A Weekend in Budapest

A Weekend in Budapest

In early October, Aaron and I were fortunate to be able to take another mini-vacation together without our girls. We headed to Budapest for a long weekend. Yes, you read that right, a long weekend, in Budapest, from the US. In retrospect, it was kind of crazy, but it was so completely worth it! We were actually just talking about it recentely and we both agreed that there was not one thing that we regretted about that trip, which for us is kind of shocking as we usually have at least a small regret. I’m going to chalk it up to my expert planning skills ;)

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Reflections On Our First Vacation Without Kids

Reflections On Our First Vacation Without Kids

Clearly, we love traveling with our girls, and are big proponents of traveling with kids in general. We usually take our girls everywhere and, typically, if we can’t afford to take them, then we simply don’t go. We don’t have family nearby, so the daunting task of coordinating logistics to take a trip without them has always been a deterrent. Plus, I want to show them the world! And see their little faces light up when they experience it! There’s a bit of #momguilt that tugs at me when I consider not taking them along. So, in the 3.5 years we’ve been parents, we’ve been taking our daughters along for the ride. Except for recently. In July, we took our first ever trip without kids since becoming parents. And let me tell you, it was glorious. Amazing. So. much. easier. While I still love my girls tagging along, and we haven’t sworn off family travel completely, I will admit that this trip was pure luxury.

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