All I ever wanted

Language is fun. Words are fun. I can put up one word and it can evoke a whole plethora of emotions/thoughts. For example:

Vacation.

See? Now lets try this again. But this time, lets add another word to the mix.

Family vacation.

I'm assuming those words received a different reaction than the first. At least they do for me.

Today, Friday, my family and I are leaving on vacation.

Now I love my family dearly, I really do, but being trapped with them for three days is a little bit stressful to me. I'm getting nervous just thinking about it. We will be in a mini van for 5 hours. I will share a small hotel room with my siblings and our vastly different personas/personalities. Then we'll have to go out into a strange new land (Missouri) and try to enjoy ourselves. Worst of all; we will have to 'act normal' whatever that means. I always feel like I need a vacation from my family after our vacations. Please tell me I'm not the only one?

So I'll be gone for a few days but as soon as we're back I'll reveal the horrifying/wonderful experience that is our family vacation.

Always the optimist, folks. Wish me luck.

Chew your food, Gertrude!
(Yeah...I don't even know...YOLO.)