Last year in 5th grade I went on vacation with my mom to Florida. We went there to visit my aunts, uncles, and cousins. The plane ride was atrocious. It was the first time I had ever been on a plane. I got the window seat- which is not good because I am afraid of heights. After my tantrum from sitting by the window I decided to take a nap. I woke up with my mom shaking me by the shoulder and hearing her voice.
"Wake up, we are here!"she said excitedly.
I groaned as she shook me once more. As we walked off the plane I could hear and see people shrieking, crying, and hugging. When I looked passed all of that my family was pushing their way through the crowd trying to meet us. When they finally made it to us we all shared hugs 'how are yous' and 'my goodness you've grown a lots'.
When we got to my aunts house I just wanted to lay down because my back was stiff from the 6 hour plane ride. By the time I was rested it was 9:30p.m., but in Florida the time is an hour later than Iowa, so technically it was 10:30p.m. I decided to go to bed early.
The next day I got up around 10:00ish. I moaned as I got out of bed because the first thing I felt was a sharp pain in the center of my back. I dragged my feet to the kithen table where my breakfast sat. I ate slowly trying to ignore the pain in my back. My family and I decided to go to the mall. Even though my back was hurting I was all for it. By the time everybody was ready it was about 1:30. When we were at the mall we went to a few stores but I didnt find anything. We ate lunch next and decided to finish shopping afterwards. When we were done my mom asked me a question.
"Where do you want to go next?" she asked.
"I dont care where do you want to go?" I replied.
"Well, lets go to Macys." she suggested.
"Okay, lets go." I said.
When we were done at Macys we went back to my aunts house. I took a shower and then went to relax on the couch. Thats when I thought of my one of my uncles. My uncle passed away when I was in 4th grade, of heart disease. I miss him very much. He was a kind, humorous, and loving person. I remembered when my uncle, my brothers, and I would sit on the couch and watch T.V. By the time I was done daydreaming it was passed 7:30p.m. I walked to my room slugishly and climbed into bed. This was the 2nd day of my vacation.
The next day of my vacation we just stayed at my aunts house and relaxed. My aunt has a pool in her backyard so my cousins and I decided to go swimming. We swam for so long I thought my fingers and toes were going to be wrinklely forever! After all the smimming my muscles were sore so I decided to relax and watch some T.V.
The last day of my vacation my family and I decided to go to the beach. I loved the way the sand slipped through my toes, to feel the water on my skin, and the sun on my face. I was soaking up some vitamin D when I thought of my uncle again. I thought that it would be fun if he was here. But I knew he is in a better place and that someday I will see him again.
I had a fabulous time in Florida. I was happy to see all of my aunts, uncles, and cousins. It was hard for me to have fun without my uncle but I knew he would want me to have a good time. Besides missing my uncle, this was the best vacation I have ever had!!!
Aly M.
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