So I am officially back from my much needed vacation. And, I can honestly say, this is probably the first real vacation that I have ever had. I don't mean a vacation like you had every afternoon in college after your two o'clock class ended and you napped on the couch watching Oprah thinking of just how long it will take you to write a two page paper on the diaspora of Russian Jewry after the war (see, I did listen!) And I don't mean a vacation such as the present that I gave to myself like a cruise around the gulf with all of your best girlfriends after graduation (memories, light the corners of my mind!)

What I mean is a bonafide working woman's vacation! After more than a year of solid real-world work (I know, me and the rest of God's army, point duly noted!) I was awarded by "the man" with one full, uninterupted week of non-work bliss! This isn't to say that I didn't do any work over the holiday...I painted a room, went on a scavenger hunt for $20,000 (still didn't find it) and survived a few days of family...I really worked! But for that one whole week I also really took a vacation, I mean, I didn't even update the blog! I played the slots in Shreveport's top casinos, watched entirely too many chick-flicks, bought new records, and did some Kareoke...all in all a fantastic way to spend a week in the summer! I now truly understand what it feels like to be a part of the work force as I have experienced all that it has to offer.

Paid vacation is indeed the great equalizer...I am forever in her debt!