Personality Shift

My wife brought to my attention that my personality makes a drastic shift when we go on vacation.  Anyone that has ever met me has probably picked up on my outgoing nature.  I like being the life of the party and meeting all kinds of new people.  I am the guy that at the end of a long day wants to surround myself with more and more people to recharge my batteries.

To my wife’s chagrin, I often sign us up for social activities 5 nights a week.  Simply put, I LOVE BEING WITH PEOPLE!

However, once I get into vacation mode, I want to avoid people at all costs.  I will go out of my way on vacation not to make friends with the people we meet.  I don’t know why this is.

She laughed at me on Wednesday as I got really excited about buying a Coke Zero from a vending machine with my credit card.  She asked, “Why are you so excited?”  My reply: “Because, this means I can get my snacks without having to talk to anyone.”

Am I the only one?  Does anyone else have a personality shift when they go on vacation?

In my normal life, I can’t sit still for more than about 10 minutes.  But get me on vacation and you couldn’t move me with a forklift.