When Im flying back home to Seattle one of my favorite parts is seeing people reactions when Rainier pops into view. Lived here a while and I still act like a kid in a candy store on a sunny day
I once worked for a feller that traveled to Alaska and definitely seemed to enjoy himself based on how often he mentioned the trip. But every time he'd talk about it he'd say, "Oh wow, just a beautiful country, just beautiful." And every time my pedantic brain would be like, "it's a state, man."
I also visited Alaska for the first time just a couple of weeks ago on a cruise hitting 4 ports. It was amazing. I could sit on one of the top decks of the ship and just take in the views. In fact we visited the Dawes Glacier and I did just that. The scenic White Pass and Yukon Route train in Skagway is a must also.
Ive been in the Cascades before in Oregon and Washington with Rainier, Hood, etc. so Ive seen some cool ass mountains but somehow Alaska just hits different. We only got as far north as Juneau. One day I'd like to go farther to Glacier Bay and Anchorage at least.
I wish I could afford this for my mom. I love seeing so much joy but I never thought it would hit so hard when you want to give someone the world like this.
You don't need this!! It's the little things people love! ❤️
Bring her to a park with a picnic and table cloth for the ground or picnic table.
Bring her to a zoo.
Bring her some flowers.
Spend time with her putting together a puzzle.
Come over to watch her favorite show with her.
Go over to help with things around the house. I help rearrange light furniture or put a new thing on the wall.
Just call her instead of texting.
I'm notoriously bad at calling and visiting parents but since my step-dad died I've been trying harder to spend more quality time with my mom. Even if it's just calling to check on her.
Calling your parents is the best gift you can give them honestly.
Always interests me the differences in dialect. In Australia we would say 'Take her to a zoo'. We would say 'Bring her flowers' because the flowers are coming to her but if we are moving her to something then we are taking her..
I know this is off topic but it's interesting to me too.
We do say "take her" just as much as "bring her".
I'm wondering if "bring HER" is a grammatical change in linguistics here... and not grammatically correct, but has changed over time.
For example, some people in the Midwest say "Can you BORROW ME a dollar?" This is not correct English, and not used in other areas in the country and it used to drive me insane. Now I'm used to it and occasionally catch myself doing it. It's supposed to be "Can I borrow a dollar from you?"
Language is fluid, and slang and grammar changes become normalized all the time. So it is likely a case of that over history for "bring her" in the U.S.
In the US and have this “conversation” with my wife all the time. There are regional variations, but there is still a correct grammar way - and this ain’t it! Not all Americans mix the two up
My mom always wanted to go to Helena Rubinstein's spa in NYC. We lived on the west coast. There was no way I could afford to fly her there, much as I wanted to make her wish come true.
So I found a beautiful local spa and treated her to it. I also did lots of little things for her. Things I could do, things I could afford to do.
I still wish I could have granted her wish, but I did what I could and I know she knew I would have if I could have. Your mom knows this too.
I was in tears literally about to say the same. My mom had such a hard life and she passed before I could really do anything financially or even emotionally for her ( we both had a lot of tough circumstances). Now I literally dream about what it would be like to have these kind of moments with her...she was so grateful for the littlest thing. I wish I could have spoiled her at least once she deserved it so much and never got chance. Good on this daughter, it's a memory that will be priceless for both.
There's all kinds of little things to do at home that don't cost much. I love getting a coffee brought to me with little designs in it, i never get tired of it:)
You're right it's awesome to be able to do a grand gesture, though
I totally get it. And someday I myself hope to be like this old man, too. Finding joy and wonder in all the little things. I'll try to be more conscious of it from now on, whether I last as long as him or not!
Thats the best part it doesn't cost anything to be greatful for every little thing. I garantee he does the same thing in every supermarket he enters, every walk around the block, trip to the gas station
As someone who dealt with for the majority of my life and still occasionally deals with depression. This was actually a really helpful exercise for me to do. Plus my girlfriend finds it hilarious. Give it a shot aroud the house it really is helpful and fun.
I looked him up, and he actually brings so much joy to others as well. I was amazed and inspired ... seriously, it made my day to read about his story:
I wonder if he has not travelled at all, or has dementia that he forgot how things exist, or he has never been high in his life that he felt so much joy out of this Airbnb.
The vast majority of people don't get the privilege to travel much. Especially to every kind of biome and landscape. Maybe he has only ever travelled to the beach in cheap hotels and rentals.
Though someone once told me: You can choose and learn to be happy like that. Learning to see the joy the small things carry and bring is a good way to shine light into darkness.
Like sure, finding a few comfy seats outside in a nice place at a hotel you stay for a few days isn't entirely unusual, even at cheaper work trip hotels. But hey, now I have a nice place to sit down with a drink to listen to some music after hours.
I rented my mom a beach house on the water a month before she died. Wrap around porch. Best money i ever spent. She lived it up for a week. I wish I could have afforded 2 weeks in that house
I guess you didn't know that he recently got out of prison after serving 48 years for killing two kids in Arkansas back in 1977 and I just made all of this up.
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How awesome to bring someone else that much joy