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Tag: vacation

  • A Las Vegas Break

    Only a little break for me. I’m actually heading to Las Vegas today for  the Red Rock Rave volleyball tournament with a team of 13 year olds. We’ve been pushing them at practice for a few weeks, so hopefully they’re ready to compete and we break into the top half tomorrow.

    That’s usually our goal as the teams I coach aren’t often the top athletes in Colorado. If we finish 1st or 2nd in our pool tomorrow, then we’ll be in the top half for Sunday and Monday. We did this at Crossroads in Jan and the RMR Showdown in Feb. The second day can get rough, but we’re learning and improving each time.

    The tournament finished Monday and my wife and I are staying until Tues to get a little break. During tournament days, we’re very busy and it’s real work. We don’t get a lot of down time, and we are constantly searching for ways we can coach better and help the team improve. Plus the 15 year olds from our club are going and we coached 3 of those girls at 13, so we’ll stick around and watch them after we’re done playing.

    It’s great to get away from technology and do something in the real world. I always like those moments when I get away from computers, and I’m looking forward to the break.

  • A Week Off

    I hope I’m getting a week off this week. I scheduled holiday, but since I do work with sales, sometimes I get called in.

    My wife is having a slow December, so I’m hoping to spend some time with her and take it easy this week as we close out the week.

    Merry Christmas everyone.

  • Refreshed in Tuscany

    I returned last Sat, 15 Jun, from 9 weeks of crazy travel. It wasn’t all for work, but it was a long stretch. I spent a good portion of Monday and Tuesday just getting caught up on what was going on, what the status of my workload is, and what I might have missed.

    While it’s been a hectic week, it wasn’t that hard, other than a little recovery from jet lag. The last two weeks were in the UK/EU, so I don’t think I was back on Colorado time until Tuesday.

    What helped me deal with that long stretch was some vacation. My wife and spent most of the second week in the UK in Tuscany, Italy. We rented a small place in the Cortona region, just outside of Camucia. We rented a car and visited a few wineries, as well as Siena and Montepulciano. You can see the edge of our farmhouse down a private driveway with Cortona on the hill in the distance.

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    We had a very relaxing time there, and I’d highly recommend it was a vacation spot.

    Part of my time in Australia was also a holiday with my wife where we mostly relaxed and did little, but explored Sydney a bit. Waking up to this view was amazing.

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    The point of this isn’t to make you jealous or brag about my holiday, but to remind you that getting away is important and nice. It can help you recharge, even when you’re busy. My trip to NY to see my daughter graduate was busy and hectic, but even then I felt better coming back to work after the change in scenery.

    Whether you want one long break a year or lots of small ones (my preference) make sure you get away from work.

  • Vacation After Time Travel

    It’s Wednesday. However, it feels like Tuesday. I left Denver about 25 hours ago to fly to LA and then Sydney. It feels like one day, but by crossing the international date line, I lost a day.

    Don’t worry, I’ll get it back when I come home in a couple weeks.

    Today starts vacation for my wife and I. We’ll enjoy some time in Sydney and Brisbane before I go to work next week.

    No much blogging until then, apart from a new word Friday Winking smile