We Need a Little Vacay…

Vacation is what you take when you can’t take what you’ve been taking any longer. ~Lion from Wizard of Oz

Can’t you just hear him saying that? It makes me smile.

We are going to take a little vacation. And I mean little. This Saturday, January 16th, would have marked the 44th wedding anniversary of my MIL and FIL. So, Saturday, we are going to stay at The Depot with Jason’s whole family. We did it before, I think on their 40th anniversary. It’s an old train depot that they turned into an ice rink, water park and two hotels. We’ll stay overnight there on Saturday night and enjoy some ice-skating (or rather, watch the kids skate so we don’t kill ourselves) and probably go to the water park. Saturday night we’ll have dinner at The Old Spaghetti Factory, which we did last time, too. The kids really enjoyed themselves, both at dinner and at the hotel/rink/water park. Hopefully it will provide distraction and it’s supposed to be a New Year’s Eve re-do since Laurel and Jerry were in the ICU on NYE instead of spending it with their grandchildren like they usually did. It was something that Jerry was very upset about. He would be VERY happy that we are doing this for/with her.

Then, on Sunday, Jason and I will attend the Vikings’ first playoff game in The Metrodome, courtesy of the wonderful physician that I work for. He gave us first round playoff tickets for Christmas. He’s so awesome. Hopefully, after the game, we will return home overjoyed by the fact that the Vikings have kicked some Cowboy a$$! (Still can’t swear in front of the church up there. )

I’m hoping that fun will be had by all and only a few tears, if any, will be shed. I’m talking about the time spent at The Depot. I’m hoping that NO tears will be shed at the Vikings’ game. Unless they are happy tears.