My wife and I took a two week vacation last year, and a friend of mine watched the house for us while we were away.
That sounds awesome!  Did everything go well?
It did for the most part. The vacation itself was great, and my friend took good care of the house. The only thing that happened was on of the faucet handles on the bathroom sink broke while we were gone, but it wasn't my buddy's fault, it had needed replacing for awhile.
That's not too bad, I'm glad you had a good vacay and your friend is trustworthy!