The title is pretty self-explanatory, but I guess I should explain why I'm mentioning this in the first place.
So on the blogs I follow, I've read about summer vacations--cruises, trips to South Korea, etc. My friend went to Chicago this week, and she's going to South Dakota next week. Even my parents barely scrounged enough money for the two of them to go to Florida.
But guess where I went this summer? The mall! Yay! Whoo! So adventurous! Summer vacation! Turn up!
(Oops, watch out for that huge puddle of sarcasm beneath that statement.)
No, I didn't have any cool, fun trips this summer. Why? 'Cause I'm poor. No joke. I seriously cannot afford to pay attention.
And I just see everyone taking cool trips and I feel like getting away would be really good for me. I get myself stressed out over stupid things and sometimes I just want to leave and see new things so I can feel better. Some days I just feel sad and I know if I went out of town I could feel better. It was pretty nice not having parents for a week when they were out of town, but I think I need more of a break than that.
My family used to take trips to Alabama and Texas to visit family, but visiting family would not help me relax. If anything, it would make me more stressed and upset. I just want to go somewhere with just my immediate family, and I just want to relax in a nice hotel and go to a beach or a cool city and just feel free and fun.
But no.
Instead, I'm stuck in fun old Missouri. *sigh* I don't know. I haven't been having a very good week, and all I really want is to get away and eat junk food and feel free and happy. But I guess I have to wake up from this little daydream and come to grips with the grim truth--dull, rainy Missouri, fiber and protein with every meal, and a dark sarcastic mood hanging over me wherever I go.
Why can't Oprah just give out vacations to stressed, trapped, bored people?
It's the same for us. We haven't been anywhere for about three/four years. Even my parents say we haven't gone anywhere in too long!
ReplyDeleteIt's hard reading about other people's holidays, isn't it?
-Kat
(Almost) Completely Mad
Yeah, it's REALLY hard...We haven't traveled anywhere since my great-grandmother's funeral in Alabama, which was like six years ago, and wasn't for vacation purposes anyway.
DeleteMy friend just came back from Chicago, and my aunts just came back from Florida, and I really wish I could get to go somewhere (for fun purposes) too.
I guess you and I are stuck in the same boat! :/
This is usually me too! But I would like to throw in there that I am totally diging your Pinterest account. ;)
ReplyDeleteHaha, thanks! ^^
DeleteThat stinks to hear about that, having to stay at home all summer! Yeah, for school zones where I live we call them "districts", and this one neighboring district has kids that brag about going to Europe for a month. A monthhe but then again, they can act really mean sometimes. The district I live in, we all pretty much have the same situation as you. :( At least you got to go to the mall; I go to go and visit the grocery store! How fun! :P
ReplyDeletexoxo Morning
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Hahahaha, yeah I went to the mall a bunch of times and I went to Coco Key...but I also went to the grocery store, too! A lot! :P
DeleteI have been spending most of my time watching Netflix and eating junk food...sometimes it feels useless and gloomy, and sometimes it's enjoyable...it just depends on the day ;)
Hopefully you'll get to go somewhere cool before the summer is completely over! :)
(Btw, thanks for commenting! ^^ I always throw a mini-party when I see that anyone, especially someone I've never come across before, comments on my blog! ^^ :) :P )