Sunday, March 22, 2015

Weekend at Skamania Lodge

I have said this many times before and I will say it again: We truly are blessed to be part of the America's Tire/Discount Tire family. Sometimes, we get a little spoiled. Andrew's store had an awesome month back in November and his team reached some goals that have never been met before by that store, and that have been met by very few stores across the country. To celebrate, the company took us all to Skamania Lodge for the weekend. It is located in the gorge and overlooks the Columbia River. The amenities were perfect and the view was breathtaking. We went zip lining, got pampered at the spa, had delicious food, a cozy room, and all the drinks and room service you could ask for. The best part - the company paid for it all! The evening dinner was accompanied by a little presentation by the regional Vice Presidents. Andrew received a plaque to commemorate the amazing work they had done. We had such a great time getting to know the Vice Presidents and their wives better and are looking forward to many more company events.


Saturday, March 7, 2015

Trip to Texas

In January, we had the opportunity to take a trip to Texas to visit Andrew's brother and his family. They had recently had a new baby so we were excited to meet him and spend a week in the Lone Star state! The week went by very quickly but we definitely filled it with tons of fun. Some of our favorite memories from the week were those from just sitting around the house hanging out. I have developed this bad habit (not by choice) of getting sick on every trip we go on. On this trip I got a nasty respiratory infection. I felt terrible for a couple of days straight. I was trying to stay away from the baby so he didn't get sick so Andrew got to hog all the baby snuggles. It's a bummer that our family lives so far away but we truly treasure every moment we get to spend with them.