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My husband is self- employed as an engineer and can (usually) set his own hours. He has decided to take two classes starting in January. He was looking at his schedule, and said to me " there's a break the second week in February. I think we should go to Hawaii then". ( My daughter is there with her Marine husband) .
How many of you are saying "You lucky dog. I'll pack my bags and be a stowaway - they'll never notice" ?
Is anyone like me , and have trouble "wrapping my mind" around taking such a trip? I am full of questions : Does Rachel want us to come? ( Mark hasn't contacted her yet) ; What in Heaven's name am I going to wear? ( summer clothes packed away) Do I even have the mental where- with-all to go walking around Pearl Harbor ( for example) AND take in the emotions that go with it? And what about getting plane tickets this late? That will cost a fortune.
I feel as though if Mark had suggested an April trip I"d be less anxious and more excited. I don't do well with "spur of the moment " decisions. How much notice do you need?
( By the way , I emailed Rachel and she said "No notice ? We have jobs and plans already. You'd be on your own . This isn't what I'd call a family visit". So we'll see what happens...
How many of you are saying "You lucky dog. I'll pack my bags and be a stowaway - they'll never notice" ?
Is anyone like me , and have trouble "wrapping my mind" around taking such a trip? I am full of questions : Does Rachel want us to come? ( Mark hasn't contacted her yet) ; What in Heaven's name am I going to wear? ( summer clothes packed away) Do I even have the mental where- with-all to go walking around Pearl Harbor ( for example) AND take in the emotions that go with it? And what about getting plane tickets this late? That will cost a fortune.
I feel as though if Mark had suggested an April trip I"d be less anxious and more excited. I don't do well with "spur of the moment " decisions. How much notice do you need?
( By the way , I emailed Rachel and she said "No notice ? We have jobs and plans already. You'd be on your own . This isn't what I'd call a family visit". So we'll see what happens...
I can't handle those type of things at all. I have to have plenty of time to wrap my brain around it. The planning can get somewhat overwhelming for me, but I usually settle as it becomes a known fact to myself. I generally am able to feel at ease, and better prepared, and focused when I have plenty of warning.
I hope all goes well for you and any future plans for trips. :)
I was a big Fan of "Just in the nick of time" and " Just under the wire" thinking myself when it came to doing my homework and meeting deadlines but not when it came to fun things. Then I took a long time to plan the "FUN".................It was only the crappy stuff that I wanted to do in a hurry. If It were me, I would take the time to make sure I didn't miss anything or anyone, Plus if I was staying at someone elses or if someone else were inbvolved I would make sure and plan around their time availability to ensur I dont missout on siiing them while they work or are on call or whatever. Plus what events are going on that you may wamnt to see? Look online? Call travel agents? They arent expensive and if your going all that way it is worth the investment. Even without TBI it just makes more sense. My brother owned his own companies and would go to other cpountries for a month at a time. I dont know how long they (he and his wife) took planning it, but I know it wasn't last minute. My sister in law has to plan things, so I imagine she handled that. Maybe if you cant or dont want to, you can leave it to the travel agent and have youyr husband approve it.