Tis the season to quit packing and fixing up the house and get on the road. I figure I can take a break from installing stupid 1/4 round molding long enough to visit the Boy in a couple weeks so we can take some time to tool around Cinci and hang out.
Hurrah!
I'm a trip planning addict. I admit it. I plan a lot of trips I'll probably never take. I think it's theraputic. Part of it is the enjoyment of learning the little ins and outs of new places, poring over maps, putting together an itinerary (probably makes the slight OCD side of me happy), and part of it is having something to look forward to. I find that if life gets dull or difficult, as long as there's something exciting on the horizon, I can deal. If I have nothing to look forward to, well, then I have to invent something, or I go a little nuts. Fortunately (?) there is so much on the horizon right now that gleefully planning for this little roadtrip seems kind of over the top.
I think having a baby someday will probably solve this "something to look forward to" need for a few years. It seems as though with a kid, there's always be something thrilling about to happen--baby's progressing, talking, pooping everywhere, writing the great American novel, eating solid food... Uh, not necessarily in that order. All that nonsense that I'm actually going to look forward to.
Well, that was a random, disjointed post. Sorry 'bout that.
2 comments:
I'm the same way. I love the idea, even, of planning a trip really far in advance. Maybe as much as a year beforehand. That's something we've never really done, but I love the thought that when things are trival or dull, I can look at the calendar and think, June 3rd looks like an ordinary box on the calendar, but I know that day I'll be in Venice in a gondola or standing at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, staring at the jelly fish exhibit. (We saw a special on the Aquarium tonight, and
it's so gorgeous.)
I think that's true, too about kids. You mark the time differently because they're constantly changing, which is probably both exciting nad hard to comprehend--even while it's happening.
Steph, I'm right there with you on the planning trips thing. Steve and I are leaving for London on Saturday and just a little while ago, I was discussing whether we should go on a Mediterranean Cruise next year or go to California. Ha. I always need trips to plan too.
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