College Students Christmas Break in Phoenix: A Tale of Warmth and Family Reunion

It had been a long first semester at Michigan and I had survived long enough to reach my first Christmas break as a college student. Exams were finally over and even if the weather remained eternally gloomy, I wasn’t going to let it dampen my mood.

Immediately, I went to my dorm room and began packing. For the first half of my break, my parents and I were going to visit my Aunt and Uncle’s new house in Phoenix. I couldn’t wait for the warm sun again! I looked at myself in the mirror and was a little shocked at how much paler I had become. I didn’t consider myself a drop-dead knockout, but in my usual skin tone I knew I could turn my share of heads as well. I stood at 5’4 with shoulder length brunette hair that I often curled each morning. I raised my hands up to my chest and gently cupped my well sized 32C breasts. And fortunately for me, since I had just turned 19, they were still extremely perky and gave no indication of sagging. I‘ve also been told that I have gorgeous legs and a cute bubble butt, but in this weather, hardly anyone would be able to tell over the layers of clothing. Gosh, I couldn’t wait to be under the sun again! I grew up in Phoenix near my aunt and uncle, but moved to San Francisco during high school, so I was absolutely not use to the type of cold at Michigan. While I continued to bitch to myself about the cold, I was able to finish packing and hailed a cab for the airport.

I was meeting my parents in Phoenix, and luckily for us the arrival time was within half an hour of each other so we just decided to meet in the airport at PHX. The flight over was relatively uneventful and I had a chance to nap a bit.

When I got off I waited outside near their arriving terminal and before long they arrived as well.

“Hi honey! How were your exams?” asked my mom as she embraced me with a hug.

“I don’t know yet mom, but I think I did fine.” I responded.

“So Sarah, no trouble with packing or travels?” asked my dad, as he took his turn to give me a hug.

“No problems, I packed the few pairs of summer clothe I had, but it should be fine.”

“Ok then, let’s head out to the parking garage to find your aunt and uncle” said my dad.

It was wonderful just stepping out of the airport into the warm Phoenix air. Winter had, like almost every year it seemed, started earlier than usual in Michigan. So after 2 months of the dark and cold weather, it was refreshing to feel the warmth of the sun again on my skin. I greatly looked forward to a chance to work on my tan.

Suddenly, my thoughts were interrupted by the sound of 2 loud shrieks followed by laughter. I looked up to see my mom and aunt fully embraced in a hug while my father and uncle in law (Greg) shook hands and looked on at the two women. Almost lost in the commotion was my cousin, Doug, who stood awkwardly to the side, staring at the excitement of the adults. It was only now that I realized that it had been over 2 years since I last saw him, yet aside from being a little bit taller, not much seemed to change. He was still a bit on the chubby side, not fat by any means, but definitely had yet to lose his baby fat. I guess his growth spurt hadn’t kicked in yet. In his hands he held his beloved PSP and even if the rest of the world saw him as prototypical nerd, he was still my cute little cousin that I used to babysit. But I guess now that he was 12 and would be in his first year of middle school, 6th grade; my babysitting days were over.

As he slowly turned his attention away from his parents and looked over at me, I beamed him a smile and ran over with a hug. “Hello, Dougie!! How have you been, did you miss me?!”

He seemed caught off guard a bit and awkwardly placed his right hand around me in a one armed hug. “I’m doing fine Sarah. My winter break just started yesterday.”

“That’s great” I said. “Now we will have more time to hang out like before!”

That seemed to get more of a smile out of him as he responded “yeah! All my friends are away on vacation, so I thought this break was going to be boring.”

“Yeah we could –“

“Sarah, go grab your luggage. We’re heading over to your uncle’s place now” my father interrupted.

I quickly ran back to where my suitcase was and followed the adults as they made their way to the parking garage. The ride to my aunt’s place was rather uneventful, yet I still couldn’t get over the difference in weather a four hour flight could make. It still seemed so remarkable.

We all followed, in single file, Uncle Greg as he made his way to the front door and unlocked it.

“Sarah, honey, make sure you take off your shoes. The inside of the house is all carpet and just vacuumed, so we’d like to keep it clean. Thanks, dear!” my aunt instructed from the back of the line. “And Sarah, when you’re done, you can follow your uncle to the guest room where you’ll be staying. You can drop off your luggage and then join us in the dining room for some snacks. You must be starving after the airplane ride!”

“That sounds great, Aunt Beth!” I responded.

Uncle Greg led me up the stairs and into the guest room near

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