Frugal vacation, frugal lovely experience.

Beach vacations - My hubbie and I at the beach, we had wonderful and peaceful days. Marriage needs to be repaired just like a car needs to be repaired.
@dainy1313 (2370)
Leon, Mexico
October 15, 2012 9:41pm CST
Hello dear mylotters, after 15 years of our honey money, my husband and I planned a frugal vacation for both of us. Just two of us alone, for 5 days. After 15 years, alone again. We were together and alone at the beach for a 5 day vacation. We needed it, our relationship needed it. We were very stressed, I cried for nothing, he cried for nothing. Children were stressing me. I felt my nerves in crisis, I felt very anxious. I felt anxious with my mother, with my brother and her wife. We just decided it three weeks ago. We planned it in two weeks. Being alone. How many money are we going to need? Didn´t matter, just enough to sleep and eat. What were we going to do? Didn´t matter, we just needed to be alone. What were we going to talk about? Didn´t matter, if we love us, and we have lived 15 years together we would find something to talk about. We had 5 wonderful days. We drove together 8 hours to the beach, I drove 3 hours, and he drove 5. We were updated, because the hotel we payed was remodelling. We were updated to a better one. And we drove back again both. We exercised by the morning, we ran 8 milles daily together, we swimmed, we ate at the supermarket prepared food, we splashed into the sea. I`d like to pay for a expensive and elegant dinner, but I just remembered it was not the time for it. I thought about children at home and their needs. What I want to discuss, is that many times we just stop of planning and pampering our marriage because of the expensive costs. But there are ways to have frugal vacations, or frugal experiences, and pamper our love. It`s a worthy investment. Have you had some frugal vacation, or frugal nice lovely experience?? Happiness is not always tied with expensive costs. Don`t you think so?
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• India
6 Nov 12
Thanks for sharing dear dainy Such vacation is a must for couples, it brings us more closer, kind of honey moon lol. Next month I will go on a vacation, pilgrimage of one month with my wife
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@dainy1313 (2370)
• Leon, Mexico
9 Nov 12
Wooow what lovely and nice experience. I hope you the best for your pilgrimage, I`ll have you in my prayers. I had some lovely days with my husband thanks you. Where are you going on pilgrimage? Blessings professor for you and your wife too... dainy
• China
16 Oct 12
I think the happiness of vacation is not comes from money but comes from your mood,if you really enjoy it then it is very worth.If you in a bad mood then no matter how expensive your vacation are you still can not feel happy. Further more,I like you two's pictures very much.
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@dainy1313 (2370)
• Leon, Mexico
17 Oct 12
Hi skyandgrassplot, you are right! The mood is very important. There´s been so long that I have to lead with my children`s mood that I do my best effort to have a positve attitude as much as possible, that I forgot when I was a teenager I had bad mood when I got bored. But yes you are right. Money doesn´t buy happiness, nor a good mood . Blessings skyandgrassplot... dainy
@Raine38 (12391)
• United States
16 Oct 12
I so agree! Meaningful and happy vacations are not dictated by how much money you have to spend. And just because something costs more doesn't automatically mean that it is going to be more fun than when you spend less. It is so nice to hear that after 15 years of marriage and taking care of your family, you two were able to get away and spend some couple time. I have been married only for a couple of years and yet me and my husband always make it a point to have some quality time away from it all so we wouldn't be burnt out.
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@dainy1313 (2370)
• Leon, Mexico
17 Oct 12
Thanks you for responding Raine. Thanks you for being happy for both of us, and with us. I`m sad to know that you just were married for a couple of years, I would like it had been for ever, but if you feel happier so it was the best for you. My parents got divorced after 29 years. Marriage is not an easy thing. We are in a church ministry that has helped understand us and dialogue between us. And yes we must try to do our best effort to live frugal. Because the most money you have the most money you spend. Living frugal may be a real blessing. Don`t you agree? Blessings Raine... dainy