A Special Vacation

The sun shining in my face sand between my toes, and having my family right by my side, these are the qualities of the most special vacation of my life. The purpose of our vacation was multifold.

Around the time of our vacation, the family was going through a rough time. First two of our close family friends passed away in an accident. Shortly after, my brother got into serious trouble with the law, then our dog, who's been in our life for a very long time, had to be put down. We had been planning a vacation for a pretty long time, so it was the perfect way to help get us through the horrible situations we had gone through in the last month.

The trip to Miami Beach was about nineteen hours, and without a doubt the most un-enjoyable part of the whole vacation. The ride was probably one of the most boring times of my life. My siblings and I spent most of the ride either, sleeping, arguing pointlessly, or watching movies on the portable DVD player. I hated that my dad was driving. He is big on safety, so we literally drove sixty-five mph the entire trip, even in areas where the speed limit was higher than that. For some reason, I felt completely embarrassed when other cars would pass us and look in the car angrily because of how slow we were.

When we finally arrived to Florida, my anticipation went through the roof. It took a while to get to the actual beach because of traffic, and such, so it was pretty late when we got there. The view of the water from our hotel room is something I will never forget. It was nothing like when you see the beach on television or on the Internet. I was amazed. My sister and I got to reside in our own hotel room separate from our parents. That may not seem like such a big deal, but at the time, I was only fourteen, so it made me feel sort of grown up.

Everything about our vacation felt amazing. During the day, of course we would lie on the beach or go and explore the surrounding city. Aventura Mall was about a half hour away, and it was by far the biggest mall I have ever seen, it is actually the third largest shopping center in the United States. The best part of the trip was that money was not a problem. My parents were saving for the trip for quite a while, so for once I can say I got whatever I wanted. On our first of many trips to the mall during our vacation, we happened to see Rihanna. It was completely unexpected, we did not really care back then because It was before she was as famous, but when I think about it now, I wish my family and I had been a bit more intrigued by