Will it ever be enough?

Driving long distances has never been something I have found enjoyable. Being a person who was cursed with car sickness, I will usually try and find a cheap flight to my destination, than be tortured by the  inability to do anything in a car. After having forced myself to sleep on more than one instance of the car drive, and braving a blizzard we finally arrived at our destination. Good, sunny Arizona. Upon seeing the faces of smiling cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents the ten hours in a car was well worth it in my eyes. 

I inhaled Mangos stuffed enchiladas, and after receiving my burger from In'n'Out I was in absolute heaven. I was spending time with my cousins who even 

though almost every single one I "chill" with is either in Elementary school or Junior High I couldn't have been happier. I got slobber monsters from Zach, hugs from old friends, and remarks about how glad a certain young boy was that I didn't spend forever in front of a mirror in the morning. 

The family gathered together and laughed with each other while playing the Wii fit. Everyone played, whether it was the young kids, the parents, or the grandparents, the cheers and laughter could be heard. Names were chanted to convince aunts, uncles, and grandparents to get up and show us what they got. 

Monday evening was an absolute treat. Spent with both Free families we ate food, played games, and of course watched Avatar. I can't tell you how excited I was to finally be able to talk about avatar and not receive weird looks. I guess it is 

a little bit weird that a girl who loves action films, fantasy novels, and tv shows with guns, things blowing up, a doctor who could care less what people think of him, would be so passionate about a kids animated tv series. Nevertheless I show my love for Avatar proudly. To be able to go up to a friend and touch her forehead and say "stole your bending" was like Christmas all over again.And having people around me actually knowing what I was talking about and people who knew who Katara, Aang, Sokka, and Toph is something I think I will never take for granted ever again. And seeing Twilight for the who knows what time with two very close friends was a treat. Lifting a friend out of boredum was a pleasure. 

The time however just wasn't enough. The morning of departure was a bleak one indeed. Cousins were sad and clinging onto each other and promising to visit soon. Let me just say that even two weeks more would not have been enough. I would still have felt like I had only been there for a day and would still wish for the opportunity to see them all again.