My best Vacation
Brynn Brynn 1
Professor
English
14 November 2013
Essay 1
Ginny, Allison, and Bethany, were local waitresses working their way through college. Bethany had been making preparations for the perfect vacation. Travel expenses had been set aside, hotel reservations had been made in advance and the concert tickets had been purchased the first day they went on sale. With the rising cost of gasoline today, Bethany knew they would have to follow a strict budget. She set up spread sheets to keep track of all money transactions for herself and her roommates. Then she checked and re-checked the balances, making sure enough money was put back for their upcoming trip. She was on the brink of being obsessive compulsive about it, but she wanted to make sure that nothing could go wrong with their perfect vacation. However, she could not begin to predict the unforeseeable circumstances awaiting them.
After hours of searching the internet for the best prices, Bethany had made reservations for them at a hotel right on the beach. She had been to “Stub Hub” and purchased the tickets for the concert. Although the forecast was a favorable one, she looked up at the sky, seeing a suspicious gray cloud looming on the horizon. It looked almost like a rain cloud, but she made a conscious effort to will the cloud away, not putting any thought into rain, but thinking about the beautiful rays of sunshine bouncing off of the ocean at their destination. Nothing was going to dash Bethany’s hopes. The trip was going so well that she decided to make a last minute decisions and stop to get some ice cream. One small deviation from her “approved schedule” could not possibly affect the outcome of their trip. Brynn2
Therefore, one unexpected stop opened the door for more to come. Along the way, there was a traffic accident on the interstate. All south bound lanes had been shut down for nearly two hours as the
Professor
English
14 November 2013
Essay 1
Ginny, Allison, and Bethany, were local waitresses working their way through college. Bethany had been making preparations for the perfect vacation. Travel expenses had been set aside, hotel reservations had been made in advance and the concert tickets had been purchased the first day they went on sale. With the rising cost of gasoline today, Bethany knew they would have to follow a strict budget. She set up spread sheets to keep track of all money transactions for herself and her roommates. Then she checked and re-checked the balances, making sure enough money was put back for their upcoming trip. She was on the brink of being obsessive compulsive about it, but she wanted to make sure that nothing could go wrong with their perfect vacation. However, she could not begin to predict the unforeseeable circumstances awaiting them.
After hours of searching the internet for the best prices, Bethany had made reservations for them at a hotel right on the beach. She had been to “Stub Hub” and purchased the tickets for the concert. Although the forecast was a favorable one, she looked up at the sky, seeing a suspicious gray cloud looming on the horizon. It looked almost like a rain cloud, but she made a conscious effort to will the cloud away, not putting any thought into rain, but thinking about the beautiful rays of sunshine bouncing off of the ocean at their destination. Nothing was going to dash Bethany’s hopes. The trip was going so well that she decided to make a last minute decisions and stop to get some ice cream. One small deviation from her “approved schedule” could not possibly affect the outcome of their trip. Brynn2
Therefore, one unexpected stop opened the door for more to come. Along the way, there was a traffic accident on the interstate. All south bound lanes had been shut down for nearly two hours as the