Summer plans

metaoblivia

I was looking over my calendar for the next few months, and I realized my summer is going to be packed!
Next week, I leave for a 10 day holiday in California. In July, I'm taking a weekend trip to Cape Cod to support my friend as she competes in her first triathlon. In late July/early August, I'm going to a writer's workshop in Connecticut for a weekend. Then in mid-August, my mother is coming to visit for a week (for my birthday) and I'll be going to Cape Cod again with her for a brief holiday. And I've recently taken up an old hobby, so my weekends where I'm not out of town are starting to fill up with appointments based on that. This coming weekend is already full!
Normally, I enjoy quiet weekends at home, so this is going to be a complete change for me.
How about you? What are the summer plans for the rest of the Ladies Lounge?

Mrs Fed

I am probably going to my parents for a few days in July. They have rented a house in Sardinia, then I will be off to Puglia with hubby and kids for two weeks.

In August, I don't know yet....will be working...

Have a good day!!

I had some holidays in may. At the start of next month I'll have to start studying again for the second set of my twice-yearly exams. After work. :rolleyes:
I might slip in a weekend away somewhere.

jellie

show off :rolleyes:

(jk :pac:)

i have no plans yet been trying to organise a girly holiday but the more im doing the more its seeming like a big effort. stupid girly politics like being guilted into inviting someone i dont want to go on holidays with. ARGH.

all i really want is to lie in the sun for a week reading a book - youd think thats a fairly simple request?

Khannie

Abu Dhabi with work in July. I'm hoping to convince my lovely wife to let me head on to Thailand for some Thai boxing training after the work trip as it would only cost an extra 150 to tack on the flight. If I can convince her that 2 weeks alone with the kids is in her best interests then I'll try to get a fight over there.

Nothing major other than that except barbeques. I love them.

Nools

im doing a bit of back packing in finland and sweden for a little under 3 weeks, everything is sorted for finland, helsinki then a log cabin north of that and then north again, ferry across to sweden, and that has yet to be figured out.

LivingDeadGirl

Nools wrote: »

im doing a bit of back packing in finland and sweden for a little under 3 weeks, everything is sorted for finland, helsinki then a log cabin north of that and then north again, ferry across to sweden, and that has yet to be figured out.

:eek:

Majorly jealous! I wanna go to Scandanavia sooooo bad!!

As for me, just finshed the Leaving Cert yesterday(:D) so I'm planning on spending the bulk of my summer eating barbecue and reading books, neither of which have been possible since some time last year. As for trips, I'm heading over to Germany for a week at the end of July with the bf for a festival, and going to New York in September with the family for a week. Not exactly jam packed but I'm sure it'll be great nonetheless

Lia_lia

I'm going to Roskilde Festival in Denmark Monday week. And then we are gonna check out a bitta Europe on some trains...hurrah!

SeekUp

My goal is to get to the beach more than once this summer.

Ambitious plans, I know . . .

Morgase

Same as every year for the past few years, I'm going to Portugal for a week in July, with my boyfriend and his family. I'm really looking forward to it, it will be very much reading books in the sun and relaxing. If I'm feeling wild I might poke my toe and possibly an entire foot into the pool :pac:

I only wish that we had the whole summer off to enjoy, like when we were growing up. I honestly wish I could throw in the towel for the summer months and have a proper length of time off.

Khannie

Morgase wrote: »

I honestly wish I could throw in the towel for the summer months and have a proper length of time off.

I really yearn for some proper time off too. I can't wait to win the lotto.

I highly recommend taking a month off if you can swing it any way at all (and I really recommend putting in the effort to try and swing it). We did it over Christmas (this suited us best because it meant I could take 2 weeks holidays from each working year) and I'm still feeling the benefits. We went to Thailand for the month for a few reasons:

1) Once you've paid for the flight, Thailand is cheap as chips and
2) The little one turned 2 a week after we got back (and so her flight was basically free) and
3) I like Thai boxing (in case you hadn't noticed ) and used it as a fine excuse to get some training in

It took quite a bit of planning to organise getting the month, but by jesus I felt like buddha himself at the end of it I was so relaxed.

Morgase

Wow that sounds awesome. I think if (no, when! when!) I return to study I will take some time off between then and work.

I can't complain too much I suppose because I'm working outside most of the time now. I now have very brown arms and back of neck and am white everywhere else. Proper farmer's tan! (white face cause of using spf on face every day, shows it works anyway)

Aisling(",)

Going to crete next friday for two weeks with my friends,then three weeks after that i go 18 so hopefully ill do something for that.
going to be looking for a job and a debs dress this summer

think thats about it.

Xiney

Eh, this summer is going to be full of random stuff like learning to drive and teaching english (voluntary)

but this fall... I'm hopefully going to go to Champagne and make some money working les vendanges (grape harvest) and also (hopefully!) visit Boston & Montreal.

