kriadydragon | At Last, I can Say This

We're going on vacation :D And we head out Monday. Can't say if I'll have any Internet access so there's a good chance you won't be hearing anything from me for the rest of May and the majority of June. But I hope to get some writing done during the traveling portion of the trip.

I'm rather torn about this trip. Though a part of me is looking forward to it - of seeing family, doing fun things with family and seeing new places - another part of me cringes whenever I think about how long we'll be in the car (going from Kansas to Utah, from Utah to Washington state, then back to Utah then back to Kansas :P) of having to spend time in another person's house (really don't enjoy that) and leaving the animals in the care of someone else.

So a part of me hopes that something comes up to keep us from going. The thing is, we need this; it's been a couple of years since our last trip and it's been a long time in coming. I need this because I need to get out of the house before I become one hundred percent recluse (I've already become monumentally territorial). I'd thought about staying behind, but the problem is that I wouldn't have the house to myself (I would be sharing it with the person who is a nice, friendly, decent person but who I'm having a hard time being around, as mentioned in a previous journal entry. Now that school is out for most people this person is around a lot more and it's turning into a bit of a stresser for me).

I think that I'm torn proves that it's been too long since our last trip. We used to take an out-of-state vacation about once a year or once every other year, and I would never give it a second thought. Now I'm so indecisive about it that it's making me a tad depressed. But I finally managed to talk myself into leaning more towards wanting to go. Took me long enough :P.

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Awwww...

I know you've got the jitters, but I think this is a good thing. We'll miss you while you're gone, but the time away will be worth it.

I hope you have a great time and just....relax. You've earned it.

Thank you :D I'm really hoping this has a positive effect on my mindset. I've been pretty much in a constant state of agitation for the past three years, and I think the majority of why is because I've been stuck at home for so long.

I am so pleased to hear this.
Getting away, something I have not done since before my two surgeries,
is refreshing no matter what sort it is............
I hope you will have a relaxing time and come back with a lot of creative
juices flowing..........but most of all I hope it is a vacation, not a hassle
Hopefully by the time you reach Washington, the Pacific NW will hopefully have something other than rain...........
:-D
Bon Voyage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah, I hope it's not a hassle either ;) Because that's all I need, then I'll never want to go on vacation again. Hopefully by getting out of the house and going out and doing things will help me feel a lot more relax than I have been.

Rain's all we've been getting as well, though today has been nice and tomorrow is supposed to be the same. I was actually thinking that it'll be quite ironic if we leave from here with the weather warm and wonderful, then get to Washington and the weather is cool and wet :P

getting out of the house and going out and doing things will help me feel a lot more relax than I have been.

Yes this is what I meant when I said refreshed. It is surprising what it can do. I remember when I used to travel, when I was still working, I would return and people would comment on how well I looked, how refreshed.
I found my creativity level much higher too.........

Wow that is a very long trip, but its those long periods when you can actually will your body and mind to relax from the stress of working non-stop and juggling real life.

Enjoy yourself!!!

I used to love sitting in the car during a trip and watch the scenery go by, so that I'm not looking forward to it says a lot. But I think it's because I've become a lot like my mom, in that I don't like sitting around doing nothing. My hope is to be able to write while in the car, as long as it doesn't make me car sick.

Enjoy your trip!! I know traveling can be exhausting and stressful in and of itself, but I'm sure you'll have a good time too. Bummer about the potential lack of internet access, but hopefully you get a chance to do some writing at least.

I've made similar cross-country trips and wow, if people think Kansas is flat... they've never had to drive through eastern Colorado. Brutal. Hope you can read or something in the car (I can't - I get carsick, but in eastern Colorado, that sometimes doesn't stop me...)

Thanks :D I think having no Internet will be a good thing, since it can be such a major distraction (and a source of pointless agitation at times).

Yeah, eastern Colorado. That's usually the part of the drive that kills us because of the monotony. Carsickness is an issue I have as well. I want to be able to write during the trip but I don't know if my carsickness will let me.

I can totally sympathize -- I'm a homebody by nature, and I usually spend the last few days before a vacation flailing about how much I don't want to leave my computer and my books and my pets. But I always enjoy myself and don't regret going; I do think it's good to get out of a rut, see new places, do new things. If nothing else, it usually provides fantastic material for new stories!

Have fun! :D

"If nothing else, it usually provides fantastic material for new stories!"

Definitely :D That's what I do like about traveling, hitting those places that make the plot bunnies go crazy. Going through Utah always sends my imagination into overdrive. I can't wait to see what driving to Washington will inspire :D

Enjoy yourself. And friendshipper is right, traveling does provide fodder for those creatve juices!

Indeed it does :D

Tke lots of photos for me!!! (Please!!!)

If I remember to bring my camera this time ;)

Enjoy yourself! Like

flingslass said, take lots of pics. Peoplewatch. Soak in the scenery. Lots of fodder for writing and the change will likely get those creative juices flowing.

Safe travels!

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