Gettin’ personal

So I’m trying to be a little more personal on the blog… I know that it’s important to share my personal life on here, but there are days when it’s just so much easier to talk about all of the business projects that we have going on. Oh well… I’m trying! So, therefore… today’s post is personal! 🙂 Do you remember the first week back to school, in like 3rd-4th grade, where you’re supposed to write that essay entitled “What I did on my summer vacation”? That’s what this blog post is. My summer vacation was just a couple weeks ago, and even though it wasn’t so much of a ‘sit-back-and-relax’ kind of vacation, I’m so thankful for the amazing quality time with some of the most special people in my life.

FAMILY TIME: I love my family. They live just a couple hours away from me, so I try to spend as much time with them as I possibly can! Getting away from the busyness of work and ‘unplugging’ from the computer-iphone-twitter-facebook-world is SO important to keep priorities straight, and to remember what is truly important in my life.

SAYING GOODBYE: During my vacation week, we got to spend time with my little brother Tim, who is getting ready to deploy for a 2nd time to Iraq. He’ll be leaving any day now (as soon as the orders come), so this vacation week was extremely important to have a chance to see him, spend time with him, and… say goodbye to him. He’s going to miss the next couple of Christmases, so one day during vacation was our “family Christmas” day, complete with a Christmas tree, Christmas music, turkey dinner, and my brother opening his gifts. I am so proud of my baby brother, for serving our country… but I’m going to miss him a TON! (Love you, buddy!)

BOYFRIEND TIME: As Marissa announced to the blog world a few months ago – yes, I have a boyfriend. Since he lives two states away from California, I don’t get to see him much… but during my vacation week, I got to spend a couple of days with him. So that was fun. 🙂

NEW NIECE: I absolutely LOVE being a “Tia” (that’s what my nephew calls me). During my summer vacation, I had the amazing opportunity to watch my niece enter the world! I love her already. Definitely a MAJOR highlight to my summer vacation!