By the time you read this, I will be in the middle of the South Pacific … running away from Christmas!
Not not really 😉 .
Actually, I will be on a cruise to Noumea, Lifou and Vanuatu* with my 3 best girls: my sister, my best friend since high school, and her sister (who just happens to be my sister’s best friend too – convenient eh?!).
Every year we try to get away (usually with some other friends as well) for a girlie weekend, and we have the bestest time ever. It’s amazing how affordable a stay at the Coast becomes when you are sharing a unit with half a dozen friends! And there is nothing like it to rest and recharge the batteries.
This year we decided to take it to the next level, and run away from our families for an entire week. I think the youngest of our assorted children is now 15; the oldest is 27; and there are a couple of grandchildren in the mix as well … so it was high time.
The only thing I wasn’t fussed on when we initially booked, was the timing: the week before Christmas. What a terrible time to be away! But as one friend is a high school teacher, and another is a school chaplain, we really didn’t have much choice.
Now though, I think that running away before Christmas might just be the BEST. IDEA. EVER!
As the pressure mounts, the shops become busier, the calendar over-fills, and everybody gets crankier … I can’t tell you what a relief it’s been this year to know that I will be away for most of it.
It would be all too easy to make running away a habit. After all, I’ve done it before – like when I ran away to a deserted island for a week to celebrate my 40th birthday!
So think of me as you read this, and I will raise a cocktail and drink your health from the deck of my cruise ship …
Do you think running away from Christmas is a good idea, or would you miss all the palaver?!
*I’ve done this cruise before (in 2009 with the hubster and kids) so I already know just how awesome it will be, but it is the first time for two of us.
Have a wonderful time Janet! I think it’s a great decision too. You’ll come back refreshed and relaxed for Christmas! I just hope there is no gastro outbreak like there was recently on a cruise to New Zealand! Xx
Running away is a great idea. We do it all the time by taking off in off in our caravan.
Have a wonderful and relaxing cruise holiday!
Have a fantastic time, Janet … and I have to agree the “running away from Christmas” could just be the best idea ever!!!
Cheers Janet! Have a wonderful time. Enjoy every moment x
PS Between you, me and the internet, I’ve been thinking for quite some years now that
the world has gone WAAAAY “over the top” when it comes to Christmas. I love to celebrate it simply, and to remember the needy as part of Christmas traditions.
I hope you all have a fabulous time! One of my cousins is sort of running away from Christmas this year. Her and her husband have just bought a house and land package so they are both working Christmas Day to help with the mortgage. Her girls are going to their boyfriends house and her son is spending the holidays with her mum. Not sure how relaxing it will be for her though because she’s a bus driver in Brisbane.