I can definitely relate to the "I wish we could just cancel the trip and take two weeks to relax at home" sentiment, pre-departure. At the same time I'm almost

I can definitely relate to the "I wish we could just cancel the trip and take two weeks to relax at home" sentiment, pre-departure. At the same time I'm almost always retrospectively glad that I went on any given trip. I often feel the same way about social engagements ("I hope the other party cancels so that I can just stay in and relax") which retrospectively were much more enjoyable than being alone at home. I think both of these are about intentionally complicating your life for a period of time. Sometimes that's called for, but I can imagine if you're raising kids and working full time there's a real appeal to not complicating your life any further.