Some of you reading this know me; the rest of you have just been lucky. But if you're a regular visitor to my Facebook page, you know that recently I posted a status that said, "Eric Long needs to figure out a destination that involves air travel, since the girls are each flying somewhere in May." Granted, my eternity of unemployment sort of puts a kink in those plans, being that getting on an airplane requires forking out this stuff called "money," little of which I have right now because of said kink.
At press time, my wife is in Hawaii with her mom to take care of some family business, but she's doing a bit of visiting as well. Diana will be leaving for Indiana in two weeks to be a bridesmaid in a friend's wedding, but she'll be there far enough in advance to see a few things, too. I have never been the type to whine about how "it isn't fair that [fill in the blank], but I don't get to..." but with various friends and family heading off to destinations all over, I'm feeling like I'm the only one who isn't going anywhere.
I've always wanted to see more of the country, and eventually I will. My nephew's wife suggested that I go visit them up in Vancouver, British Columbia. That sounds like a reasonable idea, as I've heard good things about that city. Also, said nephew has added a set of twin girls to his family, and it would be nice to go up and see them, too, even though they're coming down this summer. The only thing besides money that stands in the way of a trip to Canada is my lack of a passport. But that shouldn't be too hard to get, as I already have the forms in house---I just have to get them filled out and pay the fee.
If I get to Canada this year, could it be possible to get to Japan next year or the year after? I hope so.
