Something I have learned this past year is that school breaks are not really breaks for graduate students. There is always something to read or write or research. My husband and I are going to go visit our family for a few days over this spring break and for me that means a four day holiday. Woohoo! For my husband, on the other hand, it means he will have to work on a giant paper while also hanging out with family. Something that was supposed to be non-stressful is rapidly becoming stressful.
So this begs the question in my mind....Was it a good idea to plan this trip? We both miss home and are excited to see family, but would it have been a better thing to do in the Summer? Or maybe it doesn't matter when we plan trips and vacations there will always be papers lurking around the corner.
I guess we will find out next week. Fingers crossed that my husband will be able to focus on family and school and have fun in the process.
I will let you all know how it goes!
