Off to Greece!

Matt and I leave for Greece tomorrow. I am nervous. 10 years ago I used to travel every few months for work, I was a pro. Now I travel less and less and it makes me nervous. We will hit Athens first, then take a hydrofoil ferry to Aegina, then we head to Delphi, then back to Athens for one more night before we come home. Travel has to be my # 1 favorite leisure activity. I just want to travel constantly. I love staying at hotels, I love planes, trains, buses and boats, and I love living out of a suitcase. I get bummed out when it's time to come back here to New York.

I encourage you, if there's anyone reading this, to take a vacation. Travel! Get a different view of life. Trust me, the office will survive without you for a few days, maybe even a week. Somehow, the work will get done. It always does. Use your vacation days! You're not going to get that time back. Don't put it off. There's always going to be something, some reason why you "can't" be out of the office. So why not just go?

CT Slideshow Part II

Trip to CT Slideshow

Weekend Getaway

Tonight Matt and I will be taking the train up to CT to visit my Dad and Molly for the weekend. It's her birthday and we will be celebrating. They live in the "country", as you can see from the picture above. That barn is my Dad's workshop, where he fixes antique clocks for people. This is the view from the bedroom we stay in. Ahhhhh, just breathe in that fresh air!! I look forward to a weekend of reading, crossword puzzles, dominoes (the game, not the fake pizza), eating, going for walks in the woods if it doesn't rain too much, and sleeping. We may even see some wild animals in their yard. They have had visits from bears, turkeys, bobcats, and deer. And lots of little birds. We sit on the porch and just watch all the birds come to the feeders they have around the house. If I can figure out how to get more pictures on here, I'll set up a little slideshow.

Leisure Quote of the Week

"There's a lot of exciting ideas running around. Some of them may be right and some of them may be cockeyed, but they're affecting all our lives. I want to know how I stand, where I fit in the picture. I can't find the answer sitting behind a desk."

                                                            Cary Grant in the film Holiday, 1938