Summer Vacation

Growing up, my family did not take summer vacations. Home, the neighborhood and trips to relatives made up our vacations. I was in High School when, for the first time, I went with someone on vacation. I traveled with my friend and his parents to Ocala, Florida. Our mode of transportation was a station wagon in which my friend and I sat in the back. That trip must have been…

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Today is the day!

A rest, at least that is what they call vacations.  You went away for a rest, people say.  We anticipate the break from the routine.  We can hardly wait to go.  We plan, save, and plan some more.  We pack and dream and are so excited that it is hard to contain oneself. Then you go and you have to go here and go there and everywhere.  You have pictures…

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