So Far

This year has been moving very quickly. There has been a lot going on in my life lately and this past year since my last posting back in January.

Order of the Arrow - In March, I went to NLATS (National Lodge Adviser Training Seminar) in Santa Barbara. It was held over my birthday. Later I went to W4A Conclave in Santa Clarita. It was a lot of fun. In May was Induction Weekend. June was Scout Expo where we had the opportunity to help serve by cleaning up the Santa Anita Race Track after Expo was over. Finally, in July, I flew to Indiana for 5 days for NCLS (National Conservation Leadership Seminar), the summit where the next OA plan for the next years was presented to the OA leadership. It was held at the University of Indiana at Bloomington. It was a lot of fun and lots of learning. I am also the Chapter Adviser for my chapter, Hunkpapa. Which requires extra time/service for the Order of the Arrow.

Scouts - This past year, I was the Chairman for my district's camporee. The camporee was held in April. It went off fairly well. The theme of the camporee was "Rev It Up!" I am the chairman for next year's camporee as well. The theme is "Rock It Out!" It will be based upon a rocket theme. This year was a lot of fun. Next year should be a lot of fun as well.

Family - Cara and I had an opportunity to spend an evening on the Queen Mary in May. It was great. Our room was a suite room. We had a discount rate because of a Bristol Farms conference. In July, Cara and I went to CHEA by ourselves, no children! We stayed at a Hilton with a view of the lagoon and the Long Beach Bay. This is our 25th anniversary this year so we have been celebrating our silver anniversary all year long. Rachel also found out the other day we are directly related to Joan of Arc. In September, Cara and I are planning on spending our anniversary in Cambria and 2 nights in Napa.

Work - In July, I was voted Employee of the Month for June for the corporate office. I have been overseeing a couple of resets of the grocery department for a couple of stores. Our next reset will be in Long Beach starting Monday night. What this entails is working graveyards for a week. The store will be looking like grand opening when we are finished. What I am responsible for is making sure all the schematics for the store are up to date. A lot of these stores start doing their own thing when it comes to schematics.

House - We had a new roof put on in April. We are in the process of painting the exterior of house right now. We have also emptied the garage and put a majority of the contents in the backyard so you know what are backyard looks like right now. You don't need pictures. I have also planted some roses in the front, finally, after all these years about planting roses. Planted some tomatoes and basil.

Well, that is it for now. I promise to start blogging more on a regular basis.