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“Lighting will guide you.”

I must say, there are certainly some perks that come with Jes travelling every week. I flew to Charlotte yesterday on United and sat in the First Class section again. It’s only my second time in First but you really do get off the plane in a much better mood…perhaps it was the bottomless wine glass that I had next to me. Haha.
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I’m here in Charlotte now and it’s raining. Jes worked really late last night and didn’t get back to the room until 4am. Sheesh…this presentation that he has today must be really important. I’m hoping to explore the city today but maybe I should wait until the rain goes away. Until then, I’m going to hang here at the Westin and do some work.

Happy Birthday, Jonah!

Went to Chicago this past weekend. At first I thought I was going to miss my flight but it turned out rather well. Jesse surprised me with an upgrade to First Class!! It was sweeeeet! I had a nice meal, free wine, lots of legroom, and they even hung up my coat and addressed me as Ms. Lao. Haha…I could get used to this. Once in Chicago we met up with Yong, Helen, Dayantha, Victor, and Susie. We all stayed in Hoffman Estates. We had a nice time hanging out at the house on Saturday in our pajamas and playing poker. Actually, all weekend we were either playing poker, watching poker on ESPN, or watching “Rounders” – a movie about poker. I also got to visit Linda and Shaun in Rockford! Linda had her baby early and I was there just in time to see the new addition to their family! His name is Jonah and is a little over 5 pounds. Jes and I got to hold the little tyke and it was pretty scary. He was so tiny and could barely open his eyes. Congratulations, Linda and Shaun!!

back from paradise

Took the red-eye back and got home by 6am. It was just in time for Jes to take a phone call. We’re back now and it’s a little sad. We had a great time and enjoyed the sun, sand, and water. Took a bunch of digital and 35mm photos. In other news…today is our 1-year anniversary at our Windchime house. I can’t believe it. Koa will be back tomorrow evening. It sounded like Patty and Johnny enjoyed having him around…thanks guys!!

Aloha!

We’re off to Hawaii!! Koa’s off to Patty’s house for a week with Mochi. These last minute trips are great…with lots of miles and points, of course. I’m headed to the Big Island and staying for a week of R&R and quality-time with the husband. ALOHA!

I got my “R”!

So, I passed! Yup, the big envelope came in the mail on April 1st and I got my “R”! I can’t describe how nice it was to sign “OTR” for the first time.

Wedding planning is still going…I bought the dress, chose a photographer, and have started interviewing florists.

Last weekend, I went to Napa with Jes and we had such a good time. It was the first time that we’ve gone on our own and it was nice to be able to get lost and not care, sit for as long as we wanted without an agenda, taste wine and enjoy each other’s company, and drive along the windy paths in our new RSX. The only drawback was how much harder it was to go home and get back to work on Monday.