Saturday, June 2
A Leap of Faith
For some time now there have been whispers in the air about my mom's family getting together in Atlanta this summer, specifically mid-June. We're doing this through a timeshare resort program that my grandparents are a part of and they have secured condos for everyone so that we can spend a week being together.The issue that has been around about this is that my summer plans always seem to be up in the air, and they still are but as of this evening I'm locked into a pricer flight than originally anticipated by my mother. All of us are leaving NH via Boston Saturday afternoon then Dad and I will return Tuesday night and mom will stay for the rest of the week.
I'm not thrilled about this, I'm not as close to my mom's side of the family, and as I've grown up I've felt more and more on the outside of things. Seeing them about once a year makes it feel like I need to get to know everyone all over again, and increases the chances that they've forgotten what I was doing last year, meaning I have to explain that all over again as well.
Right now I'm actually toying with the idea of not bringing my laptop with me. I've basically brought it with me on every trip ever since I got my own laptop early on in high school, but since for the first time I'm also considering carrying-on all my luggage (and buying travel size toiletries to aid me in doing so) so the less I have to fuss with the better. I will however, without question, bring my cell phone for communication updates and my DS for gaming/spending time/ having headphones in my ears.
Also part of the decision is that the last time we stayed at a resort like this they only had internet access in the lobby, not in the rooms, and I'd rather at least pretend to be social.
Posted by Avila at 9:07 PM
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