I booked a small suite in the airport while traveling with my toddler. It helped us take a break from the chaos outside our door.

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I've been going to my friend's lake house for more than two decades. Every year, my three closest friends from high school and I meet at the lake house for a long weekend, and when we started having children, we brought them along, too. It's really meaningful to induct the next generation into something that has become so special.