Anticipation

The day is fast approaching when I will be getting in the car, driving to the Sacramento airport and picking up my two sisters for a long weekend at a spa right in the heart of wine country. What could be better? However, I've got a pile of work to wade through before I get there. I have to tell you that envisioning the "spa experience" really does lead to a "whistle while you work" experience. Even thought 94 students have turned in 20 page midterms, which take 30 minutes to grade each, I'm feeling light-hearted and giddy. I will not even begin to put a dent in those mid-terms, but this planned escape enables my denial mechanism and I've got to say that I'm grateful for it.