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June 12

5-things12Vacation has finally come to an end. The Brights get to start the trek back across the desert in the morning. Yay! How much fun, right? Nothing like a road trip with kids in the car. There’s a great line from National Lampoon Vacation, “The smell from the backseat…” And the bickering. And arguing over space – we’re talking millimeters here. Then, when you get back to work there are seventy-five thousand emails to deal with. And the cat is mad and won’t talk to you. Your Sister has been texting you tales of woe the whole time you’re gone. You know, we’re not certain vacations are worth it. All that rest and relaxation, visiting museumsmuffins and shopping. I just don’t know. Here’s what I do know…

1. Muffins that need a new adjective. There was this cute little place by our hotel we passed a thousand times. Every single time we drove by, Amylynn would say, “Marvelous Muffins. They’re Maaaaaarvelous.” It was the last day before we finally went in. The display case was full of muffins – obviously – and donuts and other pastries. Amylynn got a blueberry one. Blueberry is her favorite flavor and really is the gold standard of muffins. Maybe it was the hype, but really the muffin was only “Meh”. So disappointing. One thing I did learn, My Honey eats muffins all wrong. He peeled off the paper cup and ate the bottom first. WHAAAAAAAT? Everyone sea lion 2knows you eat the top first. Everyone. She decided it wasn’t a good idea to point this out.

2. Wildlife. We went to La Jolla today to see the sea lions. If you’ve never been, there’s this great little cove where the sea lions come up to rest on the beach and the rocks to take naps. You can get right up next to them and take pictures. The instant Amylynn got down there My Honey looked her in the eye and said, “Do. Not. Touch. Them.” It took everything in her power not to do it. The one in this picture kept opening one eye and watching her as she sidled closer, and she got within two feet or so. Ava will be incredibly disappointed in her, but Amylynn didn’t touch it. One of the deciding factors was the stench. A Chipotle Restaurant sign is shown outside a Chipotle Restaurant in San Diego ,CaliforniaSea lions do not smell good. No matter how cute they are – and they are mighty cute – the smell is a serious detractor.

3. Not even once. Amylynn must have seen fifteen different Chipotle restaurants in the course of her travels around San Diego this week and she didn’t eat in any of them. In fact – nothing against Chipotle’s parent corporation or the individual stores or their employees – but rude gestures steakmight have actually been made as she rode past. Once again, Ava is surely disappointed in her, but she doesn’t care. There were no burrito bowls consumed. NOT EVEN ONE.

4. Red meat. After a solid week of every kind of fish imaginable, Amylynn was ever so happy to order a medium-rare steak at their End of Vacation Dinner. The sea food options were tempting but she’d already had so much shrimp, calamari, scallops, clams, mussels, crab and assorted other fish that she just couldn’t do it again. The 14 oz rib eye with roasted potatoes with Burnbacon, fried egg, and porcini butter beckoned. It was glorious and she’d do it again.

5. Going home pale. We know we’ve harped on this A LOT this week, but it can’t be expressed enough. Amylynn is going home sunburn free. This is miraculous. Every vacation she dreads the potential for burning and blistering and pre-cancerous lesions. This time there was only the slightest tinge of red on her forearms and nose. Otherwise, nothing! A complete and total solar success. That makes vacation better for everyone involved cause when Amylynn is burned she is pissy and NO ONE needs that. Seriously. No one.

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