Here at Mojo and Moxie, we talk a lot about that “next stage.” The kids are leaving, or old enough to stay home alone, and you are getting ready to take some time to travel. This is the stage where you might just have the time for a trip to Greece – and for five days in Santorini!
Seriously though, when the kids are little, or even when you were in the height of busy-ness with their extra curricular activities, you probably never dreamed of a trip for just the two of you – never mind in Greece.
Well, now that that kids are heading off to adulthood, why not consider some adult time for you?
It has been a long time since I have been to Mexico. 28 years to be exact…So I guess it was time to travel back and see what has changed (a lot, by the way!!). My family had never been and this trip was a quick getaway from our long winter to get some much needed vitamin D. We were a family minus one as our oldest son did some travelling on his own to Toronto. So my husband and our 17 year old daughter and I went together to spend 5 days in Los Cabos, Mexico
I mean what 17 year old teenager wants to spend 5 days in a tropical location with their parents. Hands up if know any!! But she was happy to get some sun and pool time!
Any vacay after your teens turn 14 can be a challenge. They don’t want to be seen with you, they only want their friends and their phone, and somehow they feel like they are missing out on all the excitement back home. As a parent of teens, this just frustrates the hell out of me. My inside voice says, “are you frickin’ kidding me?? We are going away, on a holiday…you know – time by the pool, time to relax, time to connect.” BUT – guess what, they don’t give a rats ass about those things. My son actually said to me this year – well – I will GO, but we better not be going for the ENTIRE Spring Break, cause I want to see my friends too…
UGHHH!!!!!
Any who – contrary to what our kids might want, we “ruined” their Spring Break this year with a 5 day trip to Scottsdale to check out the newly renovated Phoenician Resort. We have a long history with the Scottsdale area, and have not once stayed at this iconic resort. Mixed reviews, in addition to pictures of a slightly tired, old school style hotel had always turned me off selecting The Phoenician for our hotel of choice. But, this year, with the completion of an amazing 90 million dollar renovation, our family took the plunge. I have to say – I am so glad we did.
