So we went on our first mini family vacation with the kids and what I thought it would be vs what was were two completely different things....sometimes fantasy is much more fun!!!
Fantasy: We would drive down and spend a few hours in Sesame Place with the kids go to the water park then have lunch. Go to the hotel take a nap then gear up for an evening of fun with dinner and rides. Go back to the hotel because we are so tired from all of the fun and just crash while me and my husband watch a movie. The next day wake up, I work out in the gym then go meet my family back in the room and get ready to enjoy another fun filled day of laughter, giggles and more magical memories:) Ahhhhh.....
Now let me tall you what really happened!!!
Reality: We leave the house a little late because I have to puke my brains out due to a stomach virus....right then and there I should have cancelled the whole trip. But I didn't because I could not bear to let my kids down when they (well Olivia) was looking forward to it all week. As we are driving down I feel the whole world moving so fast around me spinning and spinning and yes I get sick again. No biggie we are almost there....what......no what seemed like forever was 10 mins and we were not even on the major highway yet. ok ok I can do this!!! We keep going and the feeling comes back this time we can not just pull over so I grab a bag which I see has a huge hole in it so I fold it in half to get sick on top of it....as Tim is trying to find a spot for me to have some privacy a woman runs into the street without looking so we stop short and yes my face is smashed into the bag of vomit....as I cry and yell at my hubby (like it is his fault for not killing the lady) we decide to keep going.
So, now we are at the park and I have a fever...Ben and Olivia both are cranky but I think it is because we were in the car for so long. So we "have fun" bearing through the heat and the crowds but really I am wishing the day away and just following Ben around while Tim takes Olivia on fun rides....as I pick Ben off of the floor I realize that Ben has a fever. Great!!! So cranky baby is also sick baby. I suggest we leave to go to the hotel to have a little bite to eat then all take naps in the room. Hahahaha....joke on me for thining of bed and rest.
We get to the hotel and of course our room is not ready....ok wait about 15 mins no biggie. We are waiting as the whole room is spinning and I think my fever is def at its peak when my daughter is telling me her head hurts so I tell her to rest her head on my lap and I feel she has a fever too....omg...all 3 of us are sick as dogs....BUT I WILL NOT GIVE UP WE WILL HAVE FUN!!!
So, Tyneol for all and I go to check on the room hoping for some good news because I so need to lay down or just pass out (yes, I got sick and stayed in 90 degree+ weather with no food I really thought I was going to pass out). Finally after 2 hours our room was finally ready. I had no fight left inside of me to argue with the front desk so I took the key and went up stairs and went to sleep....we all did. Ahhhh we wake up a new and refreshed family with the acetaminophen running through our system we were ready to have FUN at Sesame Place.
We get there in time to see Elmo's World Show which the kids LOVED....clapping, dancing and laughing....I felt semi human and seeing the smiles on my babies faces we priceless and washed the whole horrible day away....oh but the fun did not last long. We get out of the show and it was pouring rain. ok....dinner time...no biggie. So we look at the menu at it is one fattening thing after another. So we got a pizza, salad and blueberries (ps salad and blueberries were the only healthy choices) and split a semi healty dinner. So the rain stopped and I tell the kids....let's go on some rides....yippy they cheer as we get to the first ride I notice we are the only people there...so I ask the guy what is going on to find out they closed the park early due to the weather. OMG....no rides....here comes another breakdown. So after bribing the kids to quiet down with a new toy we head back to the room to call it a day.
The next day was not as bad...we had the normal melt downs, the poopy diaper that leaked everywhere and tired and over stimulated kids who just needed a nap....but the fun and laughter was there and we do have some good memories of the trip. But what I hoped and thought the trip would be was not our reality....but our reality was just as good as my fantasy just with a few bumps along the way!!!
So I am just me a Beachbody Coach, a mom, a wife just trying to make it through another day:)
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PS.....I am def going to write a blog about how to eat healthy when there are limited choices....yet again I was shocked on how many people were over weight at the theme park and seeing the food choices there did not help the situation.....but that is another topic for another day....stay tuned.
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