tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post647947306670341472..comments2024-03-04T08:15:23.887-06:00Comments on JOYFUL REFLECTIONS: Let's Talk Fridays: The Worst Vacation EVERBetsy Banks Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-44069177833240437422011-02-23T19:50:25.998-06:002011-02-23T19:50:25.998-06:00Oh Betsy....You and George just melt my heart! You...Oh Betsy....You and George just melt my heart! Your love for one another is so evident in your blogs but when you share so specifically it just blesses me! <br /><br />I was married once before. We were both young and he left me after 2 months and divorced me after 7 months. Needless to say I was heartbroken and very cautious!! When I met my husband I never dreamed love could be so wonderful nor did I imagine I could be treated so wonderfully but God blessed me all those years ago with such a WONDERFUL MAN and I am sooo very thankful!! <br /><br />Aren't we blessed to be with men that we LOVE to love! <br /><br />oh wait!...this was suppose to be about vacations wasn't it ;) LOLOLOLLorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02342381156917160229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-41566898949521161622011-02-21T07:28:30.559-06:002011-02-21T07:28:30.559-06:00I'm always so impressed with your photos but I...I'm always so impressed with your photos but I can't bring myself to turn lose of the cash to get a better camera.Big Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323692472052014378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-75819355600469568302011-02-21T03:43:18.776-06:002011-02-21T03:43:18.776-06:00I was nine and I went away for a week with the sch...I was nine and I went away for a week with the school to North Devon. I was okay until one of my room mates started crying because she was so homesick, then another friend joined her, and another and before I knew it all four of us were crying a river. I was never so more glad to get home.DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-25558601433524679232011-02-20T19:53:00.480-06:002011-02-20T19:53:00.480-06:00I've never had any really bad vacations, just ...I've never had any really bad vacations, just a few mishaps along the way:-) I guess the worst was our first trip to visit my sister in Tucson. Our plane didn't get us to Chicago in time to make our connection so we spent a night there and the the next day our luggage didn't make it to Tucson with us. I was able to borrow a few things from my sister...although she is much skinnier than I am, but Mike had nothing. One bag arrived the next day with some of his stuff and enough for me to get by. The second bag went by way of Washington DC and arrived a couple days later. I changed how I packed after that trip, making sure there was always something for both of us in each bag! We avoid Chicago now, also. A horrible airport to go through.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16552777489399984385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-10399890942150188872011-02-20T14:50:45.445-06:002011-02-20T14:50:45.445-06:00Great post ~ and great responses! I've always...Great post ~ and great responses! I've always had good vacations ~ making the most of our situation ... and there have been a few situations! Such as having to drive from Oklahoma City to Ft Worth on a one lane interstate because of ice and snow that they don't have the equipment to remove ~ 2 weeks ago.. and having to change our travel plans which included coming to meet you and George!! Once, being falsely arrested in Missouri for robbing a jewelry store - imagine my surprise to see six state patrol officers holding a loaded pistol and all of them pointing it at me! It's a long story. Being in a campground when a tornado went through and having to watch my Dear Hubby crawl into a smashed camper to pull out a dead little girl ... that was the worse... then going home from that vacation to see our neighbors barn blow past our house in another tornado ... then going back to work to have a co-worker have a massive heart attack. Yes, we've had some bad BAD situations to deal with; but all the vacations were great because ~ like you ... most of them were spent with someone I love ... but would I want to repeat those vacations from hell ... NO!~melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07923627491671705881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-84710695324653318042011-02-20T13:22:37.324-06:002011-02-20T13:22:37.324-06:00Loved reading a part of your life. At least in th...Loved reading a part of your life. At least in the end, the grass turned out to a lot greener on the other the other side for you. My worst trip was a cruise. They lost my luggage. Enough said.LVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853494568526683537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-55848488828999731982011-02-20T10:33:10.908-06:002011-02-20T10:33:10.908-06:00Betsy... what a sweet post. I can think back over...Betsy... what a sweet post. I can think back over time and I can related. I go on many vacations alone. My wife isn't into travelling like I am so I go with either just myself or with a good friend. Things usually go pretty good until toward the end. I start missing my kids and family and am ready to get back home. The last few days always take a little longer... and the flight back is always terrible... a two hour flight can seem like an eternity! And if you add a delay, OMG... the feeling in my stomach is indescribable. But, I always make it back and my family is always waiting. I am very luck to have them!Chadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05366027359523309604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-48647699082686722862011-02-20T03:56:10.861-06:002011-02-20T03:56:10.861-06:00Betsy, I posted pictures of flowers in the garden ...Betsy, I posted pictures of flowers in the garden that I think you might enjoy. Titled Blooms.