Heaven on Earth

PICTURE ME STROLLIN THE TIDAL POOLS IN TOFINO...

I am going on vacation in a couple weeks. I can't wait!!!!!!!!!!! TOFINO IS MY FAVOURITE PLACE ON THE PLANET!

I went there on the vacation from hell about 8 years ago with my sister and two alcoholics (my mom and step-dad). It was a pretty much a trailer trash vacation, but Tofino was the pearl in the middle made it all worthwhile. All four of us were packed into a Valare (or something similar). The trunk was so full, we were on pins and needles wondering if my s.dad was going to get everything in there each day, and taking bets on who he was going to take down in the process. Just trying to facilitate taking the tent down without a fight breaking out was tough. It was an extremely stressful trip. My step-dad is German with a short fuse and loves to pick fights. My mom - loves to fight so much, you don't even need to participate. My sister and I - just about needed therapy at the end.

There were lot's of fun parts though - like my 18 year old sister spending an hour in the back seat putting make up - just to be considered a '12 and under' once we got to the ferry cashier a few minutes later. Man did I rib her for that! It was truly priceless.

* I am getting the giggles right now remembering her puckering up and putting her coffee bean lipstick on. Teeheeehee!

Big J has arranged an deluxe RV for us, and a kennel with internet feed for the Beaz (Swanky stuff for a dog!). This is a big step for the Big J - he doesn't even come to the Hat with me to visit my family. Way to go Baby!

Cubbie - I'll be thinking about you. I know you love Tofino as much as I do!!!!! I'll take some nice footage on my camera of the tidal pools and the fog rolling out. And the fog horn. God I loved that sound.

And I'll play 'Mom' and re-enact our previous trip with Jer so he really feels the pain we went through. Just kidding.

I AM GOING ON A WHALE WATCHING TRIP THIS TIME THOUGH!!! WOOOHOOOO!

You know what's funny? We don't even have a campsite booked. I'm a pretty big control freak - almost to the point of OCD. So it's odd that I am not freaking out about this. But I couldn't find anything on the net - so I'm winging it. NOTHING IS STOPPING THIS VACATION. NOTTA. ZILCH. AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN. I'm a rather determined girl...



YOU KNOW YOU'RE BURNT OUT WHEN....


I actually put my head down on my desk today and cried my flippin eyes out.

Yes I closed my office door first.

I have been pretty much living at work. It's insane. There are beds there...I might get stuck by a few pins if I tried to sleep in them, but it could happen. If it weren't for Big J and the Beaz, I maybe wouldn't even make it out of the building some days.

If we have to put on one more horse and pony show for a VIP I am seriously going to lose it. It sucks to be number one sometimes. Sigh. To be invisible. Bliss.

I actually crave the days where I didn't have to make the decisions. Where I had 5 managers telling me what to do. No decisions. Ahhh, to get back to that. Hmmm - theres about 35 thousand dollars a year between here and there. Maybe not.

It sucks to have bills to pay. To be a shoeless, dreadlocked coffee swigging hippie in Tofino for the rest of my life. That would be so heavenly.

My legally gun-totin', red-neck, non-coffee indulging husband would go straight bonkers.

He's a good man. He's worth all this and more. No Tofino for me - just a trip every 10 years. Sigh....

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