Where has the summer gone?

It seems impossible to think that July is almost over - and my summer is just getting busier.

Kristin's visit was great - I only wish it could have been longer. We went to the Farmer's Market Saturday and then ventured up to Sonoma Sunday. We had a blast at Nicholson Ranch, Buena Vista, and Gundlach Bundschu and then had to rush to the airport - like I said, the weekend went by way too fast! I'll add photos as soon as she sends them.

This week I'm off to Pittsburgh, PA for a meeting, and then my mini-vacation starts. Tara is meeting me in Boise so we can drive to Wallowa for Chief Joseph Days. What is CJD you ask? Only the most important weekend of the year for Wallowa County! I haven't been for a couple of years, so I'm extra excited to see everyone and take in the rodeo. I've also got a new niece I haven't met yet - Jacie Marie Lathrop.

From Wallowa I'll head to Portland to see Jeff and Tom and then spend a night at Jeff's beach house in Lincoln City - still not sure how I'm getting there. I'll come back to SF for about 8 hours and then turn around and head to Chicago for a week of KPMG training. I'll make a quick stop in Montana for two nights to attend my friend Kim's wedding and then back home for a short break. Only two weeks off before a Labor Day weekend trip with Tara to our high school friend Bethany's wedding, then I'll come home to rest up for my trip to Montana at the end of September for recruiting/University of Montana Homecoming.

Sigh, here we go...