So I’m sitting here in a Colorado hotel on our last night away for vacation 2007 and reminiscing the good…and bad times this vacation. First, some background. We left last Friday morning and from there we have been in 9 states and seen Carlsbad Caverns, White Sands, the Cliff Dwellings, the Grand Canyon, seen a cool mine, drove on the highest road in North America and seen a lot of cool stuff in between. So this vacation has been pretty cool and we’ve gotten to see a lot of cool things.
The bad…well, what can of crazy things can you argue about? Well there’s the “meaning” of a random song on the radio, where we’re going next, what kind of hotel we want, who sleeps with who and who gets what seats in the car. Really, if you think about it, you can argue about just about anything. Plus…hikes. Absolutely HATE them! I mean I don’t mind an occasional jaunt through some trees to have a better view but I hate walking for hours and hours and seeing nothing but the same thing you did when you started! I don’t know…they just aren’t some of my favorite things. Next, sleeping with my little brother. I don’t know about you, but I need my own bed. I need to be able to spread out and waking up with an 11 year old laying on you just really pisses me off!! Lastly, not being able to find a hotel. Usually at least once on vacation we get carried away and lose track of time, then have trouble finding a hotel. Unfortunately, tonight was one of those nights. Finally you find a hotel but it’s nothing like the ones you stayed in. They may not be the cleanest, or friendliest or have the things you want. That’s the worst.
The good…you can’t really get any better then driving in the beautiful Rockies of Colorado seeing all the wildlife, occasional mountain streams and all the amazing scenery with good ‘ol John Denver singing in the background. You really can’t. Colorado, is my second home. We visited the mountains for the first time last year and it felt like I was at home, in this random place I’ve never been to before. Let’s just say I fell in love. I could sit along one of those beautiful streams forever, away from the rest of the world and the craziness that comes with it. The mountain streams are my favorite thing to see because they are so amazing. They trickle down the whole mountain, sometimes 14,000 feet or better without a care in the world. (ok so they don’t have brains or emotions, but if they did they would be totally free)
I would come back to the mountains for the rest of my vacations, my whole life, if I was able. They are so amazing. The views, the peacefulness that lies in them, the wildlife that knows nothing but being free and breathing the freshest air you can get all while being “on top of the world.” What a feeling….
Finally, the time you spend with your family. No matter how bad it sometimes seems, how sick you get of listening to your little brother talk, how tired you are of sitting in the car or how crabby your parents can get; you should always remain thankful. Lots of kids don’t even know what a vacation is, have parents to take them or siblings to annoy them so no matter how bad it seems sometimes I’m thankful for this time with my family.
~Later
Us at the Grand Canyon
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