VACATION WITH GRANDMA

Favorite Vacation Moment

Austin, TX

by lisasibley1027 March 20, 2008

WELL WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, A VACATION FOR US WAS BEING ABLE TO GO TO ZAVILLA, TX WITH MY GRANDMA TO VISIT MY AUNT AND COUSINS...WE WERE "POOR" GROWING UP, WITH A SINGLE MOM, SO WE NEVER HAD THE LUXERY OF BEING ABLE TO GO ON WHAT SOME WOULD CONSIDER "A REAL VACATION". BUT FOR ME THESE WERE THE REAL THING, I CAN REMEMBER HER MAKING UP GAMES FOR US TO PLAY ALONG THE WAY, GAMES WITH OTHER CARS, GAMES WITH THE ROAD SIGNS, ETC. WE WOULD LAUGH AND HAVE SO MUCH FUN. ONCE WE ARRIVED IN TEXAS, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO SEE, PLAY, AND HANG OUT WITH OUR MUCH LOVED AND MISSED COUSINS...DOING WHAT CHILDREN DO BEST...THESE VACATIONS WERE NEVER ABLE TO BE ABOUT EATING OUT, OR STAYING IN A HOTEL....OR EVEN ABOUT GOING AND DOING ALL THESE FUN ACTIVITIES THAT ARE ON THE TOURIST LIST...NO THESE VACATIONS WERE ABOUT A GRANDMOTHER DOING HER BEST TO PROVIDE A TIME FOR HER "LESS THAN FORTUNATE" GRANDCHILDREN TO GO ON A TRIP, TO EXPIERENCE NEW THINGS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY TO TEACH A LOVE OF FAMILY...SO THIS IS MY BEST VACATION MEMORIES, AND THOUGH NOW AS AN ADULT MY FAMILY AND I CAN AFFORD TO DO ALL THAT I COULD NOT BACK THEN, I STILL HOLD THESE TIMES AS #1....JUST AS I HOLD MY GRANDMA AS #1...SHE PASSED AWAY WHEN I WAS JUST 12 YRS OLD, UNEXPECTEDLY FROM A BRAIN ANURISUM, AND IT BROKE MY HEART, BUT I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THESE "VACATIONS"