The Joy of Planning
I found myself today in the throes of planning out activities for the rest of the year. What began as a fairly innocent conversation between Calvin and I ended up with me making reservations to go to Whistler Blackcomb in Vancouver, for Christmas. This will be Calvin and Marie's first White Christmas ever. And my first one in a very long time. The suck part about planning this far in advance is the WAIT. Ah, well. I have time to research air fares that are somewhat less than $500 a pop.
Then, since my boss wanted me to confirm the rest of my available vacation days, I scheduled a camping trip in July (back to Big Lake again) and a possible something-or-other over Labor Day weekend - maybe to San Diego to see the kids or something.
And lo, there are now groovy things to look forward to.
Including a couple of concerts - Def Leppard and Brian Adams together in June, and Judas Priest and Queensryche together in July. Neither are, "Oh my God, we HAVE to go" type deals, but rather, "Huh. That could be decent" type deals.
My desire to travel has always been very present, but is now making itself known in a more external way. Recently I went completely map-crazy. I've always loved maps - I would pour over them for hours when I was little, planning out routes to wherever it is I wanted to go. Now my cubicle is covered with them. The previously-existing maps of Park City Utah and San Francisco California have been up for years. Now I have added a map of Maui, a map of the US, and a map of Maine. Coming in the mail is a map of the world (Rand McNalley's website is like crack). After Christmas I shall have the Whistler Blackcomb trail map to add. Somewhere. Wall space is becoming limited.
I covet the New Concise World Atlas by Oxford University Press.
Talk about cutting a sharp edge off the end of this entry - I have to go log into a teleconference now. More later!
Then, since my boss wanted me to confirm the rest of my available vacation days, I scheduled a camping trip in July (back to Big Lake again) and a possible something-or-other over Labor Day weekend - maybe to San Diego to see the kids or something.
And lo, there are now groovy things to look forward to.
Including a couple of concerts - Def Leppard and Brian Adams together in June, and Judas Priest and Queensryche together in July. Neither are, "Oh my God, we HAVE to go" type deals, but rather, "Huh. That could be decent" type deals.
My desire to travel has always been very present, but is now making itself known in a more external way. Recently I went completely map-crazy. I've always loved maps - I would pour over them for hours when I was little, planning out routes to wherever it is I wanted to go. Now my cubicle is covered with them. The previously-existing maps of Park City Utah and San Francisco California have been up for years. Now I have added a map of Maui, a map of the US, and a map of Maine. Coming in the mail is a map of the world (Rand McNalley's website is like crack). After Christmas I shall have the Whistler Blackcomb trail map to add. Somewhere. Wall space is becoming limited.
I covet the New Concise World Atlas by Oxford University Press.
Talk about cutting a sharp edge off the end of this entry - I have to go log into a teleconference now. More later!
You could come HERE and see the Judas Priest/Queensryche show. Frank's band is playing the small stage at that show. Concert, travel. Two birds... ;)
Posted by
Heather |
3:15 PM
I saw the opening gig for the Def Leppard/Bryan Adams tour last night. It was a lot of fun, and I'm sure it will only get better as they move along the tour. Outdoor concert in a venue with food and beer: what could be bad?
Posted by
FishD |
7:44 PM