The Holidays

I am on an academic schedule. Therefore, I had the Thanksgiving holiday off.

To be honest, there are times when I'd rather that I didn't have this holiday off. Why?

Well, "quick" holidays seem to go like this:

• leave work
• pack
• travel though bad weather, either flying on a packed airplane or driving on crowded roads
• spend time with people that, to be honest, I probably wouldn't socialize with if I weren't related to them (blood or by marriage)
• travel home, again either fighting bad traffic in bad weather, or putting up with crowded airports
• arrive back home more exhausted than when I left
• then, while in a sleep deprived state, attempt to catch up on missed work.
• Spend about another week unpacking

But, if I don't leave home for the above routine, my ever loving wife says "ok, we can have MY relatives over since you are here!"

A dream come true for me is to actually HAVE days off during the holidays, with no relatives, noise, etc.