“It Was That Moment”
4 hours in the cramped, crummy, car that smells of leather, popcorn, and…Cheez-It's, definitely Cheez-Its. We had been driving a bunch during the trip, but this was the longest road, the road home. Car sickness and headaches had been one of my enemies on the long car rides, so I was giving my brain a break from the artificial radiation of the tv and computer screen and from looking to the side to play cards with my brother which was usually the cause of my discomfort.
I watched the trees, buildings, and other cars go by in slow motion while I cogitated all the fond memories about my vacation that swarmed and swam in my mind a flock of little sparrows flying in their curious patterns in the sky eating their supper…
The emerald green waters of the Virgin River, rushing through Zion Canyon. The red and black walls with scattered plants here and there. The slippery wet rocks and the strong current of the water created a natural water slide. The naughty squirrels that almost ate our snack. My mom, dad, aunt, uncle struggling to keep up with my cousins, my brother and I. The cold water slowly seeping into my tennis shoes contrasting with the hot 100 degree temperature. Adventure tubing down the river through the whitewater sections where my cousins, my brothers, and my rafts twisted and turned …show more content…
My mom had been yackking about how lucky we were and how nobody was luckier than us and that it took sooooooo much effort to put this together, but I never understood that until now. Just a moment ago (an 8th of a second) I realized what my parents had done for me and how extremely important this will be in my life and how many people do this… at all. What kind of risks that they took so they could do this for us. Then 3 thoughts floated into my head like a feather after falling from a bird in the sky onto a pond with the ripples moving smoothly away from it. Grateful, appreciative,
4 hours in the cramped, crummy, car that smells of leather, popcorn, and…Cheez-It's, definitely Cheez-Its. We had been driving a bunch during the trip, but this was the longest road, the road home. Car sickness and headaches had been one of my enemies on the long car rides, so I was giving my brain a break from the artificial radiation of the tv and computer screen and from looking to the side to play cards with my brother which was usually the cause of my discomfort.
I watched the trees, buildings, and other cars go by in slow motion while I cogitated all the fond memories about my vacation that swarmed and swam in my mind a flock of little sparrows flying in their curious patterns in the sky eating their supper…
The emerald green waters of the Virgin River, rushing through Zion Canyon. The red and black walls with scattered plants here and there. The slippery wet rocks and the strong current of the water created a natural water slide. The naughty squirrels that almost ate our snack. My mom, dad, aunt, uncle struggling to keep up with my cousins, my brother and I. The cold water slowly seeping into my tennis shoes contrasting with the hot 100 degree temperature. Adventure tubing down the river through the whitewater sections where my cousins, my brothers, and my rafts twisted and turned …show more content…
My mom had been yackking about how lucky we were and how nobody was luckier than us and that it took sooooooo much effort to put this together, but I never understood that until now. Just a moment ago (an 8th of a second) I realized what my parents had done for me and how extremely important this will be in my life and how many people do this… at all. What kind of risks that they took so they could do this for us. Then 3 thoughts floated into my head like a feather after falling from a bird in the sky onto a pond with the ripples moving smoothly away from it. Grateful, appreciative,