Question and Answer

Question: Are we actually taking a vacation from our job OR from our phone, cell phone, and email? Does anyone remember what life was like before that?

An Attempt at an Answer: Husband Joe posed this question to me before a week long trip to the Northwoods of Wisconsin. Now for me, going on vacation during the summer has always been very odd. I'm not really stressed, and getting to sleep in until 9:00am isn't really any different than any other day during summer. September through May, I known what Joe means. And I think the answer is that we are still taking vacations away from our jobs, because having cell phones and the Internet is too instrumental in our lives to ever really take a vacation from it.

My evidence? This past week, I wrongly assumed that my cell phone would work at the resort we were staying at. Why wouldn't it? And I told myself that I really only wanted it to work to make meeting up with my girlfriends, who were coming to stay, easier. But I have to admit that I was glad the second we drove into a neighboring town and my phone worked. I was elated that Joe had brought his laptop with so I could check the weather (cold and rainy). I told myself not to check my email, but I couldn't help it. I LIKE checking my e-mail. I LIKE having a cell phone. I was not alone. Husband Joe checked his work e-mail and cell phone throughout the week ("It'll make Monday easier"). He even checked the Musky Boards he so adamantly keeps up with. My girlfriends that came with also checked their phones or texted with family members/friends. So as much as I think we'd like to say we are taking a vacation from our jobs AND cell phones, email, and the Internet, I just don't think we really want to.