As we get into the heart of summer I’m starting to see lots
of pictures on Facebook of family vacations. Photos from tops of mountains and
beaches, The Grand Canyon and many more places. I enjoy the pictures. It lets
me travel vicariously a little. Of course, I’m also jealous because I’d love to
go, especially to The Grand Canyon.
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| Me (right) & photo bombers at Disney |
It also made me think of the family vacations I took as a
child. My parents, my older brother and me. We usually took the same vacation
every year. I guess my parents were homing pigeons because we never went
anywhere new. We’d packed into the family station wagon (who else had one???)
and drive the two days from Reston, Virginia to Florida. We’d see my
grandparents, my aunt/uncle and cousins. The trip always included a stop at Disney
World, and then a week in Daytona Beach. We always stayed at the same hotel on
the beach, too. I remember it had a statue of a horse out front. At night we’d
go to Wendy’s and get a Frosty. (I know it’s silly, but I still can’t eat a
Frosty without thinking about Daytona Beach.)
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| Daytona Beach, circa 1977 |
Those vacations are some of my best memories. Precious times
that seem so long ago, but also just yesterday. One of those cousins we used to
go visit every summer was down in Florida with her children this past week from
Atlanta. The kids are teenagers now or close to it. I wanted to tell the older
ones especially to treasure the time. In a couple years they’ll start going off
to college, and they will never experience anything like the old family
vacation again.
So where did your family go on vacation? What are your favorite memories?
Kristin Wallace writes inspirational romance and women’s fiction filled with “love, laughter and a leap of faith”. She is the author of the Covington Falls Chronicles, romances set in a quirky Southern town with a character all its own. The third installment, IMAGINE THAT, released on July 1. You can visit her at Kristin Wallace Author
