This summer is going to be so busy! My annual family vacation/reunion is probably going to be in late June, I have to attend two nutrition classes that are two or three weeks apart in Memphis (a good 7 hour drive, one way) in either May or June or July, my brother is getting married in a civil ceremony sometime in early July, and my surgery is probably going to be sometime in late July (if they can move it up). On top of all that, I have to do more field work this summer, so I am going to have to figure out when I can get my advisor to let me take time off to do all this. :help:

I am probably going to wind up missing a good chunk (if not all) of the family vacation/reunion, since it lasts an entire week, and that's an extra week that I won't be paid. Of course, that could be a good thing, since my extended family is super-nosy and my immediate family members have big mouths. I just know I would never hear the end of it about my surgery. I probably need to tell my folks to keep their mouths shut, if they haven't already blabbed. :straight :kiss

Last summer in my hubby's hometown it was The City's Centennial celebration, The Family Reunion (the whole family.. once every 10 years), It was the All-Class Class Reunion for his High School and it was all over the 4th of July weekend. Yes, there was a celebration Friday night, Saturday night and Sunday night. It was the biggest event of the decade in his home town! There were parades, parties, concerts, games and get togethers. Needless to say, we had to work due to last minute 'emergencies' at our job. His mom was upset, we were upset. Classmates he hasn't seen in 20 years told his mom to tell him hi. Aunts and Uncles came from nursing homes. It was HUGE. Now there's family portraits and the class pictures and the only ones missing are us. For real...we are the ONLY ones not there!

I know exactly what you mean when you say 'busy summer'... I don't know why that reply cut me off mid-way through.

Anyway, hope all works out for you. Hope the family doesn't spill the beans until you're ready. Hope they are all understanding. Let us know!

Well, it's looking like a lot of the stuff is going to fall in the same week. My family is wanting to have the vacation/reunion thingy in last week of June, my surgeon consult got rescheduled for June 27th, and my brother and his fiance decided to get married on June 29th. So maybe I'll be able to just take that entire week off.