Vanilla minecraft or minecraft with mods?

I like both. Usually after a big release, I'll play Vanilla for a while, then start chucking mods in there if I'm getting bored of the base gameplay. I usually go months or sometimes a year or more between playing minecraft in big bursts, though, so when I come back there's always tons of new content. Also, a personal pet peeve is how most mods aren't compatible with my favorite texture pack, so I often play without them because of that, too.