vacation tweak

Another note on Mammoth trip...while at the ballgame I received a call from She-ra. Apparently her hubby He-man mentioned to her that we were heading up to Mammoth. A year ago we went with the couple and shared a very nice condo. Things were going smoothly enough but we noticed certain 'quirks' in She-ra's MO. I understand that she goes about life the way she wants but a lot of it doesn't make any sense in the real world. The last day is the time we realized when we would never share another place. So she was way behind in packing up their stuff so Hector decided to help by throwing things into a box (we were leaving anyway, who needs to sort it). Uh, she does. She-ra went ballistic and started cursing at Hector. He gave up and we just left. It was a little embarrassing/angry on both sides.So needless to say, that kinda ended the vacation buddy system.

Don't get me wrong...we're still friends but not friends who vacation together. Or more specifically under the same roof. So yesterday, Hector talks about Mammoth to He-man who approaches the subject this way.

"So, do you think it's cool if we went to Mammoth too if we got our own place?"

Hector says sure..it's not like we own the exclusive rights to the town! But I understand that He-man and the rest of us vividly remember last year so he wanted to be sure that he wasn't stepping on any toes.

Then this afternoon She-ra asks me what dates we'll up at Mammoth because now her hubby says can get their own condo at the same time! And honestly, we're okay with that but it is very funny that they asked us if it was okay like they needed our permission. Mammoth Lakes is a big resort/mountain so the likelihood of us running into each other is small. Unless we plan to meet. I think that was another problem last year because we had to be on a tighter schedule with the kids' ski programs etc and having to coordinate 2 families to be ready and on time was a major project. We can manage this because Hector & I communicate on what needs to be done and help each other out. Not having 2 families under the same roof frees us to deal with our own family and avoid stress. We can spend time together as a family and also with friends. So we welcome this new vacation situation and I think all of us will be happy.