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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, a lot of the happiness research suggests that in the long run, experiences make us happier than objects.  So let's think really broadly, OP.  Several years ago, I had a neighbor who had always wanted to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.  (We were living in Austin, TX at the time).  One day, she bought a plane ticket and she went.  She left at 6 am, was on the ground in NYC by 9 am, and spent the day going to the Museum and a few other sights.  Then came home that night on the 8 pm flight -- home in TX by 11 pm.  No hotel expenses, no need to line up more than a day's worth of childcare -- and I doubt she'll ever forget it.  I know the rest of us won't! Are there any places you've ever wanted to go to, that you could reasonably fly there and back in one day?  [/quote]

That is awesome! I love the days where you wake up in one place and then spend the day somewhere completely different. However, I had never thought of going for just the day! Waking up in Texas, exploring NYC, and then going to sleep in Texas would be fabulous! [/quote]

Totally agree -- this is how I always splurge. I've never done Texas to NYC. But when I lived in NYC, I actually took a day off 2-3 times to come down to DC. I'd pick one museum, monument etc. to visit, then have lunch, just wander around Dupont/Georgetown/wherever and then take the train back to NYC. If I really wanted to splurge, I'd stay one night in a nice hotel and head back the next morning. I wasn't necessarily doing exciting things, but it was a splurge for a mental health break, a chance to see a friend for a few hrs who I wouldn't otherwise see etc. Some of my friends in DC at that time were work/professional friends, so I was always reluctant to admit that I was doing this just for myself -- since it seems like most women would take that amount and spend it on an outfit or jewelry; so I'd play it off as "oh -- I'm just in DC on a business trip and it got extended by a little/I have some downtime." Wish I had been upfront enough to admit it to people. To me these trips meant more than an item which I would have worn out and probably tossed by now.[/quote]

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