It seems that no matter how hard we try to stay in touch with family and friends, time passes by and before you know it you can go days, weeks and even months without contacting people that you care about. Each year I make a vow that I am going to do a better job of staying in touch, but before long I let the busyness of day to day life get in the way of reaching out to others.

A few weeks ago a friend and I decided that we were going to take off for an overnight stay together and just catch up with what is going on in each otherís life. We thought we could find cheap hotel rooms and stay close to home so that the majority of our time would not be spent on the road and so we would not have to spend a great deal of money. We needed cheap hotel rooms because we were each going to book one. I love my friend dearly, but she snores so loudly that I cannot get any sleep if I am in the same room with her. She is so self conscious about the snoring that she does not sleep well either, so it is better for us if we look for cheap hotel rooms and rent two of them. Continue reading →