Yep, I’m already looking ahead on my calendar to Christmas 2009 because come hell or highwater, I’m splitting town for Christmas Eve and Christmas and a few days after, too!
Holidays with my family stress me the hell out; this year was no different and was in fact much worse than usual, underlining and highlighting the fact that I prefer to be elsewhere since I see them all year ’round anyway.
With my office closed, it’s the perfect time for a trip that won’t be disturbed by interruptions, disruptions and requests. Perpetually on call because of my chosen field, the December holidays are one of the few times all year long that I am largely un-nagged by my job.
Also, let’s throw in the mix that my one and only Minime has a Christmas Eve birthday, so it’s a blast to celebrate it with a little travel…otherwise, the day goes largely ignored in favor of the fact that it’s Christmas Eve and everyone’s all about carols and stockings and Santa, not Minime Day.
I don’t care where I go…in fact, the places I’ve been considering really aren’t all that far away, but they offer R&R in a cozy setting and that’s enough for me. I’d love to leave the country, but unfortunately that’s such a peak travel time that lodging alone is more than double the usual cost…so I think it will be a US destination, but it will be somewhere other than West Ashevegas, amen.