Free writing and walking down memory lane

The free writing exercise went well.  First, I was surprised that I pulled out a sheet of notebook paper because I associated the assignment with journaling.  Then I thought about it and said there is no reason why I cant do a word document.  Now not correcting it was a different story- I don't know if its out of habit but I could not go along and not correct my mistakes. Towards the end I was making myself not correct them.  My ten minutes flew by and I barely was able to revisit two places I have been.
 I ended up writing about my vacations when I was a teenager.  I wrote about my trip to Hawaii and then my senior trip was on a cruise.  I realized I kinda like to write about memories or things I have experienced.  It also gave me a chance to ponder on where those people are now.  For example, I had a friend who had moved to Hawaii and I was able to visit him but then we lost touched.  While writing about my cruise to Mexico I remembered our waiter and wondered where all the people I went with are today although I am still friends with Alysia, but its weird how life changes so much over time. 
Continuing on with my journey, I also spent a lot of time in Yosemite. My friend worked there, and I would travel there once a month to go rock climbing and hang out. I went to Mexico again when I was 22 and stayed in a condo in Cabo San Lucas. When thinking back on this vacation and friendships, I have stayed friends with all of them.  We continue to meet up every few months and stay in contact over Facebook. 
Well there are simply too many places I have been to sit and write them all.  But the last vacation I took was last year to Port Aransas, Texas with my husband.  We were at a sand castle festival and went shark fishing.  I remember we also road a fairy to get there.  I think it is time to plan a new trip next year, I am thinking of researching an Alaska Cruise.