My wife and I came from poor backgrounds and started working 7 days per week within the first year or so of our marriage. We care for disabled people in our home, besides I had my own company. We worked out to get out of debt and to build assets for retirement. It was not easy, but we have built a nice nest egg to carry us though our retirement years. We are now in the process of slowing things down, so we will be taking more vacations.
I grew up on a farm and working 7 days per week is just how it is...so it made sense to me and paid off.
Wow, in that case, you deserve them very much, I'm glad now you are able to enjoy the world as a price for your hard work, which I'm sure always gives results, its just a matter of time!
I will follow your next vacations, thanks for sharing and being an example of hard work!