It’s not that I actually live for vacation but it’s for sure a big highlight of my year.
I’m now far enough along in my career that I get a lot of vacation time.
So I try to take long weekends and get out of the quality heating and air of the house throughout the year. But at the end of each summer, we always leave that quality heating and air together for two full weeks. Since the kids were little, we’ve been going to the beach for the last weeks before school starts. The oldest is now in college and the other two aren’t far behind. I was sort of afraid that once the kids were that age, they’d leave the old man back in the room with the air conditioning and TV. I know that’s what I did with my old man. But I guess I’m a bit more fun to be around than my dad because my kids actually hang out with me. The best part of our trips these days is the vacation rental. Being able to rent a small house or condo is just the way to go these days. Plus, the one we’ve been getting for the past couple of years has the best HVAC cooling ever. Actually, the entire house has zone controlled HVAC which is awesome. So I have a thermostat in the bedroom. My poor wife has to wear serious pajamas to bed because I crank down the air conditioning after all day in the sun and ocean. Great vacation with great kids in the best HVAC cooling I’ve ever experienced is a great vacation from my point of view.