ChipIn Home for the Holidays
Monday, October 17th, 2011So I just created a ChipIn page to help me get home for the holidays! I don’t know what else to say about it besides the little description I wrote on the page itself(which I cut and pasted here in the blog post too), other than I miss my family so fucking much and I would be so happy/relieved to be able to buy these tickets and reserve our spot at the dogsitter’s soon. Any bit would be appreciated, even $5!
http://aaliyahhome4holidays.chipin.com/trip-home-for-the-holidays-to-see-my-family
So this account was set up by me to ask everyone for a little help this year so I can go home and be with my family for Christmas time. Everyone who asks me what I want for a gift this year I will send them this link instead. Because being with my family this December is the most important thing to me right now.
And I know I won’t be able to afford it on my own. This year has been a great one, but a struggle financially for me. I just moved to the city and it took me 3 weeks to get internet set up to be able to start work again. Then I had more internet troubles which resulted in me having to pay $300 a month just to get service so I can continue to to webcam shows and work on my website! The extra money added onto my monthly expenses hasn’t been easy! I will work hard and be able to pay all of my own bills as I always have, but coming up with an extra $1100, plus taking a week off of work is something I just won’t be able to do this year:(
For those of you wondering, I came up with the $1100 like this: It is mid October now and I just checked airline ticket prices. Just like every year, across the board (I tried the 3 closest airports and all airlines) the flights are the same price no matter what.. between $700 and $950. (During non-holiday season they’re usually about 350-400..grrr!!) They WILL GO UP and fast. So I set that ticket price at $800. Then I will have to drop my dog off at the dogsitters while I am gone. My dogsitter costs $60 a day. x 5 days that’s $300. I will also need money for taxis and food and extras that always add up to about $200 when all is said and done, but I will handle that on my own. I just really need to get to my family, and the rest will work itself out!:)
Last year I only saw my family twice, once in June and at Thanksgiving. I could not afford Christmas. I regretted it so bad, esp when I could hear the disappointment in my Dad’s voice but he said he understands. I made a promise to see him more than 2 times this year. I have not visited them yet this year. I feel awful about it and I miss my Mom, my Dad and my little brother every single day! If you guys help me make this wish come true that would make me the happiest girl ever!:)
Thanx for checking out my page and reading my plea!;)
Aaliyah Love XOXO <3







