Daughter of Geeks
Jul. 13th, 2005 10:39 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
changelingor, Czar Nicholas looks like my father.
I just got an email from my dad. He's sent me an Excel document detailing our itinerary for December and January.
When I was smaller, we used to travel up to Queensland from Victoria every three years. We went when I'd just finished grade one, after grade four, after year seven. And, of course, we spoiled my budding social life by going after year ten, when all my friends were in year twelve and having tonnes of parties, all of which I missed out on. I kept up with some of what was going on as Bek used to call me during Optus Freetime and we'd talk for twenty minutes, and sometimes longer, each of us calling the other after each free twenty-minute period was up. Sometimes her phone would be passed around at the parties, and all I could hear was the roar of people having a good time.
That was the last time we went. Most of our relatives - particularly on Mum's side - seemed apathetic at best about our being there. Despite the fact that Mum and Dad had contacted them months ago to let them know when we were going to be there, some of the friends (of my parents) and relatives couldn't be bothered to meet us. My parents said this would be the last time we'd drive all that way (it must be over 500km from Melbourne up to Brisbane and beyond).
And it was. This is the first time since 1998 that we're doing it, and it's really to see the grandparents, & to spend some time with them. As Dad said, this may be our last chance.
So I'll be away for Christmas. I won't spend Christmas Day in the Botanic Gardens, as we have for the last few years - tradition in our family. Because we're so far removed from my parents' parents and siblings, we invent our own traditions remarkable quickly. I won't get to spend Boxing Day with my friends, as has also been traditional over the last four years. I may even miss my one-year anniversary with my girlfriend, as we're going to be in Shoalhaven Heads (in the south of New South Wales) when that happens. Maybe I'll head back to Melbourne early. Maybe she'd like to come up and join us. I don't know. I haven't asked her yet - I'd forgotten we'd been going until I got Dad's preliminary email last night, but S---- and I had been rather distracted, & I hadn't had the opportunity to mention it to her before we went to sleep.
But in the end, all this was my choice. I didn't have to go to Queensland, but I want to see my relatives. I haven't seen any of my grandparents in seven years, and that's far too long.
I just got an email from my dad. He's sent me an Excel document detailing our itinerary for December and January.
When I was smaller, we used to travel up to Queensland from Victoria every three years. We went when I'd just finished grade one, after grade four, after year seven. And, of course, we spoiled my budding social life by going after year ten, when all my friends were in year twelve and having tonnes of parties, all of which I missed out on. I kept up with some of what was going on as Bek used to call me during Optus Freetime and we'd talk for twenty minutes, and sometimes longer, each of us calling the other after each free twenty-minute period was up. Sometimes her phone would be passed around at the parties, and all I could hear was the roar of people having a good time.
That was the last time we went. Most of our relatives - particularly on Mum's side - seemed apathetic at best about our being there. Despite the fact that Mum and Dad had contacted them months ago to let them know when we were going to be there, some of the friends (of my parents) and relatives couldn't be bothered to meet us. My parents said this would be the last time we'd drive all that way (it must be over 500km from Melbourne up to Brisbane and beyond).
And it was. This is the first time since 1998 that we're doing it, and it's really to see the grandparents, & to spend some time with them. As Dad said, this may be our last chance.
So I'll be away for Christmas. I won't spend Christmas Day in the Botanic Gardens, as we have for the last few years - tradition in our family. Because we're so far removed from my parents' parents and siblings, we invent our own traditions remarkable quickly. I won't get to spend Boxing Day with my friends, as has also been traditional over the last four years. I may even miss my one-year anniversary with my girlfriend, as we're going to be in Shoalhaven Heads (in the south of New South Wales) when that happens. Maybe I'll head back to Melbourne early. Maybe she'd like to come up and join us. I don't know. I haven't asked her yet - I'd forgotten we'd been going until I got Dad's preliminary email last night, but S---- and I had been rather distracted, & I hadn't had the opportunity to mention it to her before we went to sleep.
But in the end, all this was my choice. I didn't have to go to Queensland, but I want to see my relatives. I haven't seen any of my grandparents in seven years, and that's far too long.
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Date: 2005-07-13 01:48 am (UTC)or you could do what
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Date: 2005-07-13 02:34 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-13 03:01 am (UTC)I hope you have a good time there!
I loved calling you most nights, and keeping in touch like that!
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Date: 2005-07-18 01:03 am (UTC)It was nice not to feel completely isolated from the fun. :D
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Date: 2005-07-18 05:36 am (UTC)I'm glad we could make it better!
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Date: 2005-07-13 01:02 pm (UTC)at least we're not staying with any of them.
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Date: 2005-07-18 01:04 am (UTC)Agreed, wholeheartedly. I likes the airconditioning, I do.
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Date: 2005-07-14 12:35 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2005-07-18 09:06 am (UTC)