Back in 2002 I took 3 weeks for a cross country road trip with my husband. We were both able to take the time off and enjoy. However, we did request the time far far in advance. I don't know if I would want to do that again. I may take 2 weeks in a row next time. It's an expensive thing nowadays to take trips like that and it was just the two of us, add a couple of kids on the venture and its quite expensive. We camped alot and hardly stayed in a hotel which cut our costs down to minimum of 15.00/night for self service campgrounds, gotta love those, or we would have been broke coming home if we stayed in a hotel.
I remember the days of going on vacation too, we used to go at Easter break and extend it a week and my dad would always take 2 weeks of from work. Mom didn't work until we went to school and were old enough to stay home after school for a few hours a day without killing each other. We used to fight like cats and dogs, however, nowadays we are closer than ever, for that I'm grateful we had the time to spend on those road trips together as a family.
My dad would also take a couple of weeks off at a time during the summer months to be home with us kids, I used to love that. Dad and the two kids off for the day was the best.
As far as indispensible goes, if you plan well and have backup, you are indispensible for a short period of time. There are enough Admin staff on board that can do bits and pieces of my job while I'm away for limited times.
Chris68
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