I have a fan-tastic job. I really do. But nothing is ever perfect. One of the drawbacks is that I don't really have weekends - both in the sense of a full two-days off and in the sense of missing events on Saturdays. I try to take a half day off on Thursday and a full day off on Friday. This sometimes works.

So I have been trying to at least be more proactive about this.

This past weekend I took a 45 hour trip to Denver. It was a surprise trip for my mother's birthday. She was psuedo-surprised about me, but she was really surprised about my brother. It was really wonderful to be apart of.

We went to the Rockies game. Had breakfasts at Grandma's. Went to Red Rocks (sort of).

We debated politics. We shared stories of jobs. We laughed about the past, and some of the present.

It was a great 45 hours.




The weekend trip is one of my favorite things. I know it's weird. I know most people want more time. But I find 48 hours is just about the right time for most trips.

If I had the money, I would spend every weekend I could in different cities. Visiting old friends and families. Watching baseball and football and hockey games. Visiting places in theory too far - like Paris or London or Helsinki or Prague - and returning. Okay, that might require 72 hours. But still, you get the point.

Upcoming weekenders I am thinking about doing:

1. Visiting brother in Chicago in October to watch the play he is in
2. Visiting Patrick in Miami in November
3. Ski trip to Colorado/Wymoning in January.

If you had 48-72 hours only, where would you want to go and with who?
Or, what was the best weekend trip you ever took?