How's the vacation going? Sounds like you're doing the 'at home' type, which is all I have been able to afford the last couple of years.*
Next year, I'm going to attempt a 'go somewhere' vacation to my favorite place on Earth, coastal Oregon/Washington. Haven't been since 2007 and I miss it! But, two weeks of heaven costs me around $2,500 (OUCH).
* OK, that's not strictly true. September of this year I attended a car club gathering in TN/NC, and then drove around the Southeast for a week, LOL. A lot cheaper than my first choice.