On the Road

Like Rachel said, with my new job i find myself on the road a lot during the winter. While I'm working I love it. I love being at events like dew tour and x games. I love the mountain community, and i love spending time with people at resorts. I love being able to get skis in the hands of people who aren't fortunate enough to get a new pair every year, so the ones they have are usually really old and dated.
The part i don't love is being away from Rachel for so long. I'm currently sitting in a hotel room thinking about how much i take her for granted when i'm home. I think this is what makes our parents relationships so strong because they never take each other for granted anymore. Whenever our fathers are home from trips you can see that they are so happy to spend time with their wives and us kids. It really opens your eyes when you are with a person all day every day, and then you are gone for a few weeks traveling around. This is a super sappy blog for me but i just wanted to get whats on my mind out, and to say love the one your with, and cherish the time you spend with them. We get so wrapped up in working, and money, and the grind of life, but those are never the things we think about when we are alone in a hotel room away from our families. It really shows what really matters and opens our eyes to a few things we can all do differently when we are home. I have a lot of respect for my father and father-in-law and also want them both to know their hard work and business trips aren't going unnoticed. It's not easy being away, but it can be used as a positive when it opens our eyes to all the things we have waiting at home for us.