A phone call yesterday:
::ring ring::
Violet: Oh hi mom and dad.
Dad: Hi Violet. Are you still planning to go on vacation to Mexico to learn Spanish?
Vioet: Um, well yes but probably not until January.
Dad: Well, you know, December is the best time to hike the Grand Canyon.
Violet: Oh. Ok. No, I didn’t know that.
Dad: Ya, it is. There was an article about it in the New York Times today. So, I was thinking, instead of going to Mexico, you and I should hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon together…
Mom: Well Violet, I don’t think you are going to learn a whole lot of Spanish walking the Grand Canyon with your father…
Dad (interrupts): Oh no, a lot of people speak Spanish there.
Violet: Um, wow, ok, well, can I think about it, talk with jesse and see when I might be able to consider this?
Me (whispering in the background while flailing my hands): Go, go go! Oh my lord, Violet, just go!
Dad: Sure, ok. But I have reserved a couple of plane tickets and our stay at the bottom of the canyon for next week. They also provide our food. I ordered you the stew.
She smiled big. She loves stew… and her dad.
How did this end, you ask?
She leaves next Wednesday.
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December 7, 2009 at 5:07 pm
zach
oy! are you still going to be able to go to Mexico as well?
December 7, 2009 at 5:31 pm
jessejames
Oh no, I’m not doing either. This is Violet’s thing. My job is to hang with the dog and make sure the dishes are done…
December 7, 2009 at 7:55 pm
Jen
This is the best thing ever. Do you hear me?!?! I’ve always wanted to hike to the bottom. Violet’s dad sounds great. How lucky. Wish her a good trip!
December 7, 2009 at 8:01 pm
ladybrettashley
hah! i totally read that article and thought “oh! i want to do that.”
December 7, 2009 at 9:56 pm
jessejames
I’m telling you, you and Violet will get along swimmingly.
December 8, 2009 at 12:36 pm
freedomgirl
lady brett, i also read that article and looked at my bank account and said, next year, maybe next year, i want to do that so bad…
December 7, 2009 at 9:13 pm
blazer
Funny! What more could you ask for? Time with your dad, stew and blisters. I hope she has a great time and that you and the Seal don’t miss her too much.
December 8, 2009 at 6:31 am
greg
How great! Have fun Violet, we await your return with some great stories about your trip–or at the very least, please do let us know how the stew tasted.
Be safe.
December 8, 2009 at 7:05 am
JMc
What fun! I am not sure if I am more jealous of the hike itself or the spontaneity!
Am I still going to spam?
December 8, 2009 at 10:03 am
jessejames
I know, this is very “We are (having) so much fun” isn’t it!
(you are safe from the spam list now)
December 8, 2009 at 7:59 am
e
oh to be able to just up and go! ique tenga buen viaje, violetta!
December 8, 2009 at 11:13 am
alphafemme
oh wow I love it! that’s such an amazing phone call, haha. I love surprises!
December 8, 2009 at 11:28 am
kalisisrising
Sounds like an absolute blast! Happy trekking!
December 10, 2009 at 8:26 am
Jude
I hiked to the bottom of the GC in my college days. Hermits Trail. It’s one of those memories that still puts a big smile in my heart.
December 15, 2009 at 1:27 pm
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