Khannie

Xiney wrote: »

but this fall autumn

Fixed that for you.


/me runs

liah

Plans?

My only plan is to survive.

Ah, life simplified by situation, brilliant. :pac:

Xiney

Khannie wrote: »

Fixed that for you.


/me runs

There's nothing wrong with a Canadian using her own dialect :P

barleybooley

1) Continue working weekends

2) Go to Ballina to get some Cafolla's ice cream ASAP :pac: <--me eating said ice cream

3) Go to Bruce with my older sister (can't wait, he's awesome)

4) Go to Malaysia with my brother and sister

5) Go to U2 with all my sisters

6) Debate which would be better: repeating exams or the year

7) Perhaps study for repeats or head to Sziget with mates in August

8) Fit in a few twenty firsts here and there (expensive )

9) Miss my BF so very much, we're living in our respective homes on the opposite sides of the country

barleybooley

barleybooley wrote: »

1)

2) Go to Ballina to get some Cafolla's ice cream ASAP :pac: <--me eating said ice cream

Ballina has ice cream so good,that it worth the mental pain that is being in Ballina?
Tell me more? In lurid creamy detail please.

barleybooley

Moonbaby wrote: »

Ballina has ice cream so good,that it worth the mental pain that is being in Ballina?
Tell me more? In lurid creamy detail please.

You're not going to believe me but the answer is a big deliciously creamy yes. The trick is to go between 12 and 4 to make sure that there are people around and by people I mean the out of towners. Park the car in plain view and try not to draw attention to yourself. To prepare for such a visit one must be "down" with local jargon. A simple google of "Ballina Speak" will yield some useful phrases as to detract from your clean hair and clothes and thus fooling the habitants into believing you're one off them.

Good creamy-ice luck, soldier. It will be worth it. Ask them not to be slack with the raspberry sauce

Xiney

I was in Ballina for New Year's Eve.


Oh Holy Jesus. Never Again.

chickenhawk

I'm moving to botswanna for the summer.... a year actually!!! Just heard about the idea a week ago and booked flights today! I'm a little bit excited!!

SeekUp

chickenhawk wrote: »

I'm moving to botswanna for the summer.... a year actually!!! Just heard about the idea a week ago and booked flights today! I'm a little bit excited!!

Oh wow, that's a quick turnaround! Don't forget the sunscreen . . .

rainbow kirby

This summer... is about me looking for a job. One month on the dole and my brain is already fried. I'm also running lots because I'm planning on doing the Dublin marathon this year, and I want to start taking some driving lessons too. I've no money to go on holiday, unfortunately.

chickenhawk

SeekUp wrote: »

Oh wow, that's a quick turnaround! Don't forget the sunscreen . . .

And i've Japanese sunset (red) hair!! Well no jobs here so going to try get a job flying tourists around safari parks!!! (I won't mention it again lol)

Salome

No holiday plans but buying a house so yay!

mollybird

well my summer began by going to zakynthos for a week, a day after we came home we then flew off to san fransisco for a week as the OH had to go over on business. flew home....and went straight to see take that. end of july am heading off to see U2 in croker and in for the rest of the summer i'm off to start researching for my dissertation.

Twee.

I'm working a few days a week and the rest is just going out! Heading to London for five nights in July, and Electric Picnic in September.
When it's sunny (please come back, sun!) I just love hanging around town, reading a book, listening to the iPod (it's like being in a movie...)
Passed all my exams so no worries about repeats

Busi_Girl08

*Sigh*

Nothing much planned.
Just started driving lessons which will probably keep me occupied.
No sign of work coming up, I might actually do some volunteer work in Oxfam or something.

Haven't really heard from anyone about parties or going out or anything. Most of my other friends are working or going away on holidays or something.

Still though, I have a collection of DVDs and the new series of Top Gear to keep me going!!

Richard, Jezza and James will keep me company

*giggles*

barleybooley wrote: »

1) Continue working weekends

2) Go to Ballina to get some Cafolla's ice cream ASAP :pac: <--me eating said ice cream

3) Go to Bruce with my older sister (can't wait, he's awesome)

4) Go to Malaysia with my brother and sister

5) Go to U2 with all my sisters

6) Debate which would be better: repeating exams or the year

7) Perhaps study for repeats or head to Sziget with mates in August

8) Fit in a few twenty firsts here and there (expensive )

9) Miss my BF so very much, we're living in our respective homes on the opposite sides of the country

And of course miss me very much when I go to France for nigh on 3 weeks;)

*giggles*

Oh yeah, Cafolla's ice cream is FTW!:D

liah

Twee. wrote: »

listening to the iPod (it's like being in a movie)

Hahaha not to drag the thread OT but I seriously thought I was the only one who did that! It's like having your own personal soundtrack :pac: Brilliant. I start to look at things differently too. It's fun!

Pythia

Cypris for a week at the end of the summer with the boyf which I can't wait for. Apart from that, working