Yahtzee!

We arrived at our vacation destination today--not a resort or tourist spot, just the home of out of town relatives, and before I knew it, we were in the middle of an intensely strategic game of Yahtzee. (Okay, perhaps there's not so much strategy to Yahtzee, but go with me here). We rarely play group "board" games at home (despite having closets overflowing with countless ones accumulated over the years). In our "free" time, we are cleaning or "screening," or doing assorted other presumably important and amusing things. But rarely board games.

Perhaps sometimes that's what vacation is all about--not fancy trips and fascinating places, but enough of a change in scenery to free you from daily patterns. Maybe it's about sleeping later, or talking more. Eating foods you'd never think to make, or trying a craft you never did before. Or playing Yahtzee for hours, without feeling pulled away by emails that need to be sent and clutter that needs to be cleaned.

There will, I'm sure, be days when we look for the excitement of sightseeing tours, gourmet buffets, and fancy shows. For now, however, just a break from daily patterns is more than enough. That, and a few more games of Yahtzee.