1. Mom and sisters visit San Diego!
2. SkillsUSA National Conference
Mom and sisters Visit!
My mom and sisters Katie (8) and Nicole (6) came to visit me in San Diego finally! We had an awesome week that included Sea World, Disneyland, a few San Diego beaches, and of course the pool in my complex. It was so, So wonderful to have the girls and mom here and I hope they loved exploring my new home! Disneyland was as magical as it ever could have been and I think my favorite ride was the flying dumbos. A keystone of the week though was my sister's infatuation with the pool. After every single fun-filled day of play, we'd come 
home to their immediate demands of going swimming in the pool. And boy they loved swimming, I think we spent at least an hour every day after everything else we did. They are great little swimmers those two :).
home to their immediate demands of going swimming in the pool. And boy they loved swimming, I think we spent at least an hour every day after everything else we did. They are great little swimmers those two :).SkillsUSA National Conference
One of the things that I will forever take a week in June to go back for, the National Skills and Leadership Conference for SkillsUSA (a national student organization that I had the privilege of being a national officer for in high school) brings together tens of thousands of the most skilled and motivated students in the country to compete in anything ranging from baking to airplane maintenance to practical nursing. This year I got to go back and work with Eric Gearhart working in the Business and Industry partnerships office.
The greatest thing about Skills is that it gives me the opportunity to be with an incredible community of people from very different backgrounds who all share a common passion for an amazing organization. I always feel such an overwhelming sense of pride when I attend SkillsaUSA events and feel a confidence in the work that I do with the organization that is unrivaled by any of my other involvements. el so much a part of
something and I love having the opportunity to go back each year and volunteer--which is really a time for me to go and be with people I enjoy and work on behalf of an organization that really helped shape my life. It is a beautiful thing to feel so at home amongst anyone in a sea of red jackets at SkillsUSA's national conference.
something and I love having the opportunity to go back each year and volunteer--which is really a time for me to go and be with people I enjoy and work on behalf of an organization that really helped shape my life. It is a beautiful thing to feel so at home amongst anyone in a sea of red jackets at SkillsUSA's national conference.After nationals, I got to stop by home for a few days because I had a Denver layover, which was a great chance for me to help my mom unpack into her new home and get visits from a few good friends. (sorry to those of you I didn't get to see, 2 days was not nearly enough to be home!) My sisters and I had some lovely walks in the park and I got to visit with my dear friend Amanda. Fort Collins is an amazing little town and if you haven't been you definitely, absolutely should.
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