If you have to turn 40...

I highly recommend escaping to Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico to do so!! Especially if you live in the midwest and are having the LONGEST FUCKING WINTER ON RECORD!! Never has a trip been better planned. Not only has the thought of turning 40 been bugging me for the past three years, no! This year, we get a virtual record amount of snow and cold. On top of that, I work at Northern Illinois University. Most of you, I'm sure, have heard about the tragic events of February 14 here. So the stress level around here was crazy!

What bliss to get on an airplane in 10 degree BLOWING SNOW and get off to bright sunshine and 75 degree temps! I probably should have eaten more the first day as my drunken stupor at dinner that night can attest...but that's what Mexican vacations are for, right? But after that, the vacation was perfect. A full week of strapping on a swimsuit and only having to worry about what chait to sit in and suntan for the day. It was just what the doctor ordered.

Now, if only the warm weather had followed us.

Can I just say a big FUCK YOU to the weatherman who is predicting EIGHT TO TWELVE INCHES OF SNOW TOMORROW?!!!!!! Hello! Today is the first day of SPRING, buddy!