This summers vacations

Cheer Parent · Senior Member

This summers vacations

Tamara · cheergyms.com Master Poster

My older daughter is going to Australia while my hubby, younger daughter and myself are, hopefully, going to check out a military school in Virginia!! for the older daughter's last two years of high school.

And before anyone gets any crazy ideas...she wants to go. One of the options she's thinking about after high school is joining the military. However, she doesn't want to go straight from her cushy life into rigid life, so this would be a middle ground. It will also give her a better idea of what she's getting into before signing up for x amount of years. Why Virginia? Well, California being California I couldn't find a military school that wasn't for delinquents AND accepted girls.

CheerTaxi · Veteran Member

Wow, you are a brave mom Tamara! I am going to MAUI on Saturday!!!!!!!!!! We are taking all of our kids (mine are 20, 17, and 15) and one of their friends for the first time. We will be gone a week and it can't come fast enough!

LadyW · Senior Member

Western Carribean Cruise -- 7 day (in Aug) -- Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Jamacia...

Alex · Member

Moving to San Diego after graduation!! well actually san marcos/escondido with my sister, just until my twin n I get our dorm at SDSU

Pixie · Senior Member

My mom, sister, niece, daughter, son and his girlfriend are going to Hawaii!

5 days in Waikiki and 6 days on the big island... I can't wait!!

Yes, all husbands are staying home; it's time for the girls to play. (My son is too young to be married, so we will let him tag along...)

OC Mom · GURU

I'm going to the grocery store, Target, Walmart, the high school for practices, the gas station.... ummmm, the bathroom.... ummmmm my room...... the laundry room.... you get the idea.

Alex, I've been trying to get a hold of Tannaz. Is that the gym you're in? Or are you at the other one?

Bladezmom · Senior Member

Who can afford a vacation when you have kids in All-Stars???????? I wish I were going on a vacation, I could use a week of lying in the sun with cabana boys bringing me drinks!

Cheer Parent · Senior Member

Well that all sounds interesting to me even OC Mom just doing all that running around is quite adventerous. Tamara I think thats a great idea especially if she is wanting to do that. As far as Australia that is one trip we are wanting to go on but it may be awhile at least till our 14 year old moves out. I hear those trips are not geared for the younger ones. As far as CHEER TAXI your gonna love Maui. Where are you staying? We stayed at Kaanapali Beach at the Sheraton. The snorkling is awesome. Make sure if you do nothing else take them on the catamaran ride they will drop anchor at a secluded location and you snorkle in about 20 feet of water in the reefs and swin with the tropical fish and sea turtles its really cool. I do not know if the whales are still there this time of year but if they are they will be everywhere its so beautiful. We also ran into a school of spinner dolphins my daughter had thought she died and went to heaven. Lady W I want to hear about that trip as well have not went there yet but want too. Wow Pixie how did you pull that one off! Girls vacation only cool! I used to live in Aiea Hawaii its on Ohau. The best places there are opn the other side of the island make sure you rent a car and drive you wont regret the drive its so nice and lots of places to stop like the blow hole, the Pali Lookout, Koneohe bay ect., Watch out for those mai tai's they hit you fast Lol!

Alex · Member

Oc Mom: yes i believe that is the one I am going to be attending, but i wont leave till the end of june, school and grad night trip to disneyland, universal studios, and magic mountain (which i heard is closing down soon)

AbbyByTheBay · Senior Member

Pali Lookout is great, just be prepared for the wind! Hang on to something or someone, lol. On Maui, try to see the Haleakala crater (I'm certain my spelling is wrong) at sunrise or sunset, it's beautiful. And you gotta take the ride to the seven pools even though it's long and bumpy.

No vacation for us this summer, taking a little break to do stuff around the house (I guess that's not really a break). Hope everyone has a fun summer!

Cheer Parent · Senior Member

The Pali lookout if you go do not wear a dress Lol! It will be above your head if you do. We did do the crater and watch the sunrise was very beautiful just make sure you take a parka its verrry cold at 10,000 ft! Didn't do to the seven pools not sure where thats at is it in Hana?! I heard thats very pretty but is like a 4 hour ride. Next summer I believe that we will be staying home and remodling the house we lived there since it was new in 1994 and have never done anything to it its time for a face lift but it will have to wait another year.

AbbyByTheBay · Senior Member

Yes, seven pools (waterfalls) are on the road to Hana. It's a very long and rocky ride (takes up the entire day) but it's worth it, unless you have small children traveling with you who may not have the patience for that long of a drive. The payoff might not be worth it for them (we've made that mistake plenty of times).

OC Mom · GURU

Alex,

Yay! You will be so happy there!!! Congrats!!! Tell your sister that I lost her number in my phone that was squished in the car accident.

Lucky Lou · Member

Bladezmom wrote:

Who can afford a vacation when you have kids in All-Stars???????? I wish I were going on a vacation, I could use a week of lying in the sun with cabana boys bringing me drinks!

I concur!!! As soon as I find out what a vacation is!

-- Edited by Lucky Lou at 12:36, 2007-06-08

OC Mom · GURU

Yes, magic Mountain will be no more after next season? I'm not too sure on that though.... but it has the best roller coasters!!!

Amac · Veteran Member

I'm on "vacation" in San Jose right now for the twin's graduation.. But I'm going to Vegas with friends for my 21st birthday in July!!! (the hotel is being paid for by my friend's husband- she's turning 21 too- otherwise there's no way I could afford it!)

Kris, check your private messages. I left you my number in there.

Cheer Parent · Senior Member

Well friends we are back from our Alaskan cruise and it was wonderful if you ever think about going on a cruise this is definetley without a doubt the most breath taking cruise you will ever take just awsome I hope everyone else has had a great summer talk to you later

OC Mom · GURU

I'm glad you had fun! I bought Dan a cruise to Mexico for Fathers Day. We go in Sept. I am excited!!!!

Cheer Parent · Senior Member

Oh that was nice I have heard lots of stuff about them but have never been I hope you have a blast let me know how it went we have been thinking one day of trying it. I know one thing for sure I got hooked on Pina Coladas on the ship wow they were awesome. Our daughter went with us and she was never around they had activities for them all the time bowling,kareoke ect she would sometimes get in at 200am she cant wait to go back thats all she talks about. smile