The Ultimate Spring Break

Breaks always seem to go by faster than actual school, isn't it great how that works? Sarcasm. I am very proud of myself for making my first 8 hour road trip by myself, safe and sound without getting lost. I drove to see some friends in Lenoir, North Carolina, about an hour from Asheville. I met them three years ago on a school trip to Europe the summer before my senior year in high school. It was great to keep in touch for so long and see them again. We rode along the Blue Ridge Parkway, visited the college town of Boone, just on the other side of the mountains from Lenoir, played disc golf (also known as Frisbee golf), and went to the Biltmore Estate. The Vanderbilts were pretty wealthy as far as I am concerned, now to have seen that estate. With acres and acres of land, including part of the Pisgah National Forest, I would say they had some money. The estimated cost of the house today was $875 million. Everyone get out their check books...

While the Biltmore was astounding, simply spending time out of the city was incredible, especially with the great people I was surrounded by. The drive home was not as pleasant as the drive there. I cried a good portion of it because I did not want to leave and I was extremely sad to have to do so. Regardless, I made it back and was cheery again because the day after, I left for Florida.

The beginning of my Florida trip with my family wasn't the greatest because to kick off our road trip, UofK lost in overtime, which was very disappointing. It got a little better as the night rolled on because then UofL lost, and so did Indiana. We were just a bunch of losers I would guess. The road trip down was nice to have some discussions with my parents, which does not happen very often.

When we made it to my brother's apartment, my niece was very surprised that I had shown up, it was a great plan. The thanks goes to my mom. A great few more days of eating out, laying by the pool, and having a magical day in Disney's Magic Kingdom. I love feeling like a little kid whenever I go there. My brother got a great job working there, telling us secrets about the park along the way, but nothing too extreme in order to not destroy the magic.

It was great to be able to spend some time with my family, since we will probably not have too many holidays all together anymore, unless we head to Florida and that becomes costly during the seasonal rush. Family time is always too short.

The only downer is I have disabled by prize possession momentarily: my camera. It is my life and I am upset to see that it is not working. Dropping it on the ground did not help, but it normally holds up fairly well. It shall be fixed soon I hope.

Spring Break was absolutely amazing and I did not want to come back home. I cannot wait until summer break, it will be equally amazing.