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DECEMBER Sunday The worst part of having someone tell you about their vacation is trying to pretend you're HAPPY for them. Because no one wants to hear about all the fun they DIDN'T have. The only vacations I want to hear about are the ones where things went WRONG. That way, I don't feel bad for missing out.

当别人告诉你他们的假期时，最糟糕的是你试图假装为他们感到高兴。 因为没有人想听到他们没有的乐趣。 我唯一想听的假期就是那些出了问题的假期。 那样的话，我就不会为错过而感到难过了。

Well, my family just got back from vacation, and believe me, if I could've stayed home, I WOULDVE. But I didn't have a choice. A few weeks ago, this vacation wasn't even supposed to HAPPEN. We were just having a normal December, and I was really looking forward to Christmas. But Mom and Dad were getting all stressed out about everything we had to do to get ready for the holidays. We were WAY behind on decorating the house, and nothing was going the way it was supposed to.

嗯，我的家人刚度假回来，相信我，如果我能呆在家里，我肯定会的。 但我别无选择。 几个星期前，这个假期根本不应该发生。 我们只是过着正常的12月，我真的很期待圣诞节。 但是爸爸妈妈对我们要为假期做的准备感到非常紧张。 我们装修房子的进度远远落后了，而且没有一件事能按预期的方式进行。

I'm sure we could've gotten our act together in time for Christmas. But one night an ad came on TV that TOTALLY turned our holidays upside down. Escape to luxury. Escape to paradise. The commercial was for this place called Isla de Corales, which is where Mom and Dad went for their honeymoon. And the reason I know that is because every time an ad for that place comes on TV, the two of them get all kissy-faced.

我相信我们可以在圣诞节前把事情做好。 但是一天晚上，电视上的一则广告把我们的假期完全打乱了。 逃避奢华。逃到天堂。 这个广告是为一个叫Isla de Corales的地方拍的，那是爸妈度蜜月的地方。 我之所以知道是因为每次电视上有那个地方的广告，他们俩就会接吻。

It makes me uncomfortable thinking about Mom and Dad before they had us kids. And I wouldn't HAVE to if Mom didn't break out their honeymoon album every year on their anniversary. The night after that ad came on, Mom and Dad made an announcement. They said that THIS year, we were gonna SKIP Christmas and all go to Isla de Corales instead. When I asked how we were gonna get our gifts to the resort, Mom said the trip WAS our gift.

想到爸爸妈妈生我们孩子之前，我就很不舒服。 要不是妈妈每年在结婚纪念日都拿出他们的蜜月专辑，我也不用担心。 广告播出的第二天晚上，爸爸妈妈宣布了一件事。 他们说今年我们要跳过圣诞节，全部去科拉莱斯岛。 当我问我们怎么把礼物带到度假村时，妈妈说这次旅行就是我们的礼物。

I thought that sounded like a TERRIBLE idea, and I was surprised Dad was on board with it. He usually doesn't like to spend a lot of money, and I was sure this resort was gonna cost a FORTUNE. But he said he was sick of the cold weather, and he wanted to escape to someplace warm. Personally, I don't have a problem with cold weather. In fact, generally speaking, the worse it is outside, the happier I am.

我觉得这听起来是个糟糕的主意，我很惊讶爸爸会同意。 他通常不喜欢花很多钱，我确信这个度假胜地会花一大笔钱。 但是他说他厌倦了寒冷的天气，他想逃到一个温暖的地方去。 就我个人而言，我不介意寒冷的天气。 事实上，一般来说，外面的天气越差，我就越快乐。