what i did on my summer vacation

i never understood the meaning of vacation.  we never really took them when i was growing up- we took trips to visit people once in awhile but that was family and whatnot.  when family came to visit, we had picnics or went to a them park but my family never ‘vacationed.’  probably why i don’t do it well.  don’t get me wrong, i like to take trips to see things- museums, art galleries, etc, but i am not a big resort or cruise kinda gal.  and i won’t get started on how much i hate all things airport/airplane related.

i guess i wonder what it is people take a vacation from.  if you work a lot, i would think that staying at home for a few days would be a welcomed respite.  if you have a crap house and a crap job, odds are- you don’t get vacation time anyway.  my husband’s company generously rewards employees who qualify- with all expenses paid 4 days at a four or five star resort- usually in florida on the beach- but this year it was in puerto rico.  apparently, they tried mexico one year and folks got sick- so that’s not an option.  which- is fine by me.  did i mention i don’t like to fly?

what strikes me about resorts- the folks on vacation behave a certain way- like landed gentry.  the folks who work at the resort cease to be people and suddenly become indentured servants.  one of my husband’s co-workers was staying on a floor where security was called for domestic violence and the things i witnessed first hand- well, let’s hope that these folks don’t end up on youtube or girls gone wild!  another thing that strikes me- in the resorts we go to- and this may be because they cater to businesses i don’t really know- these sprawling, resource sucking palaces- the color ratio falls along these lines- white folks… vacationers; non white folks… workers.  it bothers me.  not that i begrudge these folks their jobs because odds are they wouldn’t have one without the resort, but especially in puerto rico- i got a colonial vibe.

it’s just my thought that instead of planning vacations around pretending to be rich and famous, maybe folks should concentrate on visiting family instead.  instead of taking a cruise to the bahamas- perhaps a road trip to see the newest edition to the family?  one thing i know for sure- i am not going to the convention next year.  it’s not my scene.

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