Journal 4

Every year I go out to visit my mom's family in New York. I spend about two months out there and it is an awesome time. I love seeing all my family and hanging out with them. I stay with my Aunt Kerry and Uncle John. My other aunts and uncles all come over all the time to hang out in the pool and every other year we have a big family reunion to get everyone together. The worse part about my vacation out East is the sixteen hour drive that it takes to get there. I hate sitting in a car for that long; my knees get really stiff and they hurt. My mom usually drives by the end I want to rip out my hair because my head hurts, I am tired, and the two younger siblings are driving me crazy. Spending my summers out there has really impacted by life in many ways. Getting to know my family is the best and by going to visit I get to have a relationship with them that I would not have if I did not see them. When we are all together it is always a great time whether we are sitting all together on the couch or playing Marco Polo in the pool. Some of my greatness memories come from the times I spent with my family out their. We went white water rafting once and that was flipping amazing. That is one of the coolest experiences of my life. These relationships that I have with my family even though I do not get to see them all the time makes them some of the most important people in my life. Family is number one you could live with nothing as long as you have your family behind you supporting your decisions. I love going out to New York to see my family for Thanksgiving and hopefully they may come out to visit earlier.