Fantasyland

Sometimes for fun I like to plan vacations. I look up hotels and flights and the activities I would do at my destination. Or I plan a road trip and all the places I would stop along the way.

And with summer pretty much here vacations have been on my mind a lot lately. I haven't been on a vacation in two years, I haven't been camping in about eight years, and I haven't even ventured beyond my town's borders in almost one whole year.

I love traveling so much that not going anywhere in a while has me really itching to go somewhere this summer. It wouldn't even have to be anyplace foreign. I could be perfectly happy with a weekend of camping at a nearby campground. Something to look forward to, plus something to shake up this routine of work/school/work/school would be great.

What I would really love, though, is to plan a vacation for after I finish classes next year. Sort of like a graduation present to myself. I would love to pick somewhere foreign or at least somewhere out of state. It would be such a nice reward for getting this second degree and it would be motivation to get through some of the more boring and/or anxiety-inducing classes that I have yet to take.

But reality is I have finances to think about, and the two people I would most want to vacation with have financial issues of their own; not to mention coordinating schedules can be difficult (Edited to add: what I should say is the two people who would be most likely to be up for vacationing with me - all my other friends are either not interested, definitely not able, or would rather vacation with their husbands and kids). Still it is a fun fantasy to have, thus I am off to check on more flights and continue dreaming.