The Breakfast Buffet

This moment makes the trip worthwhile. As Mom, Dad, Quincy, Jessica, Michelle, & I take our turns filling our plates and stuffing our mouths with the eggs benedicts and freshly made omelets we start talking to each other about our plans for the day. This constant communication worked well on this trip because it kept things in order. I start eating my second plate and hear Quincy serenading us about some story from a long time ago. Quincy is a great storyteller because he knows how to tell the story and keep things in perspective and not ramble on. He also knows when parts of the story are important and he highlights these parts very well. We all share a laugh and I think to myself this vacation is long overdue. With all the hustle and bustle from our day to day lives over the last 10 years, we tend to take for granted what a simple vacation can have on our psyche. At that moment, I realize that taking vacations would be a key factor towards mental recovery. All I could feel at that moment was happiness and contentment.