And wait.... "WILL" survive... Strike that.. DID Survive.
Yes. Friends. It is true. We made it through the weekend. Unscathed. Well ok, not entirely true. My guy and I did have a minor disagreement Friday night. A discussion if you will. Which I guess turned out to be a rather LOUD one, seeing as we were in the backwood of NH, late at night, in a one room cabin. So needless to say... when you think the kids aren't listening. Ummm.. yeah. anyway. Moving on. We cleared the air, apologized profusely to the kids, and went about our weekend.
So all of my worrying was for naught. The weekend went off without a hitch, well if we forget about that little snafu with the discussion. then yeah, it went off without a hitch. The kids (mine especially) adjusted to life in a one room cabin with no electricity quite well. They really enjoyed themselves.
We spent a lot of time in the pool, we canoed, we walked around, sat by the fire. It was such a nice relaxing family vacation.
I was happy to spend the weekend away, unplugged with those that I love the most in my life. My kids and my guy and his daughter. The 4 kids got along well, and it made me fall even more in love with my guy to watch him interact with my kids. He was so sweet and gentle with them. Traits I knew he had, but to watch a man play with "his" kids. There is nothing sweeter than that. He had no qualms and didn't scoff when the kids started to meltdown a bit, he took them back to the site, and sat with them until they calmed down. He had no problem with them waking up early in the morning and jumping in to bed with us. He didn't awake angry or upset, or feel like his vacation was being ruined (things I thought COULD happen, because on a normal day at home, my kids can be tough, and here we were, all in one room. no where to go.).
We had a fantastic time. We got to have some adult time with our friends, and the kids got to spend time together and really bond.
I honest and truly didn't want the weekend to end. I was content. There was no hustle and bustle to be anywhere, there was no phones (ok, so we did check our emails and FB through our phones.. shh.. don't tell the kids.. ha ha), there was only us and the outdoors.
I grew up camping. Spent my summers in North Conway and use to love it. I forgot how much I love the outdoors. The slow pace of life. Escaping your problems if for only a short time, but taking in the beauty and the silence. And watching the kids discover the world around them. They saw fireflies and snakes and all kinds of other insects. They had fun just running around and playing. Using their imaginations.
So all the stress and the anxiety I felt about the weekend away, I have to say was for nothing. Great time was had by all. It has really solidified our relationship and the blending of our families. I definitely look forward to our next adventure.
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