2019 Winter Break Vacation

On Friday, December 20, my dad told me to pack 10 pairs of clothing. I didn't know why, but my parents said we were going to go on a trip. It was completely last minute and unplanned. I was procrastinating, so the night I was packing I didn't sleep until 11 PM. On Saturday morning we left, we were planning to just drive around aimlessly but we decided to go from California to Arizona. We stayed at Holiday Inn that night. On Sunday, we went to Saguaro National Park, we didn't stay there for long. We just looked around, and hiked a bit. We also watched a movie there. We then left the national park and drove to Phoenix. There, we met up with my cousin and uncle. We went to a mall and bought rolled ice cream. Other then that, we didn't do much. After the mall we went to our hotel, which was Springhill Suites. This hotel was very nice, with a modern feel to it. My cousin and uncle stayed in the same hotel, a room away from us. We all went to eat dinner together. We ate Thai food, it was the best meal for the entire trip. I got so full that I could barely walk. We then went back to the hotel and stayed the night. The next day we said goodbye to our cousin and uncle and they drove to California. On Monday morning, we drove to Albuquerque, New Mexico. We spent the whole day driving, and we stayed at Holiday Inn at night, again. On Tuesday, everyone in my family was tired. So we decided to book another night at the hotel. Everyone just used their electronics for a few hours, but my parents decided that we should try going somewhere. So we drove to a mall nearby and just stayed there for a few hours. For dinner we ate at a fancy Italian restaurant. Then we went back to Holiday Inn. The next day was Wednesday, December 25. It was Christmas! We drove to a city in Texas, and since it was Christmas most restaurants and stores were closed. We stayed in a Holiday Inn, again, and my dad and I went to look for food. We finally found an open store and bought a pizza. We were also very last minute and booked the hotel during dinner, or on the road. The next day was Thursday, and we drove to Austin, Texas. We arrived at night time and we ate at Outback Steakhouse, it was pretty good. On Friday, we stayed in Austin and drove around. Since we lived there ten years ago, we drove back to our old house, and also other houses that we had bought. That night we at County Line Steakhouse. On Saturday, we drove to San Antonio, Texas. We went into the mission and explored. After that we went to the San Antonia River Walk. We at Vietnamese Pho that night. On Sunday, we decided to head back. We drove back to New Mexico and stayed the night. Then on Monday, December 30, we drove 13 hours and made it back home. We stayed at Holiday Inn for most of the nights on vacation, and it turned out to be 9 days long and it was a fun experience. Most of the trip was driving or being on electronics, but it was still fun!