It is not more vacation we need – it is more vocation. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

The blogcation began ten days ago- atop of news of the bloggiversary and a promotion.  Certainly, it may have seemed as if an odd time to “walk off stage;” but a scheduled break is good for both reader and blogger.  Thanks for coming back.

I’m in SoCal visiting family and friends, who, as they are all male has justified the branding of this weekend as a mancation. On Friday, my brother and I got in some kayaking and went to a local comedy club and saw Larry Miller who had an entire hour set about that dysfunction in all relations can be tracked back to differing styles of stacking the dishwasher.

Saturday, I went off to watch Mike Carotta offer a presentation in Orange, hung out a bit with diocesan director Armando Cervantes, went off to an afternoon of wine tasting and hanging out with Mike,

fought traffic on the 405 and went off to a party of the brother.  If you know and love me as the introverted soul that I am, you are wondering about so much socializing, but fear not, I’ve been doing a fair amount to reading and writing.

Sunday, brother and I were off with nephew for church and then a chill day- won 2 of 3 games of pool, hung out catching rays at the pool, watched a little golf, and napped off and on. 

Still figuring out what today holds in store UPDATED: (Maybe this No, we to the Santa Monica Pier!) but, on Tuesday, I’m having lunch with LA diocesan director J Michael Norman, will do a little personal pilgrimaging and touring and then red-eye home to a off-site breakfast staff meeting and maybe an afternoon nap to rest after my vacation.