vacation

Each July my boss (lawyer) and I shut down the office and take a 30 day holiday.  I know, it sounds so heavenly, and it is to a point or at least it was the first year.  The problem is we, as in bossman and I vacation together as well.  Yup.  My bosses entire family, which includes brothers, sisters, parents, nieces and nephews and then throw in Ron and I and you've got yourself a real party.  And just in case he is secretly reading this blog ("HI!!!)...I love them all...especially his parents.  They are a cute older couple with a wicked sense of humor.  Anyway, I know you're wondering why on earth we do this and how weird it is.  Trust me, I get some cuh-razy looks when I tell people we dashing off to Maui together.

Here's the deal.  I own a place in Maui.  Bossman and his family have a family tradition of going to Maui every July.  The only time I get a real vacation without strapping the office phone around my neck is in July.  The obvious thing for us to do when we get vacation time is to go to Maui.  This will be our 4th year of spending the holiday together.  I am so not into it this year.  And please, don't get me wrong.  I like my boss and love his family.  This is our 12th year working together.  It's just that I want to do something different.  Spice it up.  Change the scenery.  After all I just receive my passport in the mail.  Bahamas anyone?