lynn Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 I read about the lady this morning who faked a carjacking and took off to Disney World. Now besides the staging the carjacking.. would you just take off and where would you go? Disney World sounds great but I think I'd choose Canyon Ranch Resort in Tucson. Some days I really want to just take off for a few days but I would never follow through. Is it wrong to think like this at all or is it an hormonal moment? What do you do when you feel like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 I'd find a body of water (ocean or lake) and park my sand chair down and watch the water for a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigitte Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 I'd find a body of water (ocean or lake) and park my sand chair down and watch the water for a few days. Yep, I would go to the beach. Salt air, sand, and a cool drink sound like Heaven right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 In the mountains. Somewhere quite and designed for silent retreats, but with meals provided and simple accommodations. There would be hiking trails and a running river, but not much in the way of entertainment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i.love.lucy Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 We went to Mexico last year, and that's where I'd go back to. Specifically the beaches south of Play del Carmen. It can get very isolated down there. Some hippies and some adorable Mexican villages where no one knows who you are or cares.:leaving: Guess I'd better take some Purell and a face mask though, huh? :scared: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBM Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Maui. I'd just plop myself down on Wailea Beach and chill. We go to Hawaii once a year for two weeks or so, and I never grow tired of it. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 I would go home to California.....but I wouldnt' return EVER if I did that. Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 I prefer to be alone in my own house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 I prefer to be alone in my own house. AMEN!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maria/ME Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 It's something hormonal or homeschoolal or mommyal. Because I've felt like this for the last month. The only thing stopping me is money. Well, I mean, I would take off and make sure everyone had what they needed before I left...and I'd stay in touch...but anyway... ...I'd just drive. I'd prefer a retreat of some sort with soothing massages and water trickling in the background...mountains, ocean, beaches, water, flowers...those things come to mind when I think about getting away. R&R! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Wisc Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 I'd go to a park--someplace I could walk and hike and bike and watch the beach. It would HAVE to have an astronomy center, though, so that I'd have something to do at night :). All night staying under the stars...my luck, we'd have rain. LOL! Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catalinakel Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 I would go home to California.....but I wouldnt' return EVER if I did that. Dawn Me too, Catalina Island to be specific. That's where all my friends I've had for 25 years are, and I would love a little boost of love from those who know me and love me anyway....plus, my nose needs ocean air, and my skin needs ocean water! As soon as I have signed a contract for a teaching position for the fall, I will be running away to there. but I might take the kids too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 From where I live now, I'd go to Galveston. I'd sit on the beach, my toes in the sand, my sinuses clear because of the salt air, and I'd visit this cute little art shop I keep hearing about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tristangrace Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Thread hijack: Are women the only ones who do these elaborate-fake-out disappearing acts? Every story like this I can recall is about a woman. Do men do this? I'm theorizing that men who want to abandon their former lives usually just do it without feeling the need to stage a dramatic exit. If that's correct, why is that? Susan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Thread hijack: Are women the only ones who do these elaborate-fake-out disappearing acts? Every story like this I can recall is about a woman. Do men do this? I'm theorizing that men who want to abandon their former lives usually just do it without feeling the need to stage a dramatic exit. If that's correct, why is that? Susan It seems to me that women get caught more often. Kind of like suicide. Men are successful at disappearing & killing themselves. Women not so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caitlinsmom Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Maine. Cool weather, beach, hiking, and hardly any people. :) Sounds wonderful to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatherLynn Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Today...a day when I actually WANT to run away, anywhere would do. A nice hotel room anywhere. I don't care. I just need some solitude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapbookbuzz Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 We have a timeshare in a beautiful part of AZ about two hours away from where I live. This summer I just might take MYSELF on a vacation up there (just for a couple of days). Now, if we're talking money is no object, I'd get a reliable sitter (maybe pay my sister, as she's struggling financially) to watch the two kids, kidnap my husband and escape to ARUBA. Always wanted to go there, haven't been...yet. I think it's a mom thing. We do SO much for our families we often forget to take time for ourselves. It IS important to take care of ourselves once in awhile so we can continue to take care of our families (think: oxygen on the plane analogy). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtroad Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 I would want a secluded house/condo near a lake or beach. I love to scrapbook and NEVER get to do it anymore. I would load my stuff and go! Just watch the sunsets, play my OLD music loud, and crop! Now, if I had a month... I would fly off to Scotland! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 If money were no object, I'd rent a cottage on the beach in Cannon Beach, Oregon. I'd crochet to my heart's content, walk through the artsy shops, rent a ton of chick flicks for the stormy nights (because there'd have to be a fireplace in my dream cottage), and order in pizza. