Last week was packed with traveling, work, adventures, friends, family, new friends, food and good times!

It started with a 10 mile bike ride to work so my sweetheart could have the car while I was gone. Then I got all the last preparations in before driving 80 miles to Milwaukee International, followed by a quick flight too Minneapolis for a short layover. Then it was off to California for the good stuff! First, 16 hours of video work in Silicon Valley, followed by the San Francisco premiere of a couple shorts! The films were well received even better than expected–I was invited to the stage to share some thoughts with a brief Q & A.

The day went by so fast, but it was awesome! I made some new friends, shared some laughs, had some heart to heart conversations and thanked the Lord for another fun day at work. To top it all off, I got to wrap up the evening with perhaps the best Tiramisu I've had.

To be honest, I felt a little guilty having all this fun without my precious wife, and I was getting a little home sick. Thankfully, my trip was blowing by me like the wind, and the return home was on the horizon! The return home began with a 10 hour traveling day, drama included (our carry on didn't fit in the overhead), and some inclement weather to follow. Alas, despite it all, we made it back! A rough touchdown in Detroit took us to a stones throw away flight to Milwaukee, where I was finally met with a kiss!

My wife and I spent the night in Milwaukee with our gracious grandparents, but not before a nice date in Old 3rd District Milwaukee with Cuban dinners & royal chocolates. Then it was off to Chicago the next morning to watch my sister perform in the symphony of an opera including an afternoon visit at the Chicago Botanical Gardens! This was my week: bicycles, planes, trains, automobiles, gardens, symphonies, my love, and friends! What more could I ask for?! I even got the cherry on top when we all ended up at an ice cream parlor at the North side of Chicago! :)

Life is good! But God is better!