This past week we were on the road to see family. Today is my first day back into the swing of things and getting into my routines again. The trip was wonderful and it was great to visit with family. I absolutely love visiting family when it's not centered around a holiday. I LOVE all of the holidays and fun/food/fellowship that comes with them, but I truly love visiting when there are no expectations and stresses that come along with holidays. We had a great time.
For expenses -- I budgeted $450 for the trip. I spent $700. Gas was $350, food was $200, and my dh used some miles and paid $150 to fly into the city to drive back with me and the kids. It's a 15 hour drive and he was worried about me driving it roundtrip. So, we spent $500 just on transportation. I'll have to really consider all of us flying and renting a car for our next visit. We put over 2000 miles on the car and spent more than 35 hours driving. $700 is pretty pricey for a roadtrip...especially when we hope to do it again in June. I'd planned to spent a maximum of $1000 visiting family this year. It also may be cheaper to fly our family in to see us? That would be one possibility to consider too.
So - that's a quick update from the past week. Time for me to get back into my routines and get me chores done!
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