The Luxury of Good Decisions, Made for You It's officially summer-break, even if it's not technically the summer season just yet. My house is wrecked, no one is eating full meals, and everyone is pretty happy! As soon as school got out, we packed our bags and drove to Hot Springs, VA to stay for a week away at one of our favorite places, The Homestead. Could we have gone to Europe for the same cost? Sure, but what I love about this kind of trip is that it's a true vacation. S