It was a good day for a road trip. I didn’t take one, but it was a good day for one. Where would I go? Another book shop? A hike. An hour long drive on a hilly, winding road, dotted with bluebonnets to get to Sweet Berry Farms for strawberry picking and homemade ice cream? Around here, summer already flirts with spring and it’s only been a week. Would I go to a new to me barbecue joint, those that make the best-of lists I tend to ignore? Do I go north or south or east or west?
Instead, I stay put because it’s Sunday. I clean out one corner of the garage, emptying out a box of old books I’m finally able to part with, except for a yearbook. I thumb through it. Do I keep it? The clock reminds me it’s time to pick up my teen from our neighborhood pool. “Can you give K a ride home?”
I take the short drive to drop of the friend. Pull into a tidier garage, shut the door behind me, and get on with my Sunday, because there isn’t much of it left. It was a good day for a road trip if Monday didn’t hover nearby.
Nerds Beget Nerds 
I really enjoyed the wistfulness of the first paragraph contrasted with the busy can do tone of the second paragraph- not necessarily the Sunday afternoon you wanted, but needed.
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Yes, it was a perfect day for one, but then I’d probably regret it upon arriving home with all of the things needing to be done. Summer break will be here soon.
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Yes, let’s hope the weeks go by quickly until summer break. I thought this was a creative way to find a slice, and you definitely got me thinking about where I might go on a non road trip. A bookstore and a hike both sound perfect–as does a drive down a winding country road!
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Thanks, Elisabeth. I’ve hit a wall, lol! We took two day trips during spring break and had a great time. Our intention was one per day, but the time change and gray weather changed our plans. Summer will soon arrive, thanfully.
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Your opening lines are really evocative – they’d make a great writing prompt. And since summer is already flirting with spring (where you are – not here!), you can imagine that soon enough you may have the time to take that road trip – maybe bookstore *and* barbecue? Thanks for taking us with you, even if you didn’t go.
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I didn’t consider the opening being a writing prompt, thanks! As my kids are getting older, road tripping is becoming fun again.
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Elisabeth directed me here. Bluebonnets and summer already flirting with spring tell me you’re in TX. I spent eleven years in Houston and drives to see the wildflowers remain wonderful memories. I know the feeling of finally being able to part with books. I hope that tidier garage feel made you okay with missing the road trip.
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Hi Ramona. Yes, I’m in Texas. The wildflowers are putting on a good show this year.
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