I'm sorry what was the good news?
One of my regional managers talked to me last Friday and blew a bunch of smoke up my butt and then said, I may need you to go to Washington DC during December or January to conduct a training class or two. We have already established the fact that I will only leave late on Sundays and return early on Fridays so that I don't miss the weekend days at the very least. Gotta love upper management!

If they send me in December it will interfere with my vacation, which might work out to my advantage as I will be able to roll it over to Jan. (were not normally allowed to do that).