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02399300464457820101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-54059546080964173652011-02-19T22:11:15.466-06:002011-02-19T22:11:15.466-06:00It so nice and heartwarming Betsy that you and Geo...It so nice and heartwarming Betsy that you and George found each other. i love hearing about all the vacations you take together and so far it sounds all great. Sorry to hear about your one experience and missing each other at the airport! Probably one of my worse vacations was in Mexico when I got food poisening and had to go to the hospital when I got home....ugh!<br />Big hugs to you!<br />ShelleyShelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534904024320623895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-24077215082883699412011-02-19T19:24:03.157-06:002011-02-19T19:24:03.157-06:00I don't even want to talk about my bad vacatio...I don't even want to talk about my bad vacation.......<br />But what I would like to say is....you and George have had so many wonderful vacations that it makes my heart happy.....life is good....when you hold out for it, uh?nannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12627958113283042574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-77669800538007666632011-02-19T18:26:23.569-06:002011-02-19T18:26:23.569-06:00I wish I had been one of the first to leave a comm...I wish I had been one of the first to leave a comment so that I could read about everyone's vacations! There are so many comments before mine that I don't have time to read them all in one sitting! I can't think of ever having a bad vacation!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-76534480172745096262011-02-19T18:24:28.950-06:002011-02-19T18:24:28.950-06:00I know mine cannot compare to Fred's Kenya vac...I know mine cannot compare to Fred's Kenya vacation...and 2 wks, yet. Mercy...no way would I sleep knowing a snake was lurking about....<br />as for My worse vacation...does being in a tent, camping alone with two brave kids, then 5 and 7, and little brother just a kid too about 14, during a tornado count? We could hear the trees and debris twirling, cracking and smashing to the ground all around us, just praying hard as we could, to be spared. Once it was over, and we crawled out of the tent, we could not believe we survived because on each side of our collapsed tent, lay huge virgin pines. We packed up in the pouring rain, very heavy canvas tent and all, barely able to lift them to the back of the truck, and headed for home. We no more than got out of the truck at home, and the sun came out bright as ever, with a gorgeous rainbow. We all just cried. It was close but we were spared.<br />Great entry Betsy.<br />BlessYourHeartDarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16642092433299872708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-59665009438253488952011-02-19T17:34:49.449-06:002011-02-19T17:34:49.449-06:00We've had vacations with unexpected rain or sn...We've had vacations with unexpected rain or snow storms, temporarily lost kids, and really bad campsites. But overall, if Steve and I are together, especially with the rest of the family, we end up with at least some good memories.Janiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06509431336916594990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-65229278210216588482011-02-19T14:02:40.302-06:002011-02-19T14:02:40.302-06:00When I was a child the only vacation we went on wa...When I was a child the only vacation we went on was to my grandmother's house in Pennsylvania but I love it as she had a small farm and I loved to help feed the chickens and gather eggs and help her in the garden.<br /><br />I can't remember a really bad vacation --knock wood! We took the kids to Hershey Park and Gettysburg one summer and it rained the whole time but they still had fun. Another time we drove from NY to Orlando, Florida and my daughter got car sick the last 1/3 of the trip. My husband got a speeding ticket as he was trying to get there faster so my daughter could rest...but we didn't let it ruin our fun of going to Disneyworld!Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoritihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922525910685129822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-92221168162297318502011-02-19T11:02:44.400-06:002011-02-19T11:02:44.400-06:00I can not recall ever having a bad vacation. The c...I can not recall ever having a bad vacation. The closest was when hubby and I went to the Bahamas. We were always being bothered by either someone who wanted to sell us something or braid my hair and worst of all trying to sell us drugs. And one morning we had a burnt breakfast, I think the cook was in a bad mood that day. But the Bahama scenery and beaches were pretty.eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-57151655268939845442011-02-19T11:02:24.828-06:002011-02-19T11:02:24.828-06:00Sad to say I've had a couple of bad vacations ...Sad to say I've had a couple of bad vacations as it at least three come to mind. In fact, I dread going on any vactions at this moment because every time something happens weither while we are on the vacation or as soon as we get back. There's the time we went on a cruise and Mike's sister got on my last nerve so badly we didn't talk for the next five years, the time we went to Key West and the transmittion went out of the car (not the place to have this happen I'll tell you), then there's the time we went on vacation, came back and Mike was laied off from his job the next day. Yep, not into the vacationing thing for good