It's good to be back, but it was a great time and I'm grateful to have had the opportunity to be away from the office for more than five weeks. I learned a few things on my trip:
- 'Air conditioned' in some countries is just a saying. The same goes for 'ice-cold'
- Lucerne, Switzerland is very romantic
- Italy is expensive
- I missed the staff at Decade
- Sometimes it takes five weeks to reconnect with your kids.
- I want to go back to London -- there's a lot of WWII museums that I never knew existed
- No matter what you tell them, your wife and kids will pack more clothes than they'll ever use
- Steam from a shower can set off a hotel's fire alarm
- I can sleep in just about any position
- The negative stereotypes attributed to nationalities is largely untrue. Everywhere we went we were impressed with the friendliness and helpfulness of the citizenry
- France and Sweden are super clean
When we started the planning for our trip, it was well before Decade had established its 90% goal. So, it was very rewarding to return to the office and discover that our Development team had met their goal. And, that the Client Services team upgraded San Bernardino to EnvisionConnect as well!
Most readers of this blog did not start a software company in their converted garage as I did. Therefore, the events just mentioned may not strike them as they do me. But if you knew our humble beginnings you too would be excited and impressed with how far we've come.
Thank you, Decade, for all that you've done!
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