This summer we had not planned a vacation since we were going to go with the Edigers; however, that changed (read previous post). So, the beginning of June, I had an idea to have the girls each plan a short trip with a budgeted amount of money. I ran the idea by Jeremy and shared the idea with them.
We told them they could each plan a vacation that would last 4 days and 3 nights with a budget of $1000. That money would include lodging, activities, and most food; it would not include tolls and gas.
They were both very excited about the idea to do this. They started really big – places far away, exotic places, and fun multi-city locations. Then, they were restricted by the time and/or the budget. After some discussion, we agreed that for this length of time a location about 4-5 hours away was most plausible.
So, they started again. We tried using ChatGPT (artificial intelligence) to suggest places and activities in a 5 hour radius. That actually gave some good suggestions as we narrowed it down – locations for hiking, locations on a lake, locations for shopping, etc.
Then, they would pick a location and the lodging would be way to expensive.
This vacation project involved some frustration, some tears, and some near quitting, but they both persevered to find great locations, lodging, and activities.
During the process, we heard things like,
“This is how you plan vacations!”
“This takes a lot of time and work.”
“When do you do all of this?”
“We have a lot more respect for you planning vacations!”
And while none of that was the intention of them planning, it was a positive by-product.
See following posts to the final product.
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