Wednesday, May 7, 2008

The Blessing of Sabbatical

For those of you who don't live and breath Intel (and apparently there are a number of you non-Borg'd individuals out there) a quick explanation of our coming adventure is needed.

As reward for serving faithfully (is it REALLY serving if you are paid?) for seven years at Intel, "The Company" rewards us with about 8 weeks paid time off. How stinkin' cool is Intel?

Since Dan and I both started in 2000 (and we didn't even know each other at the time, how good is God to align THOSE stars?) we are both eligable at the same time. So we picked our time to line up with Joey's summer vacation and presto! Instant family vacation.

We're in the process of planning a NUMBER of trips:
* Oklahoma for a long overdue visit with Dan's family AND to celebrate Darrin & Brooke's wedding
* Florida to visit with dear friends Susan and Jason, take our first cruise (Carribiean), and visit Disney World for the first time!
* Mexico for a week of relaxation and fun with my family (Mom, Dad, Joe, Kenzie and the kiddos!)
* Plus maybe a few house projects, scrapbooking, or trips to Sedona, etc.

We've tried to book for maximum fun and maximum adventure.

Oh, and if I haven't mentioned? 22 days till sabbatical! Goodness! just over 3 weeks. CRAZY!

2 comments:

Corvette said...

This is just a test to see if I can really Blog.

Corvette said...

Not sure what's going on with a user name.