note to self: find a way to get out of here

As I face the inevitable holidays, and a trip to Texas, I am wondering: How, realistically, can I go on vacation, and where will I go? Texas is not a vacation, it is a family visit to Wal-Mart country. That is the view I can see from my window at the luxurious Comfort Suites- a Wal-mart and an oil pump (you know, one of those rocking horse things). The entire week I will try to entertain my mother while avoiding spending any time in her apt. She is a heavy smoker.



My usual winter getaway was New Orleans. This is no longer a possibility, at least not this year. I need to go someplace where I feel free from worries and any need to take care of work projects. Key West? I am already bored of the Caribbean. I love Europe, especially Amsterdam, but it is cold there in the winter. I will take a mini-vacation or two to the casino in Ct., only an hour away, but that is brief. I can go to NYC to see David but it will be cold there too. I can go to Israel with Ami, but that is a LONG trip. And it also involves lots of family stuff, so not entirely carefree.



There is always San Francisco. I never really get tired of that- or maybe Hawaii? Another LONG trip. Where is it warm? Mexico? Aruba? Maybe. I want to have FUN, not just lay on the beach. New Orleans is a huge loss in this regard. Maybe Key West....