Good Fortune is with Us

This is being typed as we fly across the ocean towards Hawaii to kick off our Asia-Pacific tour.  We have, and continue to experience mixed feelings of sheer excitement, fear of the unknown, and lots of “I can’t believe we’re doing this.”

These varied feelings are to be expected and we know this journey will help us grow individually and as a team.  We have worked hard to get here, but there is something to be said for hedging one’s bets.

Our good friends, Rich (affectionately known as Richie B) and his lovely wife Laverne (aka Elle) gave us a beautiful little Buddha statue for good luck.  They purchased it specially for us while traveling in Thailand last November.

The baby Buddha is joining us in our travels; after all, one can always use a little extra good fortune.

The Keys and Key Lime Pie

  

It seems that every restaurant in The Florida Keys publicizes their key lime pie as the best.  The key (pardon the pun) is to find one that suits your taste.  Luckily for us, our friend Irene recommended The Cracked Conch Cafe.  On the way back from Key West we split a slice of pie at Irene’s recommended dining spot and it was indeed lovely!  The meringue wasn’t too citrusy; it was sweeter than expected and had the consistency of a cheesecake.  In addition, our slice of heaven came with a crisp graham cracker crust.  It was perfect with Matt’s Cuban coffee and Jenn’s hot tea.  Thanks to Irene for the yummy recommendation!

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to you and yours!

We welcomed the New Year at our home enjoying turkey and a lovely French champagne given to us as a gift from Michael Elkins and Sean Strache (Keen Information Management (KeenIM) and good friends of Jenn). 

It was a lovely way to start our year off - Thank you Michael and Sean for helping us start our year-off in style!