I had quite the reality shock today that I'm not in Iowa anymore. I was wrapping up what seemed like my 100th conference call of the day and getting ready to get some lunch. I scrolled through my email quick to see that our office manager had sent out a note to everyone to be careful because the police were in our staff parking lot as someone had just tried to carjack the dentist from the office below us' car. Great... As I leave the office, I see the police start to pull away, and I go about my business. I pull in front of our building only to see four more cop cars standing at the jewelry store next door. Caution taped wrapped all around it, and the owner standing outside screaming about how he just got robbed... Whether one had anything to do with the other, I have no idea..
Now this may seem like a typical Las Vegas moment to outsiders.. But my office is in a really nice part of town. It's very safe, and there are million dollar houses lining the back of our office park that when we get bored we look out and watch kids swimming or the dogs running around in the back yards.. It's not like this is the ghetto, but we're certainly not in Guthrie Center, Iowa, anymore either.
Anyways... in other news... I've been quite the jetsetter lately. Two weekends ago I traveled down to Phoenix to visit my best friend Kelly. She had just relocated their from Des Moines and needed a little help getting settled and reassured leaving everyone back home was the right deicison. I nominated myself for the job :)
We had a great time, and believe it or not, I actually believe Phoenix is hotter than Las Vegas. I should have brought stronger sunscreen with me! The next weekend (this past weekend) I flew up to San Francisco to meet Dad for the Moylan wedding. I was so excited to see some more familiar faces, get time to spend with Devan, and also get to run around one of my favorite cities with Dad.
The wedding was a gorgeous outdoor wedding, and I think it's safe to say that everyone had a pretty awesome time that day/night. Congrats to the groom, Shaun, and his beautiful bride, Julie! After spending years stuffing bank statements with Shaun (or should I say FOR Shaun while he played computer games), I know that he is such a lucky guy to get a great girl like Julie!
Dad and I spent most of Sunday running around the city doing our favorite things: watching street performers at Fisherman's Wharf, driving across the Golden Gate Bridge, and getting lost in Sausalito. It was such a great trip, and I will admit I got a little teary eyed when my plane took off. That always seems to happen when I have to say goodbye to my dad... 
So this weekend I'm FINALLY in town for once, and I plan on doing NOTHING. Just having a relaxing weekend with not a lot of plans... Next weekend - the 10th - I'm back on a plane and heading to Kansas City for a girls' weekend with my Mom so it will be great to see her as well, and I'm so excited to get back around my old (and hopefully someday future) stomping grounds.
I can't believe it's already August... I guess time really does fly when you're having the time of your life :)
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