Mandatory Vacation

I found out yesterday that if Troy and I go to Mexico, I will have an extra week of vacation!

Due to the recent events, the company I work for is taking all precautions to avoid employees getting the swine flu. My manager called me in to tell me that there was going to be a period after I returned before I could go back to work. She tried to get the time period shortened, but they were insistent that I (and any other employees traveling to Mexico) am not to return to work for 7 days after I get back from Mexico. Of course this is unpaid - I could use personal time, but since I'm part-time and don't have benefits, I have no personal time.

So, unless something changes and they retract that I'm going to get to be a SAHM for a week! I've already told the daycare Lauren may not be there for two weeks. If I am home with her, I'm going to take her to story time at the library and we'll go to the park...maybe the pool if it's open. I will take advantage of that time! It'll be good in a way because it'll be hard to not see her for a week and then go straight back into our routine with daycare. It'll be fun to have some extra time with her.

Right now, the plan is still to go to Mexico. It sounds like the wedding will go as planned unless something drastically changes! We leave in two weeks to begin the vacation! Lauren and I are heading to Louisville two weeks from today - and then Troy will join us after his work commitment. My parents are meeting us there and will hang out and then take Lauren back to St. Louis and Troy and I will fly out on May 18!