That One Michigan Trip that Didn't Happen
I’m going on a pre-birthday trip to Michigan and I’m very excited.
Elated, even. And a little in awe at myself.
I like to say that I love to travel, but in reality, I just love going to cool places with people I enjoy spending time with. Which means that a) I am not in the least interested in a solo trip and b) My ideal trip is to a fun, popular tourist-y place – such as LA, or NY, or other glitz and glam locations that get you all the clout and Instagram photos.
And of course, I’m still interested in lower-key places that don’t have such a huge “tour me” stamp on them, like Seattle, or Colorado, or BAMF (which has just recently been put on my radar) but I’ve never ever in my life imagined that I’d be boarding a plane to Michigan.
Yet, here I am. Planning to board a plane to Michigan in T minus 12 hours.
It’s actually comical how it happened. My friend, Iman, always takes trips to visit one of our friends in Michigan and she always asks me to tag along. Normally, I have weekend plans already set in stone or don’t feel like it’s worth it to spend money on a plane ticket.
But this time, I was feeling sad because my birthday was in three weeks and I hadn’t accomplished half of what I thought should’ve been accomplished by 24 (this is a common occurrence that happens every year around my birthday), and I needed to just… live.
So, she asked, and I agreed. And we bought the tickets. Just like that. Sometimes I love decisions that aren’t calculated. That don’t take all the time in the world to weigh the pros and cons – that just feel…right. And this one felt right.
I think what excites me the most is that I have no idea what we’re going to be doing. I know bits and pieces of plans (karaoke night, coffee shop musing, maybe stumbling upon an amusement park) but nothing that’s set-in stone. And I’m also so excited to not have any anxiety or pressure to make this trip the greatest thing ever!
Because it’s not my trip, nor was it my idea! I feel like there’s so much pressure behind the initial suggestion of a “Let’s go to _____”, where if everyone isn’t immediately on-board you have try to convince them why this would be a great place to visit by volunteering yourself to plan the entire itinerary.
But that’s not the case for this trip! I’m just the wonderful tag along that’s ready for an adventure (or for a not-adventure if that’s the vibe. Very down for that as well).
So here’s to random trips, in random cities, where we do random things. Because this is just what a pre-24 year old girl needs.
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Okay, (sad) update:
Houston had this huge tropical storm that flooded everything and my flight got cancelled. Which means this Michigan trip is temporarily postponed till when Iman randomly invites me again. #womp. On the bright side, Spirit and United refunded my money, which is both a small yet mighty win.
I had already built out this blog post and decided this would be a perfect example of how things don’t always go as planned but we’re still going to use the blog post anyway. :-)
Ta-ta for now,
The Corporate (Home-bound) Queen
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For when things don’t go as planned
Romans 8:28
And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.
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