Highlights of the Week – Jason decided that he couldn’t take the Cleveland cold and snow for another week and booked us a stay on Lake Norman in North Carolina. He did this late Friday afternoon and we left bright and early Sunday, lol. I was already 100% stressed and when he came to me on Friday afternoon with his plan I have to admit I was pissed. That is not a word I use lightly. My husband came to me with photos of this gorgeous condo on the lake with promises of beautiful weather and all I could think about what how long my multiple to-do lists were. For us, going on a road trip involves some planning mainly due to Gage’s food allergies, but I was able to get that done and our cat to the vet and a week’s work of washing and packing and homeschool planning in a day and a half. It really wasn’t until we got there and I had a glass of wine on the deck that I forgave him.
As I enjoyed our week away, we watched, read, and talked about what was happening in Ukraine and I felt all kinds of entitled for my attitude. It’s truly heartbreaking. Seeing the destruction and death and one man’s insatiable thirst for power is difficult to take. I’ve been praying for Ukraine and even booked a Ukraine Experience on AirBnb on our way home, mainly as a way to feel as though I was doing something (Jason had different opinions, but it gave me a momentary sense of helping).
Now that we’re home, the worries that I left with are still here, but I’m hoping to maintain a level of chill for as long as I can so, here are are pics from our week away.
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It sure sounds and looks like you had a great getaway. I can only watch so much of the news about Ukraine. I cannot imagine the despair of fleeing my country with only a suitcase. It’s especially painful to see the young children, the orphanage and mothers giving birth in bomb shelters.
It’s so hard to watch and keep up with. Since we’ve been home I’ve been doing more reading than watching.
I’m so glad you ended up having a great trip! It’s not easy for me to go with spur-of-the-moment plans, either… and I really understand the Herculean effort it took to get everything ready. Well done!
Ugh. I detested it, lol. We had a very nice time, but if I’d only had an extra day or two I know I could have made it better. It’s a sickness, haha, and Jason was probably right to spring it on me given the state I was in 🙂
PS – I just read an article this morning about people booking Air BnB in Ukraine. What a good way to shop support!
I think I saw the article on CNN when we were driving and was happy to have something I could do while on the road.