Big Brain Bradley wrote: ↑Mon Jan 15, 2018 9:05 am
Johnny_P wrote: ↑Sun Jan 14, 2018 6:51 pm
Really hoping we do the Pittrace thing as a forum this year. That would be cool.
Problem is, all the wedding trips are
AF and Lisa can't take any more time off than that. No time to go to abroad because she can only take long weekends really. To make somewhere like Spain or Germany or France work and be worth it you need more than 4 days, because jetlag. Ideally 2 weeks minimum.
I need to start going on bro date weekends with frandz doe.
you really should make some time for yourself. It's necessary for good mental health.
Make time. Put it on a calendar.
Yep. And I need my parents to realize I'm not spending $600 each round trip on flights to come visit them for a weekend twice a year. I told my parents I wasn't coming down for Christmas. Mom was pissed, and basically stopped talking to me, pretty sure my whole family was upset with that decision. Whatever, I couldn't do it. Then I get a birthday card from them (my Bday is in January) and they say they want to do a long weekend together somewhere like Chicago or who knows what.
Problem is.... I want the trip to be what I want. If I go with my parents somewhere, they'll be nervous about traveling to places they've never been, or eating strange food, or who knows, and I'll have to manage that. We did this last year, went to Savannah GA which was gorgeous. My mom only wanted to go to the more tourist areas, while Lisa and I found an art show at the local art college which was very strange, but also some other First Friday type things that ended up being a fun/strange/weird night. Mom was upset we didn't hang out with them that night because they only got to see us like 4 days total.
This is the shit I have to deal with.
So this year I've got the prerequisite mom/dad weekend somewhere random ($$$), plus the family trip which they're thinking cruise but no details until probably too late ($$$) and throw in a wedding or two ($$$) so then I've got to find something to do on my own because Lisa can't go.