Not that ridiculously long
Her first child was born 3 months ago and then I went over for a long weekend to visit. It was the first time I got on a plane and probably the last time as well
I get motion sickness everywhere; car, train, bus, boat. So I assumed I'd get it on a plane as well so I took motion sickness medication before we went. I didn't throw up, but I got really sick (didn't help that I had a vestibular infection two months prior to it happening either I guess). And then I had to walk off the plane, I almost just literally fell over, my legs couldn't carry me.
Also, I had been to England two times before, once by boat (medication helped perfectly fine for that) and once by train through the tunnel. Now the tunnel was no fun, no motion sickness, but really, bad ear pain.
So for the plane I bought special earplugs, but that didn't help. At all. My ears felt like they would pop. The pain didn't go away fully for at least a week after.
And that was only a 40 min. flight. I've always wanted to go to America, imagine how I'd do then
Nope. Not gonna happen
Anyways....
She moved there 6 years ago. We usually see each other once a year, this year being the exception because I went there after my nephew was born
I am really excited to have her come over, but it's also always exhausting, because you want to spent as much time together as possible and we have a large family. So it's a lot of busy-ness.
Now I am highly sensitive myself, my senses get overload fairly quickly. If I have a busy weekend, I need at least 2 or 3 days of quiet after to "reset" my senses.
So having her over is great, wonderful, exciting, but also tiring and overload.
For example the first week. She arrives on Sunday.
On Monday I have to be at school for one of the teachers's birthdays, then I'm going shopping with my other Sister, for the BBQ we will have at our house Sunday with the entire family.
Tuesday is Oldest Son's birthday. So preparing for that all day, arranging treats for him to hand out in his class. Then the entire family (both sides) will come over for his birthday. Because Sister from England is only here for a short time, we decided that it the "designated" day she spends at out house
Wednesday I will have to clean up the mess from Tuesday. Wednesday evening we have church group (which he have every two weeks), I'm trying to be optimistic and thinking I'll go, but I'm assuming I won't. Because overload.
Thursday during the day I'm 'free to myself', but then in the evening Husband will be gone with his brothers, which means I'll be alone with all three of them.
Friday we're going to do a dinner picnic in the forest with Sister from England and a walk. Saturday we don't have any plans, but still isn't down-time, because Husband works every Saturday as well.
And then Sunday we're going to the zoo with the entire family and then have a BBQ at our house.
Great, fun plans, but the idea alone is overwhelming already. Doesn't help that two of our kids are also high sensitive, so I'll have to calculate various meltdowns in as well. Tight schedules
I might not have chosen all the right words to explain since English is not my native language, I hope you understood all of it fine
And props if you read all of that, it's quite the story
Do you have any siblings? Are you close?