Marco Island Work Retreat

A lot of people ask what Shaun does or what brought us to Florida. Shaun is an animal pharmaceutical rep. He works with the vets along the coast here building their clinics and making sure they get the medicine that they need. Shaun's company, Merial, is amazing and everyday we are grateful for this job that we were blessed with. Shaun's a rockstar and is having an awesome first year. What comes with the job are some pretty sweet perks [especially because we live on the gulf of Florida]. A few weeks ago, Merial's Florida district had a little retreat. Each sells rep got to bring their top three or four vets to attend. It was at the Marco Island Marriot Beach Resort.

I had just gotten back from our Utah trip. I was so exhausted from vacation (ha) so this was the perfect way to relax from my..vacation. We had an awesome time with our friends Jodi & Drew, who live on the east side so it's hard to get together. While the boys were in meetings in the mornings, the wives got to play.

It was so great meeting some of Shaun's clients and the other reps in Florida. Also, the sunsets were completely INSANE. I am kind of a sunset freak so these were magical for me to see!

The last day, we were able to jet ski! Initially, you had to be 27 or older to drive. Which I thought was a little outrageous. Shaun and I ended up sharing which I actually liked better. It was fun to take it all in together and laugh. You had to be a long ways away from the other jet skiers so it wouldn't have been as fun. We saw manatees and dolphins. There was a storm coming so we weren't able to see any sea turtles (which SJ was bummed about). We got the one experienced guide who was able to get the dolphins to play with us (see video below). We were on cloud nine the rest of the day! Marco Island is at the top of my list of favorite places!

Utah & Dion

"Congratulations, you have been picked for a ticket upgrade. 

Go to the service desk to get your new seats"

Those were the marvelous words that we heard on our way into Celine Dion. I was SO giddy I think I skipped to the service desk. We had originally decided on the nose bleed seats so this was the best news! We ended up in the middle of the ground level. I didn't even need the binoculars I had brought. It was like they knew our shows had been cancelled the last few times that they did it on purpose, but there was no way that was the case. Our name was on a list of 50 out of the whole theatre that got randomly picked. Good Karma? The show was magical in every way possible. You just need to experience it to understand. We went with our favorites Becky & Matt and stayed at the Cosmopolitan resort. After Vegas it was homeward bound for an awesome 4th of July with our families.

[quick little video from the trip.

why am i such a picture fanatic?]

4th of July picture overload

Utah is rad. Provo is even more rad. Provo, Utah is the "raddest" when it is celebrating a holiday, specifically the 4th of July. It has been one of the very best weekends home in quite a while. Celebrating our country with people we love, called for the happiest of weekends. My mom is a pro at table decorating and helped me tremendously with a table setting at my in-laws. As you can tell, our nephew is at a fun stage so the camera seems to gravitate towards him. Shaun & Clark are obsessed with each other and it's the greatest to see. Our families are both 'outdoorsy' so between the two we got a lot of bike riding, pickle ball (my new favorite sport), and hiking in this weekend. The weather was amazing and we just felt super blessed everyday. What a great reminder for us.