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-Memories
4th-December, 2007
A lot of people talk about how commercial Christmas has become ... and they're right, but that's why it's up to us as parents, to not only dazzle our little ones with the magic that this season brings but also to remind them about why we are celebrating.
But my little mind was really in overdrive today, I was remembering when my children were young, we were always on the go and involved in one thing or another. We did quite a bit of traveling, especially since my daughter was in a dance troupe. We have traveled from the east coast to the west coast and various places in between. I felt as though I had yet another job and that was a position as tour coordinator.
Since they have grown, and my daughter is no longer in the troupe, we have slowed down quite a bit. However, I still love to travel, which by the way was really a good thing otherwise I would have been a very miserable mom. So I guess the trips that I will be taking now will be a bit less hectic. One year we visited Myrtle Beach, it was my first visit and to be perfectly honest, I didn't know anything about that area. Was I ever 'blown away', for years I have wanted to go back, without the kids ... I guess the time is now. I can just see myself staying in a gorgeous Myrtle Beach vacation rental with a private pool and a spectacular view.
And we have visited Florida so many times, back then I felt as though it was in my back yard, but I wasn't able to explore it the way I really wanted too. Every other year we would end up in Orlando and that would be it, I am just dying to spend some time in the sand on the beach in a Miami Beach vacation rental. We did book a stay in a vacation rental by owner in Virginia Beach one year, it was in this amazing high rise condo, but Virginia Beach pales in comparison to Myrtle Beach.
Gosh, I guess before the holidays are over I will have replayed things I have done, places I have been and people that I have met at least a dozen times. But the holidays, well this holiday seem to have that effect on me and I like it. Sometimes ... I find myself walking through the house just smiling.
A lot of people talk about how commercial Christmas has become ... and they're right, but that's why it's up to us as parents, to not only dazzle our little ones with the magic that this season brings but also to remind them about why we are celebrating.
But my little mind was really in overdrive today, I was remembering when my children were young, we were always on the go and involved in one thing or another. We did quite a bit of traveling, especially since my daughter was in a dance troupe. We have traveled from the east coast to the west coast and various places in between. I felt as though I had yet another job and that was a position as tour coordinator.
Since they have grown, and my daughter is no longer in the troupe, we have slowed down quite a bit. However, I still love to travel, which by the way was really a good thing otherwise I would have been a very miserable mom. So I guess the trips that I will be taking now will be a bit less hectic. One year we visited Myrtle Beach, it was my first visit and to be perfectly honest, I didn't know anything about that area. Was I ever 'blown away', for years I have wanted to go back, without the kids ... I guess the time is now. I can just see myself staying in a gorgeous Myrtle Beach vacation rental with a private pool and a spectacular view.
And we have visited Florida so many times, back then I felt as though it was in my back yard, but I wasn't able to explore it the way I really wanted too. Every other year we would end up in Orlando and that would be it, I am just dying to spend some time in the sand on the beach in a Miami Beach vacation rental. We did book a stay in a vacation rental by owner in Virginia Beach one year, it was in this amazing high rise condo, but Virginia Beach pales in comparison to Myrtle Beach.
Gosh, I guess before the holidays are over I will have replayed things I have done, places I have been and people that I have met at least a dozen times. But the holidays, well this holiday seem to have that effect on me and I like it. Sometimes ... I find myself walking through the house just smiling.
-My UK Journal...Book I
3rd-December, 2007
I think if I sat down and started writing about the places worldwide that I would like to visit during my life...I just might spend the rest of my life writing. There are so many place here in the US that I would just love to visit, for example I have been to California and spent time in L.A., but I didn't visit San Francisco or see the Golden Gate Bridge. I have driven throughout Virginia, but I have never seen the Blue Ridge Mountains. The same with Atlanta, have cruised through Georgia, however I have yet to visit the Underground.
No matter where you travel, each city has it's special little wonders that make the journey, no matter how long you had to endure the road trip or the flight, worthwhile. When and I do mean 'when' I visit the UK and London I just have to spent time around the Piccadilly Circus. I just have to be able to say, that I been there and stayed in one of the many Hotels in London not far from the Piccadilly Circus hub and that I spent a few days there shopping and touring.
And because I am a 'Dance Mom', for those of you that are not familiar with the term,
I am one of the thousands of moms that has hustled a child back and forth to dance classes for years on end. And a byproduct of that experience has produced a woman that greatly loves the arts. And visiting Birmingham and watching any type of performance in the Hippodrome would be a dazzling event. As a child our neighborhood movie theatre's were all grandiose and ornate, very few are these days, if any. It is said that Birmingham is the birthplace of 'heavy metal' and that Judas Priest and Black Sabbath are locals. I don't follow 'heavy metal', but that is just a morsel from a batch of choices ... Birmingham has much to offer 'lovers of the arts'. It's reputed that the theatres there number in the double digits, the biggest problem you will have in locating entertainment is making a selection from your list. And as far as accommodations go, there are more than a 1000 of both Hotels in Birmingham and other properties to choose from...
And during thi
s time of the year, I would think the place to be is Manchester they have a Christmas Market that is considered one of the best in the UK and Europe. Now that is definitely a place that I would just love to spend time. Manchester is also an important commerce centre, and because of that it not only attracts tourist but business visitors as well, so Hotels in Manchester and new lodgings are popping-up continuously.
Well, that's it for now but I am going to continue my research of the UK, I just gotta be ready for the trip there ... more updates later though ...
I think if I sat down and started writing about the places worldwide that I would like to visit during my life...I just might spend the rest of my life writing. There are so many place here in the US that I would just love to visit, for example I have been to California and spent time in L.A., but I didn't visit San Francisco or see the Golden Gate Bridge. I have driven throughout Virginia, but I have never seen the Blue Ridge Mountains. The same with Atlanta, have cruised through Georgia, however I have yet to visit the Underground.
No matter where you travel, each city has it's special little wonders that make the journey, no matter how long you had to endure the road trip or the flight, worthwhile. When and I do mean 'when' I visit the UK and London I just have to spent time around the Piccadilly Circus. I just have to be able to say, that I been there and stayed in one of the many Hotels in London not far from the Piccadilly Circus hub and that I spent a few days there shopping and touring.
And because I am a 'Dance Mom', for those of you that are not familiar with the term,
I am one of the thousands of moms that has hustled a child back and forth to dance classes for years on end. And a byproduct of that experience has produced a woman that greatly loves the arts. And visiting Birmingham and watching any type of performance in the Hippodrome would be a dazzling event. As a child our neighborhood movie theatre's were all grandiose and ornate, very few are these days, if any. It is said that Birmingham is the birthplace of 'heavy metal' and that Judas Priest and Black Sabbath are locals. I don't follow 'heavy metal', but that is just a morsel from a batch of choices ... Birmingham has much to offer 'lovers of the arts'. It's reputed that the theatres there number in the double digits, the biggest problem you will have in locating entertainment is making a selection from your list. And as far as accommodations go, there are more than a 1000 of both Hotels in Birmingham and other properties to choose from...And during thi
s time of the year, I would think the place to be is Manchester they have a Christmas Market that is considered one of the best in the UK and Europe. Now that is definitely a place that I would just love to spend time. Manchester is also an important commerce centre, and because of that it not only attracts tourist but business visitors as well, so Hotels in Manchester and new lodgings are popping-up continuously.Well, that's it for now but I am going to continue my research of the UK, I just gotta be ready for the trip there ... more updates later though ...
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