Proposal: Spending more quality family time

I have always been close with my parents, and my older brother, Cian, but since I have started high school, especially senior year, I have not spent as much quality family time as I used to. When I was younger we would always do little family trips like go camping or skiing, but over the past couple years I have bailed on them. I always have a fear of missing out on something that may be going on back at home when I am away for the weekend, which is why I started to stay home when my parents would go on their weekend get-a-ways. I am more focused on spending time with friends rather then enjoying some family time, which doesn't seem right to me. I believe there should be an equal balance between the two. ** It's not like I don't like spending time with my family, it's just that at this age, I like being around my friends making senior year memories. In fact, I love my dad, step-mom and brother. They are so fun to be around and I can always be myself. We always have an awesome time together because we know one of us is bound to crack some jokes. Recently, we went on a family vacation to Costa Rica. This trip allowed me to bond and spend a lot of time with my parents and Cian. Since the family was all together, we were able to hang out, have fun and just enjoy each others company. Instead of just taking this trip to Costa Rica just to relax, we actually did a lot more family activities! We went on a jungle tour that included zip-lining and we took 3 days of surf lessons. All this time spent together really brought the family close again since we have all been a little more distant because of work and school. After going on this trip, being around family is something I truly cherish, and is something that will have a bigger part in my life. I don't want friends to take away time that could also be spent with my family. When the four of us are all together, we are always bound to have fun because we all like to do the same activities. Even though we may bicker and get into some arguments, it's only because we love each other. Even though I only had to do 5 hours of this personal challenge, it had turned into something much bigger. For now on, every time spent with family, is time that I want to enjoy and keep those memories forever. Throughout the next year, I am going to work really hard to spend even more quality family time because it is something that is very important to me. I know that not everyone has such close-knit family like I do, so I will take those moments for granted. This family trip has taught me how to balance out spending time with family and then separate time with friends. Since senior year is pretty hectic, this personal challenge has turned into a year challenge that I really want to pursue.