Rough Life

You know your life is rough when the biggest decision you’re trying to make is how to fit all your travel plans into the next year. Seriously. This is my biggest conundrum right now.

I travel a lot. So much in fact that when making small talk with me, people always ask “so where is your next trip to?” Some might say that the travel is excessive, but I am young and single. What better way to spend my disposable income than on travel and wine? And the occasional designer handbag? This year alone I had five major trips. Not major as in overseas, but I did five very cool vacations: Hawaii, Lake Shasta, Priest Lake, Vegas and Alaska.

As the remainder of my travel for this year is simply going home to Montana for the holidays, I’ve begun to ponder my trips for 2010. I turn 30 next year. The number itself doesn’t bother me, but I feel like I should do something awesome to celebrate it. And I’ve decided that Greece would be awesome. I’ve even found a travel group that doesn’t charge the single person surcharge. The problem is that between my other already scheduled travel and work, I’m finding it difficult to make the dates work.

Do I try to “squeeze” in a trip to Greece next year? Or do I wait an extra year so I can go during the time of year that I’d like to go? If I don’t go to Greece, I have a free place to stay in Hawaii during April and May and a discounted plane ticket. And who doesn’t love Hawaii?

I also have an amazing family trip planned for June. The whole family, aunts, uncles, cousins, first cousins once removed (cousins kids), are taking a boat and exploring the area where my dad and his sisters grew up in BC. Since it is only accessible by boat, this is pretty much a once in a lifetime opportunity. Twenty some odd family members on a boat together for a week? Good thing we all get along!

Before you know it, it’s time for Hood to Coast and then its football season. So we’re back to the Greece or no Greece dilemma. Like I said, sometimes life is pretty rough.