Gavin's+Memoir

= Trip to the Poconos = by Gavin

On a warm day in April on Lowell’s birthday, me, Lowell, and our friends went to the Poconos. The trip there wasn’t that bad; we saw mountains and some weird stores on our way there. It was a car trip there. Lowell’s mom and his step dad were driving in two different cars.

In the car I was riding in, Lowell sat in the front and me and our friends sat in the middle and the back. My cousin Jonah gets car sick when he sits in the back of a car.

We knew Jonah was about to throw up because he suddenly leaned over in the car and said that he was about to throw up. Lowell jumped out of the car and ran while Lowell’s mom, Ms.Carolyn, was still driving. My friend Walter was looking for his seatbelt but couldn't unbuckle it. I got out in time before Walter said, “Wait guys don’t leave me.” He got out just in time, right before Jonah projectile vomited all over Ms.Carolyn’s new car. The throw up had whole Mcdonald's fries in it and that was horrible. He stained the seats and it was hilarious.

We eventually got to the cabin where we played capture the flag, churned butter, and other things outside. The cabin was cool because it’s like you're camping in the woods but not really.The cabin looked like a house but made out of wood logs and stuff like that. So, we had to find things to do by ourselves because being in the woods was fun. There were a lot of bears and snakes in the woods. This was a very funny moment of my life because of the car ride to the cabin. Me, Lowell, and Jonah are very close; we are the same age and like the same things, such as sports and games, and we knew each other since we were born, and Jonah and I are cousins. We were able to do some of the things we all enjoy on this trip.

Another funny moment, with Jonah and Lowell, was when we were in Vermont with my other cousin Zesru. Jonah got car sick again, this time he was sitting by himself in the middle of the car while we were driving to the store. He opened the door while we were driving. At that point, we knew he was sick and there were some cars in the way. My great grandmother had to park the car in the parking lot at the store quickly and let Jonah throw up. He was leaning out the car for some reason. But, to me, that was really funny because of how it looked when it happened. I laughed but then I stopped because the throw up was nasty. He threw up grilled cheese and it was horrible just like the Mcdonald’s french fries.

These memories taught me something TO NEVER SIT NEXT TO JONAH IN THE CAR. But its funny when I do that because when he throws up I laugh a lot. Even though I don’t want to sit next to Jonah in the car this doesn't mean we are not super close cousins. I’m really happy to have a best friend like Lowell and a best cousin like Jonah.


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