Trust me, every time I told someone we were going on vacation to Arkansas, they'd look at me funny and say, "Arkansas? What's in Arkansas??"
Exactly, my friend.
Well, I won't downplay it too much. The lake was very pretty, and we had just enough stuff in the vicinity of the resort to keep us occupied, while allowing for some much needed time to just veg and decompress. Little Rock isn't too far from Fairfield Bay, so if we really wanted to get crazy, we could drive down and be there in less than 2 hours. Hubby and I agreed we may head back there on a regular basis for family vacations. I guess he really liked it!
But as with any family trip, it has its ups and downs. Now that the boys are old enough to make travel a teeny bit easier (i.e. no more diapers, wipes, training pants, baby bottles, etc.), we may venture further from our home state next time. Actually, we've already planned to go to Orlando, FL next year! That's gonna be a barrel of laughs, I can tell. Hmmm !
The rest of the week was filled with fishing, riding around the lake in a boat, going bowling, hiking, lots of swimming, and renting movies to watch on the rainy days. I overlooked the resort's list of activities, which were aimed mostly at their more senior guests. (Somehow, I didn't quite feel up to joining the Silver Sneakers crowd first thing in the morning, and neither Hubby nor myself were really feeling the Bingo or Pinochle scenes either.) We also took an unexpected road trip down to Conway looking for a liquor store, since neither one of us thought to see if we were spending the week in a dry county. I'll be sure to check on that next time.
Disclaimer: Ummm...yeah, being cooped up with two hyper kiddos on rainy days will do that to you. This by no means is a reflection on Hubby's or my parenting skills! We waited until the kids were in bed. :-D
Hubby and I commented on how well the boys got along first thing in the morning. They'd get up, fix themselves some cereal for breakfast, then quietly play on their tablets and the Game Boy. (Yes, I still own an Atomic Purple Game Boy Color, which I bought for myself for Christmas in 1999, and the thing still works!!) This meant we could sleep in a bit and not be forced out of bed at 6 a.m. every day while on vacation.
Have you ever noticed how kids will continue to get up at the crack of dawn on vacation? Heck, even on weekends! I purposefully keep them up late in the hopes that they'll sleep past sunrise.
But you know, kids can be pretty entertaining. On the drive back home for instance, we were listening to "Juke Box Hero" on the radio. The boys in the backseat were jamming down, air guitar and all, and suddenly our youngest blurts out, "JUICE...BOX...HEROOOO!!"
"That's not it," said his older brother. "It's JUKE box. It's like a kind of radio back in the day. Like when Dad was a kid."
Hubby and I looked at each other. If I'd been drinking something, I'd have snorted it. Not gonna lie.
"Oh!" he said. "JUKE...BOX...HEROOOO!!"
And everything was right with the world. *Takes a cleansing breath*
Aren't kids fun? :)
As with all good things though, they do eventually come to an end. As much as I enjoyed being away for a week, ultimately, it felt great to be back in my own bed with my own pillow once again. The soft mattress in our condo meant that I never could sleep for more than 4 hours at a time before waking up with a sore back. The only other problem I had was with our upstairs neighbors, who walked around like heavy-footed heifers. The thing that really got me was the idiot who thought that turning on the jacuzzi at 11:30 p.m. wasn't going to bother anyone. Well, it bloody well woke me up, so yeah, I had a problem with it. But we lucked out, and they left a couple of nights before we did, so we were able to enjoy the peace (and the balcony) for our last two nights without listening to them stomping around upstairs.
Needless to say, I don't miss apartment living. :-\
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