Did 2,345 words today and this evening on Illuminators. I'd better go to bed early tonight and get on a more normal schedule for the trip next week. Wrote about 6,000 words Wednesday night, but not on anything that will ever be published.
The family vacation is coming: we leave Sunday. I am one part looking forward to it, one part dreading it. You just never know with family gatherings. Ten of us in one cabin down by the Smokey Mountain National Park. My hamstring still hasn't healed fully, so no long hikes for me. And we'll have two rugrats along (my nieces, age 9 & 5) so no huge hikes for any of us, really. Probably for the best. It's supposed to be in the 90s in Townsend, Tn where our cabin is - luckily the cabin is air conditioned. Hopefully it will be cooler in the mountains when we hike.
I am worried. Worried about fighting with siblings, getting my feelings hurt. Worried about ruining this wonderful streak of writing with stress and chaos and anger that lasts months after family confrontations. Maybe things will go well and there won't be any of that. I'm already a little irritated because we didn't get any choice in this vacation - not in the time, the location or in the year. I'd hoped to go somewhere special for our 10th anniversary - but this family vacation takes all the money and vacation time we have budgeted, so it'll have to wait until next year. And I've been to the Smokeys a million times - it would have been nice to go somewhere different for a change. I'm trying not to let all this bother me - just let it go so I can enjoy the time with the nieces. We'll see how that goes, right? At least we have our own car, so Brian and I can get away if we need to(if I need to, that is). Anyway, wish me luck - Tennessee here we come!
Thursday, May 29, 2008
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Well, I hope it goes well, is going well. I can't remember the last time I spent an entire week with family -- maybe right before my divorce...and it was X's family for the most part. Even if you adore your family a week together can be challenging enough!
Thinking high smoky mountain thoughts for your and Mr. Ipsi.
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