Guess who has this week off. THIS guy! 
It’s a much-needed vacation. I love my job, but sometimes we all need a break. Last week was a perfect example of why. It was one of those weeks where absolutely nothing worked the way it was supposed to, and 80% of the people I dealt with seemed to be from another planet. I was also on-call last week, so I had several things I got to work on early in the morning last week as well. (Meaning “3am-early-in-the-morning.”)
I tore out the door Friday after work, ready to be out of there. On the way home, I cranked up my “rage” song and sang along loudly. Do you guys (and gals) do that? Do you have a loud, edgy song with obscene or threatening lyrics that you crank up after an ugly day of work? Mine is a little ditty entitled Die Motherf***er, Die. It’s wonderfully therapeutic.
I slept in until shortly after 9 this morning. It felt great. Jules walked through, and when she noticed me awake, she ran in, jumped on the bed, and gave me a big hug. What a great way to start the morning. 
And what a morning it is. It’s currently 73 degrees outside, and it’s supposed to be a beautiful day. I’m excited. Julia and I are going to go tour the Anheuser-Busch brewery today. It’s supposed to be really fun and interesting, and we’ve wanted to go for a while. (Not not to mention that they give you free beer samples! *grin*) Jules took a few days off with me this week as well.
Vacation is off to a great start!
One rage song? I have a whole playlist!
I’m excited that you have the week off. You deserve it!
3 weeks and 6 days!
Pretty soon you’ll have another two weeks off!!!! We are officially under the 4 week mark.
Enjoy yourself buddy! I’m off next week!
I like “Killing in the name of”.
Soundgarden is my escape soundtrack! Burden in my Hand!
I’m all for tours of alcohol producing companies that give tours with samples!
Once when my kids were in high school we were in Edinburgh Scotland and we went to the Scotch Whiskey Heritage Museum (complete with whiskey keg history ride. At the end they gave us shots for a sample. None of the 3 kids or wife like Scotch so I scored big time
You deserve a break! I’ve felt much the same. I took a small vacation last week, almost dreading leaving all the work behind, but once I was on break, it felt SO good. I hope you feel the same way, sleep lots, have fun and de-stress.
I don’t have a rage song, but I will sing along loud and proud to any song I know the words to. It’s a great feeling, isn’t it?