reasons.mamahasspokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049292242708654609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-45134837432153444812011-02-19T09:02:28.849-06:002011-02-19T09:02:28.849-06:00Life itself is a vacation. We are practically vaca...Life itself is a vacation. We are practically vacationing here. Interesting writeup.cyclopsevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11440123931878867581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-57929765245607000402011-02-19T06:52:49.772-06:002011-02-19T06:52:49.772-06:00I've never had a bad vacation. I've had s...I've never had a bad vacation. I've had some where I've wanted to shoot several airline employees. :)Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05153009268038849033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-38533376054485054152011-02-19T05:09:28.928-06:002011-02-19T05:09:28.928-06:00You sounded like a love struck teenager. How refre...You sounded like a love struck teenager. How refreshing. The worst holiday (we say) was when we went on a group tour of wineries between Adelaide and melbourne.The first night it rained and when we went to board the bus the next morning it was full of water. So we had to wait for another bus to take over the tour. The next day many people didn't turn up for breakfast they were all throwing up with food poisoning. We waited until the last minute before check out time to load all the sick ones on board . Each day some would get better and others would get sick. Finally we arrived at Melbourne airport to fly back to Brisbane. While we were sitting on the tarmac one of our group (from German) was sick. The chief cabin steward said she had to get off the plane as the policy is no one who is sick is to be on board. She refused to get off. We sat there for 20 mins while our tour guide had to convince her that the plane could not take off with a sick passenger. Bill fought it off and I didn't get sick until we arrived home.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-24435233957728297232011-02-18T23:04:47.127-06:002011-02-18T23:04:47.127-06:00Hi Betsy,
I enjoyed this post that shared your pa...Hi Betsy,<br /><br />I enjoyed this post that shared your past. I can't think of a bad vacation, except that now, my best vacation is just to stay home;)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02399300464457820101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-13360176938661540022011-02-18T22:41:26.991-06:002011-02-18T22:41:26.991-06:00My worst vacation was the one after I graduated hi...My worst vacation was the one after I graduated high school.<br />2 friends and I went to Myrtle Beach for a week and it rained hard everyday,we couldn't even get out on the beach because it was so cold and nasty. Then on the last day as we checked out of our hotel the sun came out and it was beautiful we all had tans from a bottle that year !!!<br />Have a blessed weekend <br />Marilyncarolina nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17300773317928721703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-46915531654245926052011-02-18T21:52:32.784-06:002011-02-18T21:52:32.784-06:00Hi Betsy! I'm like you - we didn't take m...Hi Betsy! I'm like you - we didn't take many vacations as a family. Most all time was used to visit relatives. But, I've made several trips with the girls! The worst was also one of the best. On the last day, on our way out of town, we decided to drive back to TN by way of Louisana - near New Orleans. Well, the new car broke down and we were stranded in a parking lot for several hours waiting for a tow truck from, gulp, New Orleans. Luckily, we were in a caddy that came with a trip warranty. They put us up for the night at the Hyatt. We were such a sight - three little hicks (one from KY and two from TN) walking into such a fancy hotel! The car was going to take a week to fix and we ended up having to rent a car to get home!Margehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687426202666732967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-18285836639556860432011-02-18T21:17:39.353-06:002011-02-18T21:17:39.353-06:00I've had so few vacations, mostly a few days h...I've had so few vacations, mostly a few days here and there. Since being married to Leonard so many of our trips are to see his family. Alaska was right up there in wonderful trips and so was the year I took my three girls to Disneyland.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03076978036919134529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-22641962537305377762011-02-18T21:17:38.340-06:002011-02-18T21:17:38.340-06:00I've had so few vacations, mostly a few days h...I've had so few vacations, mostly a few days here and there. Since being married to Leonard so many of our trips are to see his family. Alaska was right up there in wonderful trips and so was the year I took my three girls to Disneyland.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03076978036919134529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-28253047397483472382011-02-18T18:55:22.991-06:002011-02-18T18:55:22.991-06:00I am always amazed at your headers! They are so be...I am always amazed at your headers! They are so beautiful!!<br /><br />I can imagine your frustration at the plane being delayed just when you wanted to jump into your sweetie's arms!!<br /><br />The worst vacation I ever took was when I was a child. We were at a friends cottage on a lake. Driving back one night, I somehow managed to grab ahold of my brother's fishing hooks (we were in the back seat of course). That hook went right through my finger and it hurt!!! I had to go to the doctor, he pulled it out (somehow) and then I was put on the most awful medicine (must have been penicillin in those days).<br />Not fun!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788733654505792266noreply@blogger.com