Two-thousand and sixteen. We rang in the new year at a Hampton Inn, in Sacramento. It was part of our whirlwind tour that we did of Washington/Oregon before the end of the year. I had to be back for work the following week so we figured to leave on the 31st. The first day of…

2015 (or at least the rest of it picking up from my last post): After Jake died – I was very distraught. Super broken up about it for weeks actually. It started to have an impact on my work. I don’t think I really posted about what I was doing at American Express during that…

Today is my first post of the year. I wish it were a happier one. On July 3, 2015, Jake died. It is heartbreaking.  It was unexpected.  We had no time to prepare for this. None. I just want my kitten back. Jake was an awesome American short haired tabby cat.  He was like no…