DJ, do it!!! Once in a lifetime indeed!! And I think a lot of people will understand that. If you do it in conjunction with thanksgiving, well, practically everyone is gone that week anyway...
Seriously, though. Do you not get vacation time as a contractor? Do they know how lucky they are that you don't take vacay, if so??
I'm loving Sean's Assassin's Creed 2 tour of Italy.
I take a day or two here or there. Like Friday-Monday for my anniversary, and a day to take care of stuff with the new car. Other than that I'm only out if I'm sick, and even then I'm likely to WFH. I wonder if there's a way to WFI?
So the question isn't what to say, it's how to go about bringing yourself to say it? In that case I believe email is appropriate. I'm thinking, "I have some vacation time coming up. When can we get together to discuss my plans?"
I'm not sure that I have vacation time coming up. Certainly not 3 weeks worth.
DJ, DOOOOOO EEEEEEEEET!
I know very well this "I don't deserve stuff" thing, though. I bet I can totally out "I don't deserve stuff" you. Let's rumble.
I will not rumble with you because I am not good at rumbling and can't ever win at rumbling so I'm not going to even try to rumble or I'll look dumb.
That's okay, I was totally gonna let you win.
Or lose.
Whichever would have been better for you.
But if there's any way I can help build your morale so that you can ask for and receive your well deserved three week vacay with Jon, please let me know.
Everybody gets vacation time after a year. It's a rule. I wish we could get you some felix felicitatus because you absolutely deserve 3 weeks, all you need is the confidence to demand it.
HFC GELATO EVERY SINGLE DAY!!!!!!!!
High fructose corn gelato? Ewwww.