Beginning of “Vacation” Week – or Vacation month

Yesterday I walked out of the office, beginning my week-long absence from work.  I originally did not expect to take a week off, but it’s just the way things worked out.  I ended up putting in about 52 hours last week, so I definitely had some comp time coming (which I’m taking Friday).  Monday is the Memorial Day Holiday, then on Tuesday Matt and I take off to Kansas City (or Bonner Springs to be exact) to go see Dave Matthews Band on Wednesday night!  I’m excited for this trip!

What’s funny is the series of when I am working for the next few weeks: Next week I go in for one day.  The following week I put in a full week.  On the week of the 12th, I put in two days and leave on Wednesday for a family trip to Orlando, return on Wednesday and go in for two days that week.  While in actuality I am only taking 9 days off, it seems I’ve managed to spread it out as much as possible.

So here’s to June, the slacker month for me…

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