as expected...
yet another vacation plan has been shot to shit.
i had planned to drive to Maine with my mom for the big national family reunion on the third weekend in August. Yep. That'd be sweet. But, of course, between things going on here at work, training, and some vacation overlap with another coworker, I'm not going to be able to go.
and god only knows when/if i'll be able to take any time off between now and october. more than 1 day per month at least.
i didnt really want to spend the money anyway... about $800 total, between gas, rental car, hotel, and food. if i still had the geo, i'd have gone in a heartbeat, saving gas and rental car money. even the cheap hotels/inns are $45/night, and that adds up. i could drive, but 2000 miles round trip in MY truck would be a little harsh, with no place but the back for luggage (and without a cap, if it rained, that could get soggy.) i'd go by myself, but i might feel lost. at least with my mom, she would know her cousins. i would know nobody. and it's no fun being an outsider.
i could talk myself back into it, but it would also kill the savings i've worked so hard to put away these last 3 months. living on $3/day is killer, but completely possible (outside of gas money, rent, and other monthly bills that is).
Comments
Don't burn yourself out at the expense of not taking a vacation.
Posted by: palochi | August 3, 2005 3:03 PM
Bahaha. Vacations are for pussies!
Ok, I'm kidding. I just won't (again) be able to hit the big family reunion, and it bugs me. But not enough to spend $800. Just like not having a computer bugs me, but not enough to spend $1000 (and be flat broke again.)
In October, I might spend a little cash and take a mini-vacation, but I simply dont have the time I could take off from work, or the money to spend, on a big one.
Posted by: Gigamatt | August 3, 2005 3:45 PM