What else am I up to? Part 1

This new life is weird. Okay, that is a simplification but it is accurate. The 8am-6pm days are long gone and weekends no longer hold much meaning. My days off can be anywhere from 4 days consecutive and may encompass a weekend to one day in the middle of the week. Working in Napa has been a lot of fun and I am sad to see it coming to an end for the year. However, it's end means that my vacation is almost here. Don't laugh. I know many believe I am on a long vacation but being responsible for people's vacations is stressful. Which brings me to the 1st part of what I do with my non-work time... plan a vacation for myself and others. I am realizing that I must be crazy, didn't I just say it is stressful to be responsible for others vacations? Oh well, they survived Ireland, they will survive this. What is "this" you ask? For those that don't know, (I am just realizing that many haven't heard about this adventure) my mom, the Z's, the W's and I are headed to Europe for a few weeks. The W's are already there, DW is working in Zurich for a week, then they are off to Amsterdam for a week. Finally on 11/3, they will meet the rest of us in Brussels for the start of our adventure. After 2 days in Brussels we will head to Ghent for 2 days and then Brugge for 3. Belgium will be all about beer, chocolate and moules frites. Then I get to show off the love of my life to everyone. We will be in Paris for 7 glorious, marvelous, heavenly days. We have rented an apartment in the 11th, which I have never done before and a leisurely, tentative schedule. The Z's will be leaving us at the end of the week while rest of us fly to Barcelona and explore yet another new country. We will also have a nice little apartment there, not too far from the old part of town. So stay tuned for stories about our European Adventure 2007.

Thanks for reading.