then sit up straight. There. You've taken off, and you've landed".

Um...no. After a while, they don't fall for that anymore so you've gotta come up with something better. That's just what I did. I bought the cheapest airline tickets I could find where we could go on a quickie trip, just long enough for them to feel like we went somewhere, and far enough to get there by plane. And so, we were off to...San Francisco!

No, it wasn't a trip to anywhere fancy, but it was a trip to somewhere, and I think they had a great time. I had a great time just knowing that they were having a great time. After all, isn't that what it's really all about...seeing the joy in THEIR faces and knowing that you've done something that makes them happy.

My son Terence must have uttered the word "awesome" a zillion times...and that was before we even landed in San Francisco.

And the good times just kept on coming. They loved the hotel (and the fact that we got cookies when we checked in. I'm actually a loyal customer to that particular chain of hotels, simply because of the cookies).

They loved taking the BART.

They didn't even complain when we walked for what seemed like hours to get to Fisherman's Wharf. Once we got there it was worth the walk.

They loved the Crab House (anything with Crab in its name is bound to be yummy).

They loved the street performers (especially my son who was called out by one of them to have his picture taken. He felt so special because of that.)

They loved the walk to the "surprise place" where I took them for dessert. Again, it was another looong long walk, but well worth every step once we got there...Ghirardelli Square...yum-mee.

All in all...they just had a San Frantastic time. And although I tend to pinch my pennies in order to make ends meet, it felt good to splurge just this once. Not one time did I consider how much anything cost. If we wanted it, we got it. Just like that. It felt so foreign because I look at the price of EVERYTHING before I buy it, then I've gotta figure out if we can afford the purchase.

This time, I just threw caution to the wind. We were on our "mini-vacation", and I wanted it to feel like a vacation. And it was well worth every penny spent to see my kids having a good time.

Let the DIALOGUE begin! Have you ever been on an airplane? If not, why?

Talk to me!

Til next time...