Ok, so it turns out that my vacation is scheduled to start next week.... go figure. Looks like I won't be running away to Tijuana with the company's money (although I guess I could for two weeks).
Sooooo that leads me to another question, has anyone ever been able to re-schedule their vacation dates? It would be nice to have time off when school is not in session (early January) so I can actually take advantage of it, and I'm totally unprepared for taking two weeks off so soon.
Any hope for me? (thank you everyone for your help)