My son and I recently took a 5 day trip to Arizona. Doesn't exactly sound like a tropical vacation, but it was just right for us. We got out of town, which is always great! This trip was planned under different circumstances months ago. And when shit hit the fan, I didn't want to go anymore. I could have cancelled but decided to go anyway. I'm so glad I did. We saw some cool ass shit! We were attached to the hip more then usual. We were stuck in a car for hours at a time. And get this, he went hours without electronics cause I purposely didn't bring the iPad charger! Chingale! Our road trips sucked ass as kids! We were LUCKY if we even had a walk-man. Usually my bro had that and the fucker wouldn't share. I can remember him even carrying extra AA batteries. Anyway, point being I was that mom that was like "fuck it mijo, now we gotta talk, sing, read...!" I'm very lucky to have a kid that loves to read. So his ass was saved by his Star Wars books and Captain Underpants books. Other then that, he heard my glorious singing and even sang along to Jack Johnson, Mayer Hawthorne and Mana! We talked about what his favorite things were and a few times I shut down the music and just had him read to me. I learned more about Star Wars then ever before. And that Captain Underpants can be naughty but I kinda like the shit it says.
He asked a few times if we can stop and buy a charger. I literally ignored him. I was NOT about to buy a new iPad charger so my son can be glued to a freaking screen! Electronics all the damn time! I am so glad my folks live off the grid cause Wifi is not something we can have on 24/7! He learned that quick! He was actually outside! Him and I even had a light saber fight. He convinced my dad to buy him 2. So we were outside and we had a battle. He was outside during a rain storm and was jumping in the puddles. He was outside during a hail storm. He was.....a boy!
Then we saw some pretty chingon stuff. Dinosaur tracks. Dino bones preserved into the ground. Dino teeth and preserved Dino poop! He actually almost broke a piece of turd into pieces but my dad and Tio stopped him. Thanks dad for the extra light saber!!! From the Dino poop, we drove to Antelope Canyon. Holy fuck that place is BEAUTIFUL! I can't even describe the beauty of it! Certain way the light hits the canyon, certain angles, certain walls. It is something everyone should see. The fact that I was standing on what used to be part of the sea. It was just amazing. I asked NicholasG what was one of his favorite parts of his trip and he said Antelope Canyon. He, an 8 year old, was impressed! From there we went to Horseshoe Bend. Ok, so anyone with a kid under 13, you will be nervous as shit to take your kid. There is NO railing at all. Google that shit! He was mad that I wouldn't let him see over the edge! No manches! Even I was all flustered! My heart rate was all high and shit! So pretty though! Ok so then the next day he and I went to Sedona. One of my favorite places ever! It is such a chill city. I love everything about it. We did an off-road tour to the top of the mountains. It was the perfect weather. I loved it. He was kinda bored of this one. Maybe cause we was the only kid on the tour. Then, the next day we hit up Deer Farm in Williams. I did not enjoy seeing caged up animals to be honest. I loved that the deer were 100% free though. I asked where the animals came from. The girl told me that most were brought to them cause some person decided they can't domesticate a monkey, pig, kangaroo, etc., and then realized they couldn't keep them anymore. So I felt semi better knowing they were rescued. But still, it sucks to see that shit. Ok so the last thing we did was, on our way back home, NicholasG kept asking what the Hoover Dam looked like. So I stopped before we got home. We crossed the bridge and he was able to see it first hand.
We did a lot. I am still exhausted! I drove a lot. I ate a lot. I spent a shit load of money. It was all 100% worth it. I am so glad we took this trip. I hope he remembers this. He is a very lucky kid. A lot of kids don't have the opportunity to travel the way he does. Let's hope this gets engraved in his head!
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