The start of July makes us reminisce on some of our most beloved summer vacation memories. It's really hard to choose from which one was our favorite, but we just love having the chance to spend time traveling with friends and family.

We believe it's important to travel because it allows you to view the world in different perspectives. You see more than what you see every day and it gives you a more humble outlook on life. You learn to appreciate your surroundings and what you have. It also gives you awareness to other parts of the world. It also gives you a break from your daily life to just enjoy yourself! We love learning about other countries customs, foods and even history. It's awesome learning and experiencing first hand what every country and even place has to offer.

We're lucky to have traveled all over the place. We've been to Japan, Alaska, Las Vegas, Mexico, New York and many more. We plan on going to more places! Fiji, Europe, and South Africa are definitely on our bucket list! We're hoping that we can plan these trips very soon! We definitely cannot travel without our cameras, an itinerary full of activities, clothes, sunblock, and yummy snacks!

We aren't able to explore the cities while at home, or even just relax. We're so busy with work, every day lives that sometimes we ourselves aren't able to have the time to just relax and enjoy ourselves.

One of our assistants was traveling in Japan and 1 week into her trip, she was so confident that she had the subway lines mastered. She got her and her party onto a train and was confident that they were traveling the right direction. After a couple of minutes, she checked the GPS on her phone only to see that they were traveling the wrong direction! Of course, they got off the next stop and went onto the correction train in the right direction. She always double checks her directions now.

We have a contest going on in the office right now. Everyone has to guess who's teeth belongs to which staff. If they answer all correctly, they get to enter in a raffle for a chance to win a $50 movie certificate!

We wish everyone a fun and safe summer!

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