August Already

Is it just me or does this summer seem to be flying by? I can’t believe that it is August already.  In the interest of not letting the summer get away from me, I decided I need a vacation.

Actually, last Monday morning, I arrived at work and was discussing with a co-worker how the summer seems to be going so fast and neither one of us had taken time off.  Granted I took two days in June to go to the Synod Assembly but that doesn’t really count as vacation.  It was church work, albeit fun church work.

So I looked at the work calendar, I talked to others as to their vacation plans and I decided that I am not going to work the week of August 9^th – 13^th.  I’m taking a break.  I’m going to do what I want, when I want and that will include a lot of sleeping in.

Of course this decision made last week drag.  Tuesday felt like it should be Wednesday, Wednesday felt like Thursday, etc.  By Friday, I woke up and had to remind myself to get up and go to work.  For a good two minutes I was fully convinced it was Saturday and I could roll over and go back to sleep.  But then reality hit me in the face with a huge smack and I moaned about work and got out of bed.

I hope that this week will go quickly and then the week I am on vacation will drag by slowly.  That is what I hope.  It will suck if it is the other way around.  I think that if I just savor each moment of my vacation, it will not only go slowly but I will make some good memories.  Memories that will get me through the weeks when time seems to practically stop.  Because time is not a constant.  At least, my perception of time is not a constant.  It speeds up or slows down adding a dimension to Life that can be pleasant but can also be depressing.  I’m sure it is the same for everyone.  Maybe I will succeed in manipulating the time to make it as pleasant as possible.  Of course, if I truly succeed in manipulating time, that might just be a new superpower that no one has and I can change careers and become a super hero!  Yeah…ok…that is just…how should I put it…weird and not going to happen.  Yup, I really do need a vacation!