The Journey of Family Obligation ...
Dec. 23rd, 2009 10:30 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
texchanOff to Texas tomorrow. Bright and early in the AM. I think our flight leaves around 7, which means we'll have to get up around 4 to make it to the airport in time for security and all that. The airport is about an hour away, give or take. Hopefully traffic won't be too horrible at that time of day. It's always awful around here, but it's been worse lately thanks to our recent dumping of snow. I so wish that storm could have held off for just a few more days in order to spare me this trip. *sigh*
I'm such a jerk, I know. But I hate traveling. And I want peace, which I won't get while I'm down there. Oh well. I'm pretty resigned to going at this point, and I just want to get the whole thing over with. I'm glad it'll be a shorter stay, at least: 6 days instead of 10. Makes it easier for packing and a bit easier on my psyche, too.
I used to not mind traveling. The whole family dynamic thing has always been difficult for me, as has spending extended time around my parents. But I think that falls into the whole "you can't go home again" thing. But the older I get, the more I hate traveling. Especially when I have to fly. I'm not afraid of flying; I just hate the hassle of the whole thing. I've become quite a homebody, really.
Today, I have to try and finish up the last few house cleaning things. I need to straighten the bottom floor and clean one bathroom. I straightened the third floor, including the kiddo's bedroom, and cleaned the bathroom on the third floor yesterday. I did about 6 loads of laundry. I have no idea how I always end up with so darn much laundry! But I had to wash pretty much everything so that we would have clothes to take. I also cleaned up on the second floor, although I have to do that again today, probably. I wanted to vacuum and mop, but I've decided to forgo that. There is so much snow outside still, and it's all melting. Which means our yard is going to be a mud pit for some time to come. I figure no point in vacuuming when Fae will be tracking stuff in while the pet sitter is here.
We had our family Christmas yesterday. And asked Santa Claus to come to our house a bit early so the kiddo could have her "Santa" presents without us having to haul them to Texas and, then, back home again. Anyhow, it was nice. We took pictures and had a lot of fun together.
Aaaaand, I suppose that'll be all from me until next year. We're coming back on New Year's Eve, so we'll still have a couple of school vacation days left to get laundry done and such.
I'm such a jerk, I know. But I hate traveling. And I want peace, which I won't get while I'm down there. Oh well. I'm pretty resigned to going at this point, and I just want to get the whole thing over with. I'm glad it'll be a shorter stay, at least: 6 days instead of 10. Makes it easier for packing and a bit easier on my psyche, too.
I used to not mind traveling. The whole family dynamic thing has always been difficult for me, as has spending extended time around my parents. But I think that falls into the whole "you can't go home again" thing. But the older I get, the more I hate traveling. Especially when I have to fly. I'm not afraid of flying; I just hate the hassle of the whole thing. I've become quite a homebody, really.
Today, I have to try and finish up the last few house cleaning things. I need to straighten the bottom floor and clean one bathroom. I straightened the third floor, including the kiddo's bedroom, and cleaned the bathroom on the third floor yesterday. I did about 6 loads of laundry. I have no idea how I always end up with so darn much laundry! But I had to wash pretty much everything so that we would have clothes to take. I also cleaned up on the second floor, although I have to do that again today, probably. I wanted to vacuum and mop, but I've decided to forgo that. There is so much snow outside still, and it's all melting. Which means our yard is going to be a mud pit for some time to come. I figure no point in vacuuming when Fae will be tracking stuff in while the pet sitter is here.
We had our family Christmas yesterday. And asked Santa Claus to come to our house a bit early so the kiddo could have her "Santa" presents without us having to haul them to Texas and, then, back home again. Anyhow, it was nice. We took pictures and had a lot of fun together.
Aaaaand, I suppose that'll be all from me until next year. We're coming back on New Year's Eve, so we'll still have a couple of school vacation days left to get laundry done and such.
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Date: 2009-12-23 04:04 pm (UTC)Hope your trip goes smoothly and with as little stress as possible.
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Date: 2010-01-02 04:13 am (UTC)You are AWESOME!!! And that was super nice of you. *GLOMS*
And ... no worries. I thought about what you said in your comment to my earlier post, and it made a lot of sense. I probably will not post much (if any) fanfiction in the future -- although I know better than to say "never". (LOL) And I probably won't check much for reviews and what not. But I will leave them posted, just in case someone might want to read them.
If I ever manage to get my original stuff published, I'll probably have to take the fanfic down. Just to be on the safe side. But who knows if that will ever happen?
Anyhow ... thanks so much for your support and awesome advice! And thanks for recc'ing my fics. You're so kind to me. *sniffles*