Dollar Jane

I finally put in the request with my boss for a vacation. I decided to take off for a week and a half in the beginning of June, during my birthday. I immediately felt that I should go for the full 2 weeks, but my last vacation was 2 weeks, and it was a nightmare trying to catch up with everything when I got back.

My boss was on vacation last week, so I’m not going to hear back probably until this Wednesday. That’s when I get to start looking for plane tickets. It’s nice to be able to finally pay cash for a big-ticket item like this. I really can afford it. Granted, I’ll have a very small cash cushion for a few months (only $500 in savings) but I will be able to build it back up quickly. Plus, I haven’t been out of the country in 7 years.

My friend thinks she’ll be staying in the Les Cinque Terres (The Five Villages) when I get there. These are five villages right by the water (if you think of Italy as a boot, it’s in the top left edge of the boot) and it sounds so idyllic. I’m so excited I’m actually going to go!