As an honest evaluation, there are some things I am very good at, and some things I am very bad at. I am very good at things like reading, writing, studying, learning foreign languages, public speaking, powerlifting, martial arts, dad jokes and working. That last one, though, brings me to the thing that, more than any other, I am very bad at:
I am bad at resting.
I love working; it is not odd at all for me to work more than 80 hours a week, and sometimes, far more than that. Had I not gotten married and had children, I rather suspect I might not have taken a day off for the past three decades. God in his goodness, though, provided me with a sensible wife and stubborn children. Between them, they periodically make me take time off, and I am always glad for the experience.
This past week, as I write this, I have been in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico with them. All five Wagners, plus my dear bride’s parents (full disclosure, I hit the jackpot here; my in-laws are absolutely amazing), traveled together to Playa del Carmen and have been staying at an all-inclusive resort. Off-season, the price of it all is actually very reasonable.
Naturally, I have some observations on the entire experience thus far.