Use a Different Word

Not all words are the same. Sometimes, they may seem like they are the same, or seem to have the right meaning, but some words just have added...shall we say baggage.

I would like to aver that the word "Schlep," does not mean to go somewhere far, or somewhere that takes a long time to get to even though technically it is fairly close (yes, metropolitan New York area, I am looking at you).

Schlep is a word for going someplace you do not want to go. Schlep is a word for a place you would rather not be, even if you have to be. Schlep is a word for something tedious.

So please. If you are going to a simcha that is far away, and you want to be at that simcha (as opposed to say an obligation wedding in...oh, Lakewood), do not talk about the "Schlep.  Getting there gets you to the simcha, and going home is part of that too.

Just enjoy the happy occasion. It's like Pesach cleaning-it's a means to an end. So just do it, and enjoy the travel.