The Perfect Vacation

The perfect vacation has come to an end. Monday is back to reality. Deep sigh...

It all started when a friend of mine from the Dominican Republic sent me an email to say that she was going to be in the US for vacation. I begged her to come visit - so she did. She came for nearly a week. In honor of her visit, I took the week off work to be with her.

We talked about things to do while she was here. Turns out that all the things she wanted to do were kid-friendly. So the boys stayed home with us and we had a wonderful time playing. Monday, after I picked Nadia up from the airport, she and I went shopping. Gotta love that. Then Tuesday, we went to the museum to see the animals. They don't have lemurs in the DR, so that was a big treat.

Wednesday we went to the pool, only to find out that they changed their schedule at the last minute and the pool was closed. So we played on the playground then went home and jumped under the sprinkler. It was still fun.

Thursday we introduced Nadia to Duke Gardens. She got to feed the ducks and the fish and roam around the gardens a bit. Then, after lunch, we went ice-skating. Talk about hysterically funny. Ice-skating isn't a common activity in the hot tropics, so it was new to Nadia. It was also the first time that Simi and Asher went ice-skating. Simi did absolutely great. So did Asher, considering that he's two and this was his first time on skates. Nadia did fantastic too. After ice-skating, we were all exhausted and went home to rest. The boys took the longest nap of their lives while us girls hung out and chatted. It was awesome.

Friday, the boys went back to school and Nadia and I hit the stores once more before her trip home. And then the sad day came on Saturday, when Nadia had to leave us to return back home. Gosh, do I miss her.