Contemplating

You know, it's crazy. As much as I feel like I missed out on so much time with my family on vacation, it gave me time to think.

As I continue to unpack from the vacation, I still think about how quickly this vacation seemed to move. I still can't believe it. Obviously, I can look at a calendar and see we were there from the 21st to the 27th. And I still have 3 full days of vacation ahead of me. So it's not like things are bad.

I can see how the time flew by....our boys actually slept in til 8 or 9 most mornings up there. From there, the days almost go in 2-3 hour increments. Breakfast and showers...2 hours (There were 6 of us in the condo...). Then the first activity of the day, whatever that was, capped off by lunch....2-3 hours. Then, naps....2-3 hours. Get ready for dinner, whether at the condo or going out...2-3 hours. Then, let the kids play for awhile, pajamas, kids go to bed....2 hours. Games...2-3 hours. In bed by midnight, wake up at 8, do it all again.

Now it's easy to see how the time flew by.

And even though I felt like I didn't get any time with Liza and the boys, I feel like we didn't get enough time with our friends either. Maybe I've reached that age where chilling out is my favorite thing to do.

But before anyone reads into this and thinks I have regrets about the vacation. I really don't. My only regret is that it ended so quickly.

So as I left Boyne, I realized 2/3 of my vacation was done. I had 4 days left at home, and back to the grind. My next vacation won't be til some time in August, and even that one is going to be a long road trip. So I bet it will fly by too.

Liza and I have talked about work and the hours....I don't see that changing anytime soon. I'm going to try to get in earlier, but that doesn't necessarily mean I get to go home earlier. I'm committed to my career right now, but we talked about a career change down the road, to something that is more fulfilling. We talked about a writing/authoring career, but I have no idea how to get that going. But to start, I may get this blog thing going again, and hope to build an audience.

The irony there is I don't really have that much time to write. There's not enough time in the day.

How do you slow down time? It seems like time continues to pick up speed. You blink and you miss something.

And like Aerosmith said, "I don't wanna miss a thing..."