The hardest part of a vacation

Normally, one would think the hardest part of a vacation is coming back to work afterwards. For me, the hardest part is the week before. Racing to get all the loose ends tied up, making sure all the plans are in place and the idea that in 5 days, Mai Tai's and sand will be on the agenda instead of sales calls and project status meetings.

I hate this part, the waiting. The vacation starts on Saturday with flight to Vegas and an 18hour layover (intentional) and then off to Honolulu/Kona. What makes it even harder, our friends have already left for HI and have been blogging for a few days now. We'll eventually meet up on Sunday and spend the week together, but it sucks sitting in the office while everyone else is on the beach, including other friends who are in Bon Aire for the week. They, too, will eventually make it to HI by the end of next week and we'll be meeting up in Honolulu for a visit to Pearl Harbor. A friend from high school is even blogging from the Irish beaches, is everyone on vacation right now?