Staycation: Spring Break Edition

This week is spring break in our neck of the woods, and it’s our first real experience with the idea as parents. I mean sure, we both had our fun down in South Padre Island back in the day (ahem…), but since I work full time, both of our kids are daycare kids. And daycare kids don’t really do spring break. This year Lu is in kindergarten, so she is realizing for the first time what “winter break” and “fall break” and “spring break” (yes, they really do have that many breaks) mean. Unfortunately for my delicate flower, we don’t have the vacation time or funds to do a trip this year, so she’s spending spring break at her old daycare center with her little brother. Luckily, Lu is pretty resilient/ridiculously happy about everything, and so far has loved being back at her old stomping grounds. She’s a bit of a celebrity, and I have a feeling she’s loving being the “big kid” for once.

But today I decided since my entire office is gone on spring break trips with their families, we deserved a little fun too! So I surprised Lucy at daycare around noon and we had a mini-spring-break-staycation. We went to the pool (at our gym…indoors, still fun!), got ice cream, saw a movie (in our basement, since Lu hates big theaters), and ended the day with a picnic and playdate at our local park. She was thrilled and totally felt like she had a real spring break. I’m dreading the day when she realizes a vacation actually includes leaving your neighborhood…but until then, we’re enjoying what we have right here.

Carpe diem, you know?