Recipe for a Ventura Visit:
One eight hour car ride
Lots of stops at gas stations, and
One stop on the side of the road...
Two stressed out parents
One screaming sister
Two grandparents
One tiny condo
One enormous ocean
Turkey meatballs
Cottage cheese and tuna fish
Two parents on the futon,
Two children on the floor, or sleeping on Aunt Sari's couch
One trip to the county fair
One trip to Aunt Jodi's bookstore
One boat trip to see the whales
One trip up the mountain to Ohai
Two dinners at Aunt Sari's
Lots of barefoot walks in the sand
At least five trips to the end of the pier,
And many, many breaths of the salty, sticky air
That tells me I'm home.
One day in the summer Nanny Kim and my cousins came to our house from Texas. We went shopping for shoes. We went to lots of yummy restaurants including Fridays. My baby cousin Jaleel ate fries and macaroni. Everyone else ate chicken and fries. We ordered a 20 piece basket of chicken for all at the table. We went to get ice cream. There were so many yummy flavors at the ice cream shop.
ReplyDeleteAnother time I visited my Nanny Kim in Texas. It was a long drive. My mom has a dvd player in the car. My sister and I watched lots of movies while driving to Texas. When we arrived to Nanny Kim's house we said, "Hi!". Then we unpacked our bags. We went with my cousin Justin to play on his Wii. Justin has lots of games for his Wii. It was a nice trip.
Hi Khullie,
DeleteYou made me think of my family's road trips. In particular, I was thinking about the dvd player you got to watch. When we traveled, we only had the radio!!! My sister and I entertained ourselves by annoying each other in the back seat. We even made a line down the middle so we didn't cross over to each other's side. We were not very mature, but we did have fun playing games like Punch Buggy and finding different license plates.
You are very funny.
DeleteYou put a lot of details wow I love that
ReplyDeleteMy dad's brother came to visit us. My uncle's name is Detrick. He lives in Georgia. It took him 6 hours to get to us. My uncle used to play basketball. He retired when he broke his finger. My uncle played in the NBA. He played for the Chicago Bulls.
ReplyDeleteHow did he brake his hand?
Deletegood job clap clap clap clap
ReplyDeleteWhen my grandmoma came to see me we played old made and we watch a show called Fear Factor.My grandmoma didn't want to watch it.It was so funny.I wish she can stay for Chirstmas.My grandmoma made cookies and I get to help her.
ReplyDeleteHi Aajeh,
DeleteI'm glad you included the detail about how your grandmoma didn't really want to watch Fear Factor, but she did to make you happy. Grandparents are so good to us! If she can't stay for Christmas, maybe you can write something special for her and send it as a surprise present to her mailbox. My grandmother always loved it when I wrote something just for her.
One time,we went to our cousins' house but it was boring because they don't have any toys.So I brought a bag full of toys and a book.But I was still bored.But soon, my cousin and I play Minecraft on his Xbox.We play for hours.Soon, we left. I had a fun day at my cousins' house.
ReplyDeleteif they dint have any toys I would have been bored to.
DeleteThat's why I always travel with my Writer's Notebook! I like to plan ahead so I never get bored!
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