August 16, 2008
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Better Late Than . . . Well, Just Better
Preparation mode! I'm leaving for my annual work conference tomorrow (Sunday). It's in Washington D.C. this year. This move marks a first, as far as I know. Normally, it's in Boston. But the old company, IDX, was bought up by GE about two years ago. There've been a few changes, naturally. Some good, some (like our ever-changing support team) not so good.
So I will sadly be missing my NE friends. On the plus side, I'll be visiting my mid-Atlantic friends who I've not seen in quite some time. Long enough, in fact, for them to have had a second child! Well, I'll get to meet both of them for the first time.
After the conference, however, I'm taking some vacation time, my first since England over New Year's. Nothing exotic this year given the economy. I'm going to see family and then show Z-Man some highlights of Florida. He'll be seeing St. Augustine, one of my favorite cities with some great beaches. We'll also hit Tampa, Miami, and Key West.
In some ways, this will "complete" my transition to being a West Coaster. I've been here for ten years as consultant and full-timer. But I remember when my family moved from Miami to Gainesville. Each successive return trip there was more like a tourist visiting than "going home." Well, it's kinda like that now. Plus I'm going to see lots of touristy sights. And beaches. I want a tan and sand in my shoes.
Part of my preparation mode involves getting my camera disks ready. So, at last, here are some pictures of my sister and nephew's visit here this year! I've uploaded all of them, including these, to my snapfish site.
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