I am really looking forward to my summer vacation. There was a time, just a few years back, that I could have taken a vacation or left it with no real thought. I spent most of my time focused on my work and my art and didn't even know how much healthier and happier I could be if I gave myself a real break, and I wouldn't have known how to relax enough to truly enjoy a break if I had it. Then came Mary and her calming affect on my life. She shows me daily how to think about life outside my organized life as a teacher and performer... She shows me how to love a fire in the hearth or a cup of hot soup. She will ask me to drive 15 minutes out of my way so she can show me this one really special tree that is in the prime of fall's color change. And so this year I know that it is coming. July will bring me 10 days on the beach building sandcastles, eating amazing meals and, most importantly, escaping the whole rest of the world. No laptop... no journal... no phone calls... no theatre planning or form creating or classes to be taught. Just me, Mary, my family of in-laws and a beautiful beach that needs nothing from me and offers the one thing I can't find anywhere else: Nothing.
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