Weary

I know it's been FOREVER since I posted anything! I've just been so incredibly busy at work. I used to write my posts during the lunch hour, because once I get home, sitting down at the computer for ANY reason just feels too much like work. But lately I've been working through lunch every day...excuses, excuses...

I've been in high gear ever since I found out we are going to Colorado on vacation. I knew that leaving the office for a whole week during this time of year would be a really tough thing to do if I didn't prepare accordingly. So I've been working like a dog to get homepages scheduled to automatically change while I'm gone, taking 200,000 pictures of fall merchandise so my new helper can optimize them while I'm gone (OK, it was literally more like 300), and launching a new fashion collection section that had to go up before we ran out of the clothes. Believe it or not, I accomplished all that in three days. I was so afraid I wouldn't get done with it all, and now I find myself sitting at my desk with a little bit of free time today. Wonder of wonders.

But I'm weary. Bone tired. My brain is exhausted, my body is exhausted (taking pictures is actually very physical work), and I think I had too much espresso this morning. Please pray that I will be able to relax on vacation, and that we'll find lots of fun things to do without actually having to follow a schedule. Steven tends to start "planning" whenever we take a trip, so we always risk becoming more busy during our time off than we are at home!

My in-laws are going with us, though, and they usually stick up for me :) And I'm super excited to see them enjoy this experience. It will be their first real vacation ever in their entire lives! They have done weekend trips before, but they have never just gone on a week-long trip to see the sights somewhere far from home. They have never been beyond Dallas in the westward direction, in fact, so they are in for a real treat.

I'll try to post some pictures when I get home :)