Home, Sweet, Home

by Rachel Benkart
(Butler, PA United States)

One day as i was walking home from school I realized i have never been on vacation. When I got home I asked my mom if we would be able to go on vacation this summer. She said she would have to talk to my dad. So when my dad got home from work she told him the whole story. My dad said it was a good idea. So whenever school ended we packed our things and were on our way. We were going to Myrtle Beach and it took 12 hours to get there. The time passed quickly because I slept half way there. When I woke up I decided to watch movies on the my moms laptop. I had brought a bunch of movies and by the time we got there i had already watched three. Right when we got there I wanted to got straight to the beach but my parents said we had to unpack first and eat. so I unpacked as fast as I could. Then we ate, but I had eaten so fast I got the hiccups. Finally we got to the beach and I ran straight for the water. I loved swimming I thought it was so much fun. Then the day was over and we went back to our condo. I had to go to sleep, but I just couldn't fall asleep. I kept thinking of all my friends and sleeping in my own bed back at home. The rest of the week went by so slow I had fun but I couldn't start thinking of home. On our way back home I fell asleep for the whole ride. Once we got home I grabbed mt stuff and said "Home, sweet, home!"