VACATION SHOWCASE

"Well-Deserved Vacations"

Sunday, May 3, 2009
12 noon- 5pm
Hiller Aviation Museum
San Carlos, CA
Holly Exit off of Hwy 101

Special Guest of…

PAMS PATH TO TRAVEL

www.pamstravel.net

pam@pamstravel.net

650-363-6156

CST #2076527-40

In times like these, you need SPECIALS like OURS!! Each attendee will be eligible for the exclusive offers/discounts unique to this event for any vacation booked with one of the Peninsula Travel Experts affiliated agencies by 5/17/09.

· “Open House” format ~ Come as soon as it’s convenient and stay as long as you like. ADMISSION IS FREE to the showcase AND the museum!

· You are invited to attend a series of free travel-related seminars throughout the afternoon.

· You will have a chance to chat with representatives of over 30 of your favorite travel providers representing: Classic Vacations ~ Disney ~Viking River Cruises ~ Club Med ~ Holland America Line ~ Wine Tours of the World ~Royal Caribbean ~Carnival Cruise Line ~ Eco Adventures ~ Hyatt Resorts ~ Starwood Resorts ~ Pleasant Holidays ~Big Five Tours ~ Apple Vacations ~ Collette Tours ~ Insight Tours….and many more!!

· Your Peninsula Travel Experts will also be circulating around and will be happy to answer any questions that you might have!

Admission into the Travel Showcase is FREE and you also get to enjoy the Hiller Aviation Museum for FREE!!

Schedule of Presentations:

12:20pm - 12:50pm Norwegian/Carnival/Holland America Cruise Line

1:00pm - 1:20pm Collette Vacations/Insight Vacations

1:30pm - 1:50pm All-Inclusive Vacations/Apple Vacations

2:00pm - 2:20pm Disney Destinations

2:30pm - 2:50pm Family Travel & Club Med

3:00pm - 3:20pm Hyatt Resorts/Classic Vacations

3:30pm - 3:50pm Australia/New Zealand Vacations & Wine Tours

4:00pm - 4:20pm Viking River Cruises & Oceania Cruises

4:30pm - 4:50pm Packing Demonstration

It's 1am, I should be sleeping ~ but find that I feel I need to write. This has been a tough week and I can't believe that is only the wee hours of thursday. Monday I received a call from our vet with the news that our beloved kitty Spaz has chronic renal failure and hyper-thyroidism. She says he has probably 6-9 months to live without treatment, but that even with treatment he won't likely live much longer.

Treatment consists of daily pills (which he just doesn't take at all!) and fluid injections ~ daily. I've spoken to several friends and family who have gone through the same decision that I'm faced with. Some did treatment, some didn't. I seem to hear that the ones who did treatment felt that it was too emotionally draining on them and my sister who chose not to do the treatment really felt that treatment would have been a selfish decision to keep her kitty around longer.

I really am torn- I've read up on both diseases/conditions and it seems as though there is no pain until the final stages, just the slow deterioration of the kitty's life and will to live...that is going to happen with or without treatment. I really don't think that I want my Spaz to have memories of mommy and daddy pricking him with a needle all the last days of his life.

I'm already going through the stages of loss, I think- in preparation for when the time comes. Thinking of how much this lovable kitty means to me, how he has been such an important part of my life. Spaz became a part of my life on November 12, 2000 from the Humane's Society. Their best guess at the time was that he was probably 3-5 years old...based on his condition, I'm guessing he was probably more like 5, making him 13.5 now. My ex-husband thought he was a pretty cool cat and urged me to go check him out (this was just 2 days after we had put our previous kitty down)...but 2 days after that we came home with Mr. Spaz and he very quickly showed us that "Spaz" was the perfect name for him--he's a crazy kitty! There has not been a single day in the past almost 9 years that he has not cracked me up and/or put a smile on my face.

This kitty saw me through my gall bladder surgery in 2002, was by my side throughout my recovery and would not get on my lap until i put the pillow in place (over my wound)...he saw me through my lonely marital separation times- he also gave me the big "paws up" when he met Bill for the first time - he was the only man I dated after my divorce that Spaz came running to. The three of us have become a very close family ~ Spaz has his mommy time and his daddy time- he greets each of us when we come home and always has a few words to say...he really is our furry child...and a damn smart one at that! As I work from home and have been working from home now for 5 years, Spaz and I have grown even closer and he visits me throughout the day and makes it very clear when it's time for me to take a break (sits on the keyboard so I cannot work). I cherish those times. I find it funny that as soon as he hears me on the phone, he appears and has to say "meow" to whoever I'm talking to (usually a client or my mom).

Everyone who has met Spaz and spent any amount of time with him has grown to love him and has said he's one cool cat! I'm afraid they broke the mold after Mr. Spaz was born because he truly is one of a kind. When his day comes- I will miss him deeply and forever.