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Today...a day when I actually WANT to run away, anywhere would do. A nice hotel room anywhere. I don't care. I just need some solitude. DITTO. Big honkin' ditto. Today would be a good runaway day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisN in NY Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Almost anywhere quiet and pretty, as long as I can get some decent already-prepared food. But at the top of my list are Maine, Colorado, Vermont, or South Carolina mountains. Hmmm... a beach in the Bahamas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 I would go to the beach, read, watch old movies, and sleep a LOT. I would pick a hotel with good room service. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Vegas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Well, when dd was about 18 months old and past the cling to Mum stage (mostly anyway,) I did take off! I left her home with her Dad and went on a car trip interstate with my brother. I fully intend to do the same when ds is old enough! We were only away for a weekend, but we had a great time and so did dh and dd :) We went to the Big Merino. Next time I think I'll tell db that we're going to the Giant Rocking Horse, heheh. There's nothing abnormal about wanting a holiday now and then. Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coralloyd Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 In the mountains. Somewhere quite and designed for silent retreats, but with meals provided and simple accommodations. There would be hiking trails and a running river, but not much in the way of entertainment. Exactly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 I prefer to be alone in my own house. A-yup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneC Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Well, when dd was about 18 months old and past the cling to Mum stage (mostly anyway,) I did take off! I left her home with her Dad and went on a car trip interstate with my brother. I fully intend to do the same when ds is old enough! We were only away for a weekend, but we had a great time and so did dh and dd :) We went to the Big Merino. Next time I think I'll tell db that we're going to the Giant Rocking Horse, heheh. There's nothing abnormal about wanting a holiday now and then. Rosie If you'd told me Rosie, we could have met!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i.love.lucy Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Anyone ever see the movie "Shirley Valentine"? It was so funny! I haven't seen it in forever, so I may be romanticizing the plot, but I remember thinking it was great. About a regular London housewife who gets a chance to go on holiday to Greece and doesn't return. Of course, she meets hot Greek guy and her values get muddy, but still, the idea that you go on vacation and just. stay. there. Sounds good right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangearrow Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Actually I want everyone else to run away and leave me here in peace! I prefer to be alone in my own house. :iagree: Definitely!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 If you'd told me Rosie, we could have met!!!!!!! You're in Goulburn? It is rather a long drive, but if you fancy a weekend in Bendigo, I can vacuum my floor for you :D I only do that for special people, these days... I'm agreeing with everyone who thinks today is a run-away sort of day. I was tempted to pack the kids up and head off this morning. Dh won't be home until 7 and will be working most of the weekend too. It seemed sort of rude to go interstate without telling him first, though... Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazakaal Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 I would go to London and explore all those places that you can't really go with kids, or that you have to go through quickly because the kids are bored and just want to keep moving - explore old bookshops, take my time in the V&A and other museums, walk through parks, go to a West End show. Or I would go someplace quiet and beautiful where I could take long walks through beautiful countryside and cute shops to explore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celly B Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 There is an inn near Asheville, NC, called Balsam Mountain Inn. It is very old and a charming place. There are no phones or TVs in the rooms (and no TVs anywhere, I think). They have a great library where you can also get tea or coffee. The restaurant has delicious meals. There are front porches with lots of big, sturdy rocking chairs overlooking a gorgeous view of the mountains. I'd love the peace and quiet and time to get lots of reading done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 I would simply follow Aretha Franklin around until I had attended about 3 of her concerts. My life list includes seeing her, and I feel like I need to get on it while she is still out there performing. Naturally I would stay at beautiful bed and breakfasts in each of those 3 locales, and bring a lot of books and knitting, and a camera. I would find a wild nature place to explore and photograph each morning after breakfast, come back and relax in a hot tub, reading, take a little nap or knit, and then get all dressed up and go to the concert. I would also journal and pray. AAAAAAAAAAhhhhhhhhhhh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeindeed Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 I would find a secluded island somewhere, you know like on Nim's Island? Just me, some great books, some sunshine, the salty breeze, the waves crashing in.........I'll see you all later, gotta run!!!:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMindy Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Cannon Beach, Oregon-my favorite place in the world!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 How wonderful! I am a teacher too (or was) and a school counselor after that. I would get the house packed up by the end of the week if DH would agree to move back. Dawn Me too, Catalina Island to be specific. That's where all my friends I've had for 25 years are, and I would love a little boost of love from those who know me and love me anyway....plus, my nose needs ocean air, and my skin needs ocean water! As soon as I have signed a contract for a teaching position for the fall, I will be running away to there. but I might take the kids too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Oh, I like it there! Our family reunions are often held there as my Dad is from Portland. Dawn Cannon Beach, Oregon-my favorite place in the world!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 I'd go to some body of water (ocean/lake) where I could do a lot of swimming and sitting on shore. But sometimes I fantasize about going to some yoga retreat center for a long time. Something peaceful, quiet and where I can get exercise I enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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