Gimme a Break!

So Spring Break is just around the corner and usually this means getting really drunk in some hot location at night and then sleeping it off in the sun during the day. Sadly, I will not be joining the masses this year and instead have chosen to spend time with friends I barely get to see and family. After all, I did the whole southern experience last year and, really, there was nothing spectacular about it. The drinks were loaded with sugar, the food all tasted the same, and though the scenery was absolutely gorgeous, there weren't a lot of people where we were.

I suppose it was relaxing. I did get to read The Other Boleyn Girl, which was fantastic and is a book that I highly recommend. With only having to sit on the beach and read in the shade - to avoid sunburning which I do all to easily - it was nice. But the fact is, I could have easily stayed at home and sat under a heat lamp for the same effect. And I would have saved myself a blistering sunburn in an unmentionable place. Let's just say that the ride home was in excruciating pain. Hence why I'm not going anywhere this year. Also, I don't want to shell out $1500 for a mediocre trip which will be full of drunken people that I can barely stand while sober.

So, this year is going to be spent at home with my Mum and in Montreal with on of my best friends. That's all. No fruity drinks served by the cabana boy, no needing to obsessively apply sunblock to prevent both skin cancer and another horrible burn, and definitely no drama resulting from some people being too drunk to watch what they say. This year will be full of fun, relaxation, lots of driving, and cold snow.

Ok, so remind me again why I'm not getting away from the weather? Then again, after careful consideration, give me blankets of snow over sunburns and drunk girls any day. Both are bigger problems than they're worth and this way I won't be left in pain, either emotional or physical, in the end.