JUNE!
Jake turned 30! We had a "moustasche bash," and it was a fabulous time with friends & family at the lake! What a great weekend! I love, love, LOVE seeing everyone but unfortunately our time is so limited and we don't get down that way NEAR as often as we like.
JULY!
Jake and I went to CHICAGO in July! Surprisingly, this was Jake's first domestic flight! Chicago is absolutely one of my favorite cities. I would love to live there if it wasn't freeeeezing cold during the winter. This was a short trip but we got to have drinks on the 96th floor of the hancock building, we did an architecture cruise down the Chicago river (a MUST!), we walked for miles and did lots of tourest-y stuff. We HAD to eat at RPM Italian (Bill & Giulianna Rancik's restaurant-YUM), and of course have some 'authentic' Chicago pizza at Gino's. Once we were TIRED of walking, we were escorted everywhere via limo - how cool is that? The food was to die for; shopping was phenomenal and just an all around great [quick!] trip. We also went to a family reunion, which was the main purpose for our trip; it was nice seeing everyone. It was also super cool getting to show Jake the city. He fell in love with it too! If you ever visit, I HIGHLY recommend staying at the Sofitel, btw! We had a room on the top floor and wow, what a view! I can't wait until we go visit again!
Work-wise, July was totally nuts. Even though I took a few days off, I had record numbers. I also hired a new girl to work with me....then decided to let her go. That was not so fun, but a great learning experience! I definitely got a more clear picture of what I want/need/am not willing to make concessions on. Everything happens for a reason, so now I realize that even though it was a headache, there were bigger/brighter things down the road. {more on that later!}
AUGUST-SEPTEMBER!
I'm pretty sure August and September didn't really happen this year because I cannot think of ONE thing that happened in those two months! Seriously. I got nothin'. I'm just going to go out on a limb here and assume that work was just insane for Jake AND I and we didn't get to come up for air. *deep breath in......*
OCTOBER!
This month we went to the Bears|Cowboys game; This was our first time to the new stadium. It was really fun! Uh, for the Bears fans. Jake got really sick the night before so he felt a little crappy. The loss didn't help matters so we left when the 4th quarter started. We're not big on crowds anyway, and I would rather watch football on the couch at home snuggled to the hubs! I also *drumroll please* FINALLY hired a new esthetician after the world's longest most drawn out hiring process, EVER. This is exciting stuff, let me tell you! I've been overloaded and overwhelmed for a while, so I'm excited that once she's in the groove of things, I'll have a little less on my plate and a little more time off, without the guilt of taking off. I've also been considering a building expansion at work -- to a storefront salon location! This is something I assumed would take YEARS to work towards, so the fact that it could be happening soon is quite exciting and of course, another super scary risk. This time with a LOT more money at stake a much longer commitment! I'm definitely still in the 'discussion' part of this lengthy process so it's totally up in the air, but who knows! I'm excited to see where it goes!
So the next few months will be filled work negotiations, and Thanksgiving and of course the HOLIDAYS! Sounds like a few more months will be cruisin' on by! I keep waiting for life to slow down but I swear it's just picking up momentum. Sigh... I'm just trying to keep my head above water and ENJOY it as much as possible! ;) I can't make any promises but I'm going to SURE TRY to keep this thang updated!
