Vacation

I feel like a travelin' fool lately. Here I am, on my way out of the city once again, but I feel as if I am only just now recovering from the whitewater rafting “adventure” of last weekend -- (I know I said I would write more about that and I never did. The cliffs notes version is that it was very tiring and very trying. Not physically. But mentally. And I'm talking about the people, not the rapids. I realized something very important about myself during this trip though: I do not enjoy big group getaways, which is what this was. The disorganization and all the small talk get to me. Ugh. Oh well. Lesson learned.)

Anyhoo…there were a few cold and rainy (but semi-relaxing) days back in New York, but now I am on the go again. I feel like I have barely been home these last few weeks. This summer has turned out to be a packed and fleeting one. I can’t believe we are on the brink of fall already (I am not allowed to speak of fall around certain friends here. Most New Yorkers seem to be in denial that their summer-in-the-city is ending. So shhhh….you didn’t hear it from me).

I am now on an Amtrak train headed for Philly where I will meet up with mom and George. The three of us will then drive the rest of the way to the Jersey Shore (YAY the beach!) where we will be spending the next 6 days together with my grandfather, who is awaiting our arrival in Stone Harbor. This is a summer 'family tradition' and I am SO looking forward to some good quality family time. Plus my mom's gotta BIG birthday this weekend, so we've got some serious celebratin’ to do!

And I am very much looking forward to the QUIET. A quiet environment. A quiet brain. My brain has been very noisy and full lately. And as this train pulls me closer and closer to Philly, that noise only grows louder. I’ve made this Philly trip a handful of times over the last half a year or so, but under much different circumstances, with a smile on my face and butterflies in my stomach. Off to see a certain someone who had walked back into my life for a brief moment of time. It has only been a few months since my last trip like that, but it feels like 2 lifetimes ago b/c of all the confusion and silence that has since transpired. I HATE confusion and silence. But….sigh...what can ya do? Such is life sometimes, unfortunately. And such is the complexity of the human heart and relationships. Ah well.....blah blah blah. Enough of that. I’m gonna wrap this up but will choose to end on a happy note: I am going to THE BEACH! And with my amazing family whom I love love love….!! There we go. That’s better. And now I am off to watch some Friends on my laptop until I hear the calls for Philly's 34th Street Station. I love technology.