It was a warm and sunny summer day and I had just gotten out of bed around 11 o-clock am. I had not been up 5 minutes when I heard my mother shout down the stairs, “Drew, pack some clothes! We are going to North Carolina!” I had never been so confused in my entire life. It turns out that my mom’s family was going to be down in North Carolina to visit my cousin’s newborn baby and this would be one of the only opportunities that everyone was going to be down there as one big family. My three siblings and I were furious. We were only going to be down there for one night and it made no sense to drive all the way out there. Sure, my mother was known for arranging last minute things, but this was clearly out of the blue and least expected! The siblings and I were planning on having a “laid back” kind of summer day but we were forced to drive seven hours to see my mom’s side of the family in a small town out in North Carolina. I thought this was going to be a waste of time.
However, I was wrong. Not only was the car ride down to North Carolina fun, but catching up with my cousins I hadn’t seen in years was a good experience. Only by going on this trip did I realize just how fun family could be and how important family really was.
Story’s Point: Have fun and make the best out of your time with family because there is no way of figuring out when you are going to see them again or when everyone is going to be together again as one big family.
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