The above title is mostly correct, we’re pretty much back in the groove but not quite all the way. It’s 5am and I could have got out of bed at 3, but I managed to go back to sleep for a couple of hours.
Yesterday Lori and I hit the gym hard for an hour. I’m down about 7 pounds from when I walked off the plane which is good, but have a few more pounds to go. It’s hard in Europe as there’s lots of bread, pasta and croissants, especially in France. The body though is an amazing organism. It’ll respond quickly to good choices, the problem is most people can’t commit to sticking with good choices for any length of time. You have to go “all in”. You can’t eat healthy one meal and then say to yourself, “I’ll just have a little bit of dessert”, as it doesn’t work that way. Enough about that, to each their own.
Jag worked yesterday afternoon as he has a job with a marketing company where he takes surveys of people visiting Vail. He goes to events like Blues, Brews, and BBQ, which was in Beaver Creek yesterday, and tries to get people to answer questions and then records them on an I-pad. He makes $15 an hour which is pretty good for a 15 year old. Lori reminded him she made $10 an hour when she worked at Whole Foods! It rained most of the afternoon but he managed to get his 20 surveys in. He said only 3 or 4 people told him no, which is a high percentage of participation. He’s pretty approachable though and I can see most people talking to him. It’s also good for him to just approach people he doesn’t know as it helps with self confidence. he can work all summer depending on his schedule.
Yesterday Ty and his friend Cole went to the movies. Earlier in the day, Lori and I stopped to get the mail and there was a heavy box for Ty. When we made it home, he opened it and it was a fire extinguisher. I asked why he ordered that and he said Cole did on his Amazon account using gift cards he had. I guess Cole doesn’t have an Amazon account. He took it to the movies and said he was going to put it in our ski locker until after the movie. I didn’t think anymore of it. When Ty came home, he showed us video on his phone of he and Cole shooting it off in the woods after the movies. White smoke was everywhere and they were laughing and spinning around blasting this thing off. I should have known they would be doing something with it. Boys will be boys.
Today Lori and I need to run down the hill to Denver as I have to drop off a gift I carried back from Italy at a key account that I have not seen in a long time. Then Tina and Jeff are having their “Kick off the Summer” party that we’ll stop at before heading home. Before that we’ll make a few stops at a few stores. Luckily we’re all off tomorrow. Next Friday we’re off to Hawaii for 10 days. We have the Kapalua Wine Festival and although I don’t need to work it, I do have a couple key dinners that I need to go to. Good news is the Company covers like 90% plus of our expenses. Should be fun as we rented a 2 bedroom villa on the world famous Kapalua Golf Course across the street from the Ritz. This way we have our own kitchen and all amenities so we can cook our own meals. Aleks from Slovenia and Kristin from Oregon, who works for me, will be working the festival.
Guess I’ll run and grab another cup of coffee. I wish one of our gyms opened earlier but on Sundays, only one is open and it opens at 7. Lori and I both had headaches yesterday and I still do a bit. I think (hope) it’s allergies otherwise I’m getting a bit of a cold. I went to bed early last night trying to kick it which is why I’m up early. Have a great Sunday and we’ll talk to you all soon. I’ll post some pictures tomorrow from Prom and see what else I have. God Bless you all.