31-Days of Five-Minute Free Writes Challenge ~ Same

The word prompt for day seven of the 31-Days of Five-Minute Free Writes...Same.

"GO..."

There are times our journeys might appear the same, simply because we have annual trips to the same places. Though the roads might be the same, the route along them might not be. One time the drive north to visit family and friends might include action along the highways, nasty weather, or construction and detours. Then other times, the same roads are clear, the scenery colorful, and the drive can be ever so pleasant. 

Other trips, like to the races, are consistently the same. Same with the doctors that include driving the same way. We usually have the same stops for stops. Yes, it can be boring driving through the desert, where the scenery is almost always the same. Weather can break up the repetitiveness sometimes. Hubby comments ofter how a self-driving car would be nice on those trips. I remind him that taking a nap wouldn't be an option!

Over the last couple of years, there were adventures to places we hadn't been in a long time, to some we have never been. Regardless, some things do stay the same. Like the hundreds of photos I take, what is packed in our ice-chest, the tunes we listen to, and places we prefer to eat along the way. 

I guess we have just become set in our ways, where the same things are comforting or expected. Next year, we are going outside the same boundaries and taking our first ever cruise. There will be nothing the same about this trip. 

We have never been to Alaska!

"STOP!"

For October, I'm participating in Kate's 31 Days of Five-Minute Free Writes. I will be sharing our journey through life, one day at a time using the prompts provided.