You need to totally let go of the historical vacations with 19girl.
Those have nothing to do with your current R now. Other then, with the debt he accumulated going on those, he is having to pay the piper now. I told you once before, he was living a college fantasy/no responsibility life they do not have a correlation to where he is now.
As far as working on the holidays, I don't think it is a stretch to find out if his office/company/job is open, right? While I am not suggesting anything covert or snooping... a simple call to get their holiday hours would be reasonable.
I don't know how long term you have worked at places... but he is less then 6 months there, low man on the totem pole/newer employees are typically the ones working the crap hours during the holidays. So for me the statement is entirely plausible.
Finally, in the spirit of finances, and all the other issues surrounding this trip. Why not just postpone?
Me: 43 M: 10y S:15 ILYBINILWY 2/18/13 W moved out 2/18/13 Filed for D: 2/17/13 Got DB: 2/20/13 Got DR: 2/23/13 180 & LRT Began: 2/25/13 D Final Dec '13
