Kinda Lame

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I’m not going to lie, at first I wasn’t too excited to be coming here. I thought it was somewhat silly to have Thanksgiving dinner so far from home, but Mom had her reasons and I understand why it was hard for her to have it there. Once I spent the day here I realized that I was being selfish. I wanted the comforts of home and I was upset to leave them. Now, I’m happy I’m here.

The cabin is big and beautiful, and currently sleeping four. We are tucked away from everyone and there is a stillness in the air you don’t get at home. Grandpa has found some fishing, us “kids” have found the night sky and everyone is finding that having the company of each other is all the entertainment we need.

Don’t get me wrong. It was fun to play, and almost win, Scrabble. It was fun taking a car trip to Cheerokee and looking around at the shops. But that stuff is really only fun because we have each other to do these things with. Looking up the night sky, and seeing shooting stars, is only fun when you have someone to look with you, someone to point things out to you and someone to point things out to.

Not that I wouldn’t come here alone. It would be the perfect place to come and spend some alone time and try to work it all out, but that isn’t what this trip is about. It’s about family. One day I’ll bring my son here, to Fontana Lake, and we can look at the stars together. Maybe we can also do some fishing.

It is the perfect spot to get away from it all because even now I can’t get cell service without traveling up the side of the mountain or driving a mile away. That isn’t to say the place is barren with no amenities. Again, the cabin is big and nice, with enough stuff to put on one hell of a meal. And we spent at least an hour in the hot tub, that is on our porch, today.

I think I’ll be coming back on my own if we don’t turn this into a regular thing.

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