Newspapers, Trips and TV..Oh My!

So, I acknowledge it has been quite some time since I blogged...but this time I swear I have a good reason, maybe even two...

I picked up a local gig, writing for a start-up online newspaper called  News Lake Atitlan which has kept me busy and hoarding my local stories to use for the paid gig. ;)

Not to worry though, I can share them with you now:

Tzununa Waterfall Hike Story

Perfect Day in San Pedro Story

Ken and I have also been out of town most of the last month - traveling to Las Vegas for a programming conference and adding on a trip to Sacramento to help out with a client and see friends and family.

Let me say that even if I had not gotten sick with the stomach flu and stayed in my room for three days straight, the transition from our beautiful rural lake town to Vegas would have been rough. As it turned out, it was even worse. Culture shock doesn't even begin to describe it -the excesses in every way were even more dramatic when coming from such a simple, peaceful place where people make do, usually happily so, with very little.

The Sacramento portion of the trip was wonderful for me - filled up my soul to see the faces of so many people I love. It just increases my appreciation for them all when I know I don't get to see them whenever I want. For Ken, the trip was quite different. In addition to working in the client's offices most of the days, he was working a great deal of the nights as well, trying to ensure as much was done for them as possible while we were in town. I really admire how hard he works and how committed he is once he starts a project - good enough is never good enough for Ken.

Oh, and I almost forgot! We were selected to be on House Hunters International tv show! They are going to be telling our story about moving from Sacramento to San Marcos, how exciting is that! We filmed one of the days while we were back in Sacramento, and it was absolutely exhausting. I have so much more appreciation for those programs now!

The film crew will also be coming down to capture our life here in San Marcos this month. Stay tuned!