Greetings!
Spending good and quality time with my loved ones is one thing that has eluded me in recent times. Though, everyone around me has been so loving and they have been good to me, but when talking about my loved one, I'm only talking about my immediate nuclear family which comprises my wife and children.
Not being able to spend quality time with my family was not intentional, in fact, i would have love to always be with them every time of the day, but because of the nature of my Job which is all about traveling for six months onboard the ship as a marine engineer, I have not been able to be with them as it supposed to be, but at least, I'm always doing my part as a responsible husband and father.
But recently, I was able to spend a good amount of time with them. Not long ago, I applied to take a leave from work and I was granted six weeks leave. So, I was eager to come home and spend time with my family.
So, in preparation of my coming home, I made sure I helped every one of my family members to get those things I had promised them. For my children, I got a befitting toy and other groceries and for my wife, I got her what she also asked for.
And on the D-day, I left the sea shore for home without even telling them that I would be coming home. Although I would have told them of my intention of coming home, because of my wish to surprise them, I came to them unannounced like a thief in the night.
They were so surprised and shocked at seeing me. The youngest of my kids was the first that saw me and he was the one that announced my arrival to the rest of the family. This scene was filled with fun and everyone was happy.
Although my wife was not really pleased with the surprise move, but, I told him I did that to make my visit and arrival a memorable one.
So, my surprise home coming kickstarted the fun and lovely moment I would be sharing with us in this write up.
After I had settled down in the house, we all gathered at the living room to gist and discussed everything about my journey and what those things had happened while I was away. Also, I visited them about my sea experiences and after that we all prayed together and went to sleep.
Less i forget, before we started the discussion, i gave them all i got for each of them and they all appreciated it and i was fulfilled to have done the right thing.
So, the following morning, we all gathered at the living to do our morning devotion and afterwards, we exchanged greetings and it's when we were all done with the greetings that I relayed my plan for the six months holiday.
I told them that I would be taking them out, I also told them that we will be playing games and that we will visit tourist centers. When they all heard this, they were all happy and they all applauded me.
So, after the declaration of my plans, I told everyone that I would be resting for a week and after the one week, we would commence our family tour to the mall, cinema and the tourist centers of our choice.
So, after I had rested for one week, we started the family tour and our first destination was to the shopping mall where we all went shopping.
This was what we did on our first day outing, but because of the stress that accompanied the first day, we couldn't go out the following day. But one thing I loved so much about our first outing was that it's filled with fun and it's been a long time since I have had the kind of merriment I had with my people at the outing.
So, on the third, we went out to a relaxation center, the beach and at the beach we really enjoyed ourselves with the kids feeling happy seeing me around them, it's a memorable moment to me and most especially the kids and my wife.
However, because of other friends and extended family engagement, we could not go on and on with our outings before the time of my six weeks elapsed. But with the little time i spent with them just for a week, it's indeed a memorable moment to behold.
Although I would have loved to continue with them, because of the nature of my job, I had to leave a week before the expiration of my six weeks leave. I could not hold my emotion when I saw the youngest of my kids crying at my departure. But overall, we all had lovely moments and memories together.
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