Good newsMay is after my vacation eligibility starts, so I won't have to work around that. Bad news
I think there's other people who've put in for vacation in May, so I'm crossing my fingers that I'll either be able to get the time off for the closest show, or travel to one when I CAN get time off. April would have presented the same problem, plus the added challenge of working around my mother's 70th birthday party, so May will definitely be better than April would have been. Phew. Additionally, if I/we do have to fly, I'll be much happier doing so in May rather than March, with all the recent air transportation troubles.
I'll figure it out somehow...I always have! Can't wait!