Spring Break 2016

Hello everyone!

I hope everyone had a great and safe Spring Break. It’s definitely good to be back to the grindstone and being productive. I unfortunately wasn’t able to do any traveling for the duration of the break, mostly in part to having to go to work.

If I were to summarize my Spring break into one word that word would be reconnection. II was able to see and spend time with relatives that I haven’t been able to in the past, either because I was busy with school or work or they weren’t in town.

First of all,  my grandparents who usually come to El Paso around once every couple of years were actually in town!

A big part of why I’m so grateful to be able to see my grandparents this year was that I’ve realized that the older I become the more I wanted to get to know them. Unfortunately I feel that when I was younger I honestly never cared about getting to know any of my family members.

Family gatherings were simply a place to have some food while my parents talked to everyone. The younger I was the more disconnected I felt, especially with the older members of my family (especially my grandparents). There was no middle-ground. They never really understood the things people from my generation liked in just the same way that I didn’t understand things liked by their generation.

Thankfully, the older I became the more I began realizing that they were human too, which definitely made it easier to relate to everyone. This most recent family gathering was by far the easiest. It was awesome to me to be able to actually ask them meaningful questions, like how it was like when they were growing up or when they were working. I also was able to receive hilarious life advice from my grandfather, who is just as rambunctious as he’s ever been.

My Awesome Grandparents

The other person that I was able to see over Spring Break was my dad. He transferred to Arizona about a year and a half ago for work so we haven’t really been able to see him. Luckily he took a week of vacation time which perfectly coincided with our break.

We were able to hang out and catch up, play family board games, and even do mini projects to fix the house, which included painting some rooms. He’s set to retire in August so I can’t wait to be able to spend time like this in the future.

All in all, I’d say that this Spring Break was one of the best. I’ve learned that with major breaks from school like this you don’t necessarily have to go far to find a vacation. All is needed is that you’re with the people that you love and care about.