Wistful

Al is studying for Chemistry because she has a final tomorrow, so I'm back online due to lack of stuff to do. (Perhaps I would be a horrible only child. I find I'm rather crappy at entertaining myself.)

Talked to my mom today. Here's the ever so wonderful official plan she's come up with.
Tomorrow - I leave here early for work so that I can drop my junk off at home. Becca's mom Carolyn will pick me up after work and drop me off at home so I can repack (you see what's coming?) When I'm all set, I'll go over to Becca's house and spend the night there.
Saturday - I'll leave with them in the morning and drive up to Minneapolis, where I'll meet my mom, and spend a night in the hotel there with her.
Sunday - We'll drive the rest of the way up to South Dakota and spend probably about 5 days there with my grandparents. We can't stay much longer, because I have to be back by the following Tuesday for my ortho appointment. (Not to mention the fact I leave for New York the next day.)

So if any of you had any hopes of seeing me the rest of the summer, I guess you will have to give up. I will be gone a total of about 2 weeks (on top of this week, and the family reunion week, and the week I spent in Seattle). Then I'll have 6 days before school starts. I don't know when we're going to go school shopping. I'm surprised my mom is willing to leave it so late - she likes school shopping around now, in the middle of July, not the middle of August, less than a week before school starts.

Oh and I didn't mention that my dad will be flying down to Florida for my grandma's 80th birthday, in between when I start school and when the boys do. (Is my family ever allowed to all be in the house at the same time?)

Anybody think I should maybe fill up those last 6 days with a trip far away? Maybe to some mental institution. All I need is one more trip right? I haven't traveled at all this summer, right? Hah. If you count 4 trips and a week away from home not traveling.

Vacation count: Gone 5 weeks out of an 8 week summer.
Anyone else thign there's something wrong with that?