my daddie

my dad sent me this pic from his phone with the caption, "wish you were here". umm... NO! thank god im not there!!! yes...it is beautiful. but did i mention that he hiked up that mountain? and let me tell you about the day after this hike. he went on a bike ride with his friend, steve. apparently they rode over some sharp thorns, or whatever it was that was all over from the trees. they ended up with 4 flat tires and had to hitch hike back to their car.

my dad is on "vacation" right now in tahoe. he went for a few days to enjoy the great outdoors.

i inherited my defective BRCA gene, (the one responsible for my cancer), from my dad. i inherited my dads blue eyes. i inherited my dads annoyance with ringing phones. however...i did not inherit his zest for adventure. example....a past trip to aspen. by the time i had gotten out of bed...my parents had already been to the gym, and hiked up a mountain to have breakfast at the restaurant on the slopes. another example....one time when they visited me in LA, we woke up early and went to the beach to rollerblade. then we had breakfast. then went on a walk. then we went shopping. then we had lunch. then we ran around doing whatever else we did. they had completely worn me out. i said i needed a rest, so we went back to my apartment. i zonked out on the floor in complete exhaustion. my dad was sitting in my bean bag chair. i kid you not...no exaggeration... a half hour later he says, "ok...we rested. now what?"

so when i was younger, yet old enough to stay by myself...i opted to not go on "vacation" with my parents. thankfully, my brother was always up for whatever "vacation" my parents planned. my idea of a "vacation" doesnt include tour busses and 14 hours of exploring the countryside. ditto with having to see every church ever built in europe. nor does it involve hiking, biking or skiing. basically... if it doesnt include a pool, a spa and sitting on my ass eating tropical fruit and drinking bright colored blended drinks....then its NOT a "vacation". and just to be fair to my parents...i will admit that they DID take us on plenty of "vacations" which included all of the above. (i did however, always have to be on guard when they would say, "lets leave the hotel today and explore the town." ummm...no...ill stay by the pool and order cabana service, thank you very much!)

ive been to tahoe, and i agree with my dad....it is a beautiful place. i recall shopping in the stores in town and taking note of how beautiful it was to see the lake and the mountains surrounding it. i couldnt be happier that my dad is enjoying his "vacation" and snapping pics of the views he hiked up to see. but me? hiking up a mountain on my "vacation" sounds like torture. i was very content to buy a postcard.