sometimes, i just don't know why we decide to do these things....

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i work every day with my parents.  most people hear this and immediately think that i'm insane.  they soon move on to the thought that we all most be, in order to do this.  it may or may not be true, but that's the fact of my life, and actually a very good fact. 

people have varying comments on it.  i've gotten that i'm a suck because i've leeched off my parents.  i've gotten that it's not a "real" job.  i've gotten that, "you all must be VERY nice because i would kill my family if i worked with them".  none of these things are true.  i've gotten valuable insight from my parents that i know i would have never gotten just starting off in a company where i was trained.  i work my butt off, so i know it's a real job and no, we are all not very nice.  ;)

we do it and have done so for 8 LLLLLOOOOOONNNNNGGGG years now. 

then we decide to make decisions, such as we did today, and we all looked at each other and said, "do we really want to do this?" 

we are taking a little family vacation together...just the three of us.  to san francisco, the sight of our family trip for my high school graduation. 

it started out with just me, going to see my MIL and my friend.  then, we decided that mom should go.  she knows both of these people and well...she wanted to.  then, my dad realized he had miles to use up and points that would get us a sweet piece of hotel in Nob Hill.  so, at 3p.m. today, we did the insane.   we all hit the "purchase" button on the screen.  there was only a little bit of cringing going on.  and i'm driving.