6 years now, of planning and planning to visit my best friend in NY and failed, I brought it up (seriously doubting it due to many failures) to my mom and she's like yeah, you are old enough to go alone now. It could be your 16th birthday gift! Me: yayIseriouslydoubtitbutIcouldstill havealittlehope. Then it kind of faded (me: "of course.")
Then Alani IM'ed me one day and said, "My mom's getting married in June and we were thinking that you could come to the wedding! Come with your aunt that is also going!" Me: light bulb. My grandma never let me go because she didn't want me to go alone and so the stakes were really low when she said no. Then, as Alani said this, Ding! I called my grandma and she was willing to help! Yay! Then I got my mom to email Alani's mom and things got all on track!
Then, Alani's mother said the best time to go is AFTER the wedding because she thought that it'd be all too hectic. Crazy, busy, stressful. Conflict: After wedding = No going with aunt to NY.
Flashback before the IM chat with Alani: I was in the car with grandma going home after dinner from a restaurant and I overheard her say "new york" and I tuned in the convo. She's all talking about it and all, then she got serious and said, " If your aunt isn't going with you.. Don't speak to me, don't ask for anything, don't talk to me until you are back." Like, very rudely. I was baffled. She's NEVER rude like this.
So, remembering that, I cringed, knowing that if the plan when on, she'd be really mad.
So I kinda gave up. Then my dad and mom teamed up to help me go and my mom & I checked on
the Southwest website everyday and picking the days out.
Later on, we found the two perfect dates to go! So I called my dad and I went over to his house and set up the laptop and opened the southwest website then picked out the days.
Then it was actually happening! He was at the checkout! He was doing all of the super important yet boring stuff of filling in my name and stuff! I was so excited, six freaking years, waiting for this day! Then he paid for it and said, "Well, there you go!" Like it was nothing! I was like seriously open-mouthed. Then I got to my senses and gave my dad the biggest hug. Then I started crying! It was so embarrassing. Poor dad didn't know how to react! But he was glad, because I was really happy and all. I was SO happy.
Alani and I already know that when we see each other we are going to bawl out eyeballs out. I told her ," Man, if I cried just getting the ticket, I'm going to be crazy sobbing when I see you!" I really hope not but I know Alani is going to cry! She cried the last time I saw her! I was just shocked when I saw her! She totally dropped everything in her hand and ran to me crying.
When I tell me friends about Alani, they are always shocked that we are still close, even after 6 years across the continent. One even told me, honestly, that she would forget someone after a year!
So, yeah! That's my the beginning of the Summer of 2012: Cali goes to the Big Apple! I'm SO Excited! Ah! I could just feel that this summer is going to change everything! It's going to be the best summer I ever had! I even have a countdown on my phone! xD
When I am going: July 2nd - July 19th
Countdown: 72 days left
Much love,
Miranda
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