Rivers are my blood
Well I feel better after having taken a vacation. Even if it was a sort of quick and slightly stressful one.
I really enjoyed getting to stay with my dad. I haven't seen him in at least 5 years. And it was hysterical to get into this little "genetics" thing. XD All the weird little things that pass on whether we realize it or not. It was funny. We'd be walking around randomly saying "genetics." The other thing I found interesting was the fact that there is a lot of Finnish in my family. (explains my stupid pale skin) But come to find out that my step mom Shari, also had a ton of Finnish in her family and both sets were in the same area! So our ancestors probably knew one another or might have even been related. Go figure. :D
Then I had to give up my time with the mellow Dad and Shari to go hang out with my high strung mom and her neurotic, fast paced, almost redneck family. They're my family too, sadly. XD But let me tell you, I'd go through all that again just to do that jet boat ride up the Salmon River. That was amazing. Just amazing. Tom said he'd never seen mom and I smile so much. That was when I realized that I love rivers. From way back in my childhood I can remember playing in, floating down, driving next to and skinny dipping in rivers. The Snake River, the Payette River, the Salmon River. OMG. It was quite a revelation. There is just something about that slightly green, cold water that sings to my soul. My roommate has often talked about the ocean like that, and now I really get it. I saw a river and immediately wanted to put my feet in it. It's just something I HAVE to do.
That was pretty much it. I sat around with family hearing stories and ate. Then we'd drive. Dear lord did we do a lot of driving. Good thing Ireland knocked a lot of the traveling sickness out of me. (still don't do well with planes but cars I'm way better in) All of that was nice. If I put aside the no sleep, and the screaming matches I feel it was a good trip. I got refreshed and until just now didn't feel the dread of going back to normal life.
One thing I"m kind of excited for is the dish set I'm getting from my dad. He had two sets of dishes from his mom and his grandmother. Both are lovely but I am in love with with one of them. It's so simple and two people now have said that it's very me. I probably won't see it again for years but I'm still excited for it. It's one of those things that he doesn't want to ship, understandably, so it will have to be a driven trip either me out there or him out here. And that just isn't going to happen any time soon. I figure I might see it as a wedding gift. XD Which is a ways out there. hehehe.
Anyway, it was a good time and I realized that for as much as I say I hate Idaho...I really love it. :)
I really enjoyed getting to stay with my dad. I haven't seen him in at least 5 years. And it was hysterical to get into this little "genetics" thing. XD All the weird little things that pass on whether we realize it or not. It was funny. We'd be walking around randomly saying "genetics." The other thing I found interesting was the fact that there is a lot of Finnish in my family. (explains my stupid pale skin) But come to find out that my step mom Shari, also had a ton of Finnish in her family and both sets were in the same area! So our ancestors probably knew one another or might have even been related. Go figure. :D
Then I had to give up my time with the mellow Dad and Shari to go hang out with my high strung mom and her neurotic, fast paced, almost redneck family. They're my family too, sadly. XD But let me tell you, I'd go through all that again just to do that jet boat ride up the Salmon River. That was amazing. Just amazing. Tom said he'd never seen mom and I smile so much. That was when I realized that I love rivers. From way back in my childhood I can remember playing in, floating down, driving next to and skinny dipping in rivers. The Snake River, the Payette River, the Salmon River. OMG. It was quite a revelation. There is just something about that slightly green, cold water that sings to my soul. My roommate has often talked about the ocean like that, and now I really get it. I saw a river and immediately wanted to put my feet in it. It's just something I HAVE to do.
That was pretty much it. I sat around with family hearing stories and ate. Then we'd drive. Dear lord did we do a lot of driving. Good thing Ireland knocked a lot of the traveling sickness out of me. (still don't do well with planes but cars I'm way better in) All of that was nice. If I put aside the no sleep, and the screaming matches I feel it was a good trip. I got refreshed and until just now didn't feel the dread of going back to normal life.
One thing I"m kind of excited for is the dish set I'm getting from my dad. He had two sets of dishes from his mom and his grandmother. Both are lovely but I am in love with with one of them. It's so simple and two people now have said that it's very me. I probably won't see it again for years but I'm still excited for it. It's one of those things that he doesn't want to ship, understandably, so it will have to be a driven trip either me out there or him out here. And that just isn't going to happen any time soon. I figure I might see it as a wedding gift. XD Which is a ways out there. hehehe.
Anyway, it was a good time and I realized that for as much as I say I hate Idaho...I really love it. :)