Vacations

[gja1000]

Does anyone have any fun vacations planned for this summer?

We are going to Arkansas to see relatives and do a little fishing and then later on in the summer, we plan to go to the Yellowstone and Rapid City, SD area. Has anyone been to these places? I'm looking for places to stay around Jackson Hole WY and then Rapid City. Any recommendations?

[Marilyn]

We don't have any more vacation plans since we already did the cruise. I plan to take a vacation day and fly to Odessa to visit a dear uncle and aunt over a long weekend, April 24 thru 26. That will leave only 3 vacation days for the whole rest of the year!!

I've been to Jackson, Wyoming and we stayed at Jackson Lake Lodge. It was a very beautiful place!!! We stayed in a cabin on the grounds. Have always wanted to go back and stay in the big lodge itself. I was only 17 at the time, but the place was so big and well built, it's bound to still be there. The view of the Grand Tetons was breathtaking!! I'm sure you will have a wonderful trip!!

[gja1000]

Thanks Marilyn, someone on a travel blog mentioned Jackson Lake Lodge. It's pretty pricey, but we might swing for a couple of nights, especially since you say the view is breathtaking.

Thanks so much!

I'm sorry you get so few vacation days!!! I have a lot of time off in the academic calendar - but - I only get paid for 9 months, so it does have it's drawbacks. I'm teaching for 5 weeks this summer and that helps financially.

[Marilyn]

Hey, I complain about vacation, but I made may career choice long ago. Didn't want to teach and now I can't afford to. I looked into teaching in public school when our girls were small, but the paycut was just too drastic to even consider. I'm sure with your credentials and teaching at the level you do, the compensation is much better. I just have a BS so being a regular teacher at the high school level is as high as I could go.

Sure hope others post with their vacation plans!! There are some of us who will live vicariously through others this summer.

[Tiramisu]

No real plans for me other than the Barn Bash. I want another Yorkie boy, so my sister and I are talking about taking a weekend roadtrip to a breeder she got hers from. I'm saving 7 vacation days for Christmas, going for a total of 2 weeks off. I love having that time off with the g-kids! Jackson Hole is on my bucket list!

[Janet]

I know have any plans for a vacation. We haven't had a vacation since Ricky was 5 years old and we went to Disney in Florida. Now he and his dad have gone camping with Scouts for weekends and a week or two so that pretty much took Rick's vacation time.

There are quite a few things I'd like to do, but don't know if I'll have the nerve or not. Just have to see.