My name is Aris. Aris is pronounced (heiress) and I'm not sure what the meaning is. Several years ago, when I was asked what my name meant, I replied that Aris was a Greek Sexx Goddess (what can I say I'm a romance writer). Unfortunately, my husband happened to be near, he looked over at me, rolled his eyes, and said very loudly "I wish". I've moved on to another story, which happens to be true. I was born in the seventies to a pair of hippies, real hippies. Having said that, I think I got off lucky with the name Aris. It could have been much worse, Fruit Stand or something like that. So, Aris it is.

Monday, June 11, 2012

~ Torture~


Teenage boys are, scary, too cool, easily embarrassed, unpredictable, and just plain odd. Now imagine being trapped in a car with one for 9 hours. Terrifying huh? Yesterday, that was my reality as my son and I set out on a special vacation—just the two of us.
The first two hours were so much fun. We were singing, talking, and joking. The third hour things began to change…
Here are some of my son’s comments…I’m sure they will paint a better picture than I can…
“Mom, you just got blown off by a grandma in a Prius…maybe you need to pick up the pace.”
“Mom, don’t sing like that again—a piece of me just died.”
“Let’s stop at every In-N-Out Burger we see and eat there.”
“Keep your hands at 10 and 2”
“If you could have a pet tiger or lion which one would you choose?”
“Mom, you know if we used the bathroom at Starbucks we have to spend a minimum of $3 there. If we go to McDonald’s we only have to buy a french fry?” (what does this even mean? Honestly, I have no clue to what he was even talking about)
These are some of the comments I remembered…shortly after I slipped into survival mode and tune him out. It was either that or choke him out…
We arrived at our destination, beautiful Dana Point, Ca.  We have come to have fun and soak up so sun!
Today we are heading to the beach…
 Dana Point Harbor

The harbor at night. It's so beautiful!
~type you soon~
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Posted by Aris Whittier at 6:53 AM

4 comments:

  1. Hahahaha this was hilarious!
    I get the french fry one.

    Have you ever watched the movie - "Riding in cars with boys" with Drew Barrymore? If not you should!

    Loved this post!

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    1. I haven't seen that movie. I'm going to google it right now!

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  2. Hi Aris...

    I wonder how things are going on your trip?

    I've got the teenage boy thing to come... Oh heck, I have two boys; my two year old is already talking like he is twenty and my soon-to-be 8 month old is studying his big brother... I can almost see the cogs whirring... Are we in trouble? Probably. Are we going to love it anyway? Definitely!

    Hope you guys are having fun! :-)

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    1. Yes, you are in trouble...LOL! I love it when they act like they are the adult and we are the child. My daughter does that every now and again. Her sentence usually starts out, "Oh, Mother why would you..."

      Enjoy them…they grow up way too fast!

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