I haven't posted any blogs since June, not because we have nothing going on, but because its been nuts! There's so much to talk about, I really don't know where to start. It's the holiday season and 2014 is just around the corner. The last 6 months of the year just flew by. We started our internet company in July and are having a blast building our customer base and network. We have great products and great partners and we are crazy excited about what 2014 has to offer. OUR ONLINE STORE We were so behind this year with our Christmas décor, we just got our tree yesterday. I know it's late but we'll keep it for a bit in the new year so I'm okay with it. It was always a fun memory decorating the tree with my dad during Christmas. When its done, a Christmas tree really changes the whole dynamic of the room it's in. With all the lights and ornaments on there, it's really great to see a transformation. As "The Dude" would say it, "It really ties the room together." I really want to post more to this blog next year. I'm not hot on the idea of what you are doing every second of the day (ie.facebook, twitter), but I understand the idea of updating friends and family on what's going on in your life. I'm still a big fan of old school, picking up the phone and saying hi. Seams like now a days our time is so valuable we think its more important to post political views and wasteful opinions based off of incomplete information.
Ok Moving on, for us this year was about change. Not just for Lila and I but for our immediate families. It was about embracing big change actually. For my Parents it was retirement. I mean my parents have worked so long and now are home and retired. That's a huge change! You begin to realize how much time is spent at work and how much you can accomplish or do in that time. My mom retired at the beginning of the year and we were able to go on an amazing trip to the Caribbean. Just an amazing place with beautiful scenery, beautiful people on a beautiful ship. Jaw dropping water and an experience I will never forget. Soon after Dad is no longer at work. Whoa! Huge change for him! Now he has time to get projects done around the house that he has been wanting to and tend to his botany! haha For Lila her big change came in June when we decided to bring her home. Work stress was causing stress on our marriage and frankly wasn't worth any kind of money. So she mainly works on our website from home. That means change in finances and change in routine. For me that was the biggest change. To know that it was all on mean to bring in the steady income. I mean our business is super young so that will grow but for now I had all the pressure. Sometimes it gets the best of me. I found that if I just stop for a second and listen, I can as God to be there in those times when it does get the best of me. I have footprints tattooed on the inside of my right arm and Lila has them on her right rib cage. They signify the times when we feel at our weakest. He doesn't leave, He is the one that carries us. When you realize that, its really easy not worry and stress. We completed the beach cities challenge that we set out in Feb and are currently looking for our next challenge.
