Jet Lag - It's The Real Thing!

Phew! We just got back from a two week trip to Europe and the jet lag everyone hears about really has us under it's spell. Today will be our first day back to work.

We traveled to Rome, Italy where we had the pleasure of seeing so many wonderful historical places. Wasn't prepared, however, for the large crowds everywhere and the traffic in Rome was just unbelievable to a rural country girl from California. We were trained here in the USA as children to form a line and wait your turn; and this training by-and-large has translated to our driving as adults. This habit has obviously not been entrenched in Rome. Imagine five or six vehicles (buses, cars, taxis and motorbikes) merging into two lanes of traffic simultaneously at every corner. This results in an "every man for himself" challenge which results in pandemonium!

We were then guests of Hunter Douglas on a Royal Carribbean ship "Splendour of the Seas" which sailed out of Venice, Italy. The cruise went to Athens, Greece then up the coast to Split, Croatia stopping at several Greek Isles. We like to think that some of our historical sights in the USA are old....but wait until you see the sights in these areas. It is nothing to be looking at a 2,500+ year old landmark! As an example, we visited the site of the original Olympic Games in Olympia, which include some "modern Roman ruins", where the Games started about 2,600 years ago.

We have been lucky to attend these yearly trips and we have been even luckier to meet the best dealers of window coverings from all over the United States who attend them. Last year we were cruising down the Danube River together and next year, if we work hard, maybe we'll be able to be with the group sailing the Baltic Sea. All it takes is hard work and many satisfied window covering clients to do this. Thanks to all our clients for helping us make our sales goals last year to enjoy this trip!