Oscar Simon (40), Brandi (40), their children: Oscar Joshua III (15), and Melody Sofia Ruben(23) her husband Ruben (26)
Narrated by Oscar Simon.
I could hear my daughter and wife whisper something about the vacation house. No matter how hard Brandi tries to keep our traveling plans a secret, I always find out. I only hoped that what they had up their sleeve would not be as bad as their other plans. I was busy trying to brainstorm for my novel project. As much as I tried to concentrate, I could not amid the constant whispering. I yelled, "Whats going on in there? I can hardly hear myself think".
Brandi and Melody had come up with the idea to vacation at our vacation home. At first Melody wanted to borrow the house. I thought that it would not be such a great idea. After all Melody has only been to our house once and I doubt that she would not get lost. In the end, I agreed for all of us to take a break from our hectic lives and go on vacation. I was not making any progress on my book so I figured I was due for a change of scenery.
I am always grateful that despite their age differences, Melody and Joshua have always gotten along. I see so many tragic stories at my job about family arguing for whatever little reason. I thank my lucky stars every day that my nucleus of family is small but supportive of one another.
Melody helped iron out the details of the pending vacation. In a blink of an eye she called Joshua (her husband) to confirm that he could get the time off. I was glad that I was going to take vacation with my daughter and new son-in-law.
We packed our bags and off we went to our vacation home for some much needed rest and relaxation.
After everyone got settled in, we had a little breakfast to plan how our days would be spent. We had four days to enjoy the home. I already knew that my son-in-law Joshua would like to do all the scuba diving activities while I just wanted to relax.
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On our last day there, everyone was pretty much tired of the confined space. I realized that I needed to save money to build an extra room here. As of now we have room just for ourselves and Joshua.
Everyone used the last day to do things that they wanted to do. Joshua (my son) got some sun rays with my wife Brandi.
I on the other hand indulged in my favorite activity. "yes thats the spot right there...ahhhh". I loved getting stone massages. I could not believe that this luxury was not available at home. The masseuse told me that she could teach me this massage but I didnt have the brain to learn anything new. I was on vacation for crying out loud.
We finally said goodbye to each other and Melody mentioned that she had a great time. They left a little early because her husband had to work. As they left I thought about how this was probably the last vacation with both my kids. Next time it would just be Brandi and myself.
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At home it was no vacation. Now that I am 40 I tend to pack on the pounds rather quickly. My clothes are fitting tighter and I refuse to let this big belly be my owner. I told Joshua that I needed to work out and burn some stress and calories. My son agreed to join me. There is something different with working out with someone and working out alone.
Thank goodness that I had quite a few ideas for my second novel. I just hope that it sells well. Brandi was just happy to be home safe and sound.
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