Webster describes "vacate" as to cause to be empty or unoccupied; make vacant: to vacate one's mind of worries.This description seems to perfectly describe this 9-day stretch. Claiming that I'm on "vacation" just doesn't seem appropriate, as that brings visions of beaches, drinks with umbrellas, and cabana boys. Because my destinations are Chicago, IL and International Falls, MN ~ the notable "Icebox of the Nation" ~ I have decided to call this week my 9-Day-Vacate, intentionally causing my mind to be empty, unoccupied, and void of worries.
So far, so good. I just wrapped up my trip to Chicago {pictures & adventures to come}...although this trip consisted of 6 kids under the age of 7 years old, 1 dog, and 4 adults all packed into a teeny-tiny house, it was surprisingly...vacating! Did I say surprisingly? I meant SHOCKINGLY vacating! Naps, watching movies, playing Wii tennis, LOTS of chatting, even more laughing, eating, drinking lattes, cutting my friends' hair {along with prefacing them MANY times with "just remember, I am not trained in this!"} and having a near-death experience hitting my face with the Wii hand-controller as I desperately swung for the "on-screen ball"...it was a great trip!
I had made the drive with my friend Melissa, but came back Thursday on the MEGABUS. If you are into cheap travel, cheap thrills, and near-death-experiences, the MEGABUS is for YOU! In fact, {drumroll please!!!} my ticket, with tax was only...
50 cents!!!
Yes, this is not a scam, not a joke, and not an early April Fool's Day trick. This is real life. My "Chicago Vacate" was not only FUN...it was also CHEAP, which really folks, can there BE a better combination in life?
This makes Barb I. the lucky winner of Aveda Hand Relief Contenst! :) ~ Barb, would you send your address to: carlson_jen@juno.com ~ good votes everyone! More Aveda contests to come...
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