Michael Martinez's suggestions as alternatives to his styl..

Ellipsis: would provide a pause more along the lines of a summer
vacation than a short stylistic one.

Semi-Colon: LOL! The fact that you've even suggested it illustrates
perfectly your poor grasp of punctuation. The semi-colon is not even
on the radar as a possible in that sentence, Michael. Go and read some
books on the subject of punctuation if you can't understand why.