February 15th, 2010 Summer Vacation in Fort Lauderdale Becomes Family Tradition
I once heard that there is always something to do in Fort Lauderdale. I think I must have been about twelve when I first heard it. A few of my cousins were over for Thanksgiving, well and other relatives too, and they were all older than I was. I remember one of them talking about his recent trip to Florida and staying in a really cool hotel in Fort Lauderdale. He was a student at the time and went with a few friends for a summer trip between sessions, my cousin always had to catch up some hours over the summer. That was my cousin Bob. I remember I always looked up to Bob and he always seemed to look out for me. He’s married now with three kids and working as a shop foreman back east I think.
Meanwhile, I’m now the college student who continually has to make up hours over the summer and am currently trying to figure out where I can go during my one week off from class this summer. I have two friends, Carl and Terry who want to take a trip too but they’re both talking about going to places like Greece and Spain. Not only can I not afford that but I also don’t have the time. Needless to say neither of them is taking any summer classes. So, I was trying to come up with an agreeable place that they would be happy going to and somewhere that I could actually swing. Suddenly yesterday afternoon my cousin Bob came to mind and I remembered what he said about Fort Lauderdale. Oh yeah, the only thing he said you couldn’t do in Fort Lauderdale was sleep. Gotta love Bob.
So, tomorrow I’m supposed to meet Terry and Carl at the library and I’m going to suggest we go to Fort Lauderdale. I found out the beaches are incredible and we should have a great time even if we did nothing else. And I also noticed that Las Olas Boulevard seems to be the main entertainment hub. We have to visit the Elbo Room. I found it in my searches and now I think I can remember Bob talking about it. The more I look into Fort Lauderdale the more excited I become about going there. Maybe I can make it a college tradition in my family and pass on the great stories to the next generation. Meanwhile I can’t wait to tell Bob that I’m going.
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