this summer's travel: doomed in advance

[john warren]

well, clearly you have to do what you have to do when your daughter and wife are the focus. so those plans are set in stone. now,,,that doesn't mean you cant do a trip later,,,or before. its the least you deserve for being a good dad and hubby. i sugjest in september you take a trip to algonac michigan for the second annual algonac fiberglassic egg scramble. happend the weekend after laborday.

meanwhile, take short little one or two night trips and explore your own area. we find lots of interesting little trips to do that way.

[Mike Magee]

I would like nothing better than to take a trip to Michigan in late September to see the fall color (we get mostly brown leaves here), but my work schedule is tied to schools in session, so it's summer or nothing. We do try to drive to Michigan each summer; my wife bears the discomfort because she wants to see her parents. But we have already accepted that there will be no such visit this year. Maybe if I find that golden-egg-laying goose...

[Francesca Knowles]

Wow- sounds like you're a teacher, or at least involved in The Education of Our Little Monsters in one way or another.

Especially since it's something you've always wanted to do, I think you need to make that road trip, and there must be some way to make it happen. Are you to be heavily involved in wedding preparations, or will that be pretty much handled by the women, as in most cases?

If the latter:
They're probably going to want the men out of the way anyway, so why not promote that as a sort of "benefit" of your traveling out solo with the trailer?

Francesca

[Hazel in Sk]

I'm sorry you have difficult decisions to make. Brides can be very self centred it seems (not just your daughter!)

Working around your wife's special needs really complicates things a bit too. I doubt my hubby would have much patience if I set out expectations for travel that didn't tie in with his. I'm sure our decision would be that I would fly and he would have his long holiday. If I didn't want to fly alone I would find someone else going the same way who was willing to keep me commpany.

You'll get it sorted now you are working on options/possibilties/what ifs. Enjoy your camping trip!

[Mike Magee]

Thanks, all. We are still a long way from July 1st. Anything could happen.

[Denece]

Mike

FWIW our daughter had a destination wedding in a place we thought would be awful and inconvenient and it turned out absolutely fabulous!

Do what you need to do. Make sure you don't upset She Who Must Be Obeyed and prepare to have a great time

Congrats on marrying off the daughter. Hope your Son-In-Law is half as wonderful as what we got

Best to All

Denece

[Bobbie Mayer]

Originally Posted by Thomas G.

Please Francesca, this is a family friendly site.

Sounds like a pretty friendly family to me!

[Jon Vermilye]

My daughter's destination wedding was on the shores of Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park. We all loved it!

[Jim Bennett]

I would not mind one bit if my last daughter got married in a place like that, Jon.

[Mike Magee]

Glacier is beautiful. But to make dozens of people who wish to attend travel 2000 or so miles 1 way... sure gets expensive.

[Francesca Knowles]

You know, Mike...

Unless I missed it somewhere, I don't think you've said why they chose Oregon for the wedding. It does seem sort of senseless if practically everybody they know lives around where they do now..?

Francesca

P.S.

Not that there's anything wrong with getting married in Oregon- I did so myself- but that's where I'm from, and where most of my family lives.

And of course there's the fact of my Mother offering the use of her living room for the ceremony...we like "free"!

F.

[Jon Vermilye]

Originally Posted by Mike Magee

Glacier is beautiful. But to make dozens of people who wish to attend travel 2000 or so miles 1 way... sure gets expensive.

Since both of them were already in Missoula, as well as most of their friends, (they were Masters students at the University of Montana & preparing for a 2 year stint in Cameroon with the Peace Corps) and both sets of parents wanted to make the trip (and turned it into a vacation) it wasn't too bad.

Everyone camped, & the reception was in the group campground. A long way from your typical wedding, but it fit my daughter & her husband to a "T". They are currently on a 4 year project promoting tourism in Gaborone, Botswana.

[Mary F]

this topic has run its course: Mike's grateful for the suggestion sand different ways if looking at the challenge(s), but now it's time to close this discussion and move on.

Thanks everyone for your participation!