Sunshine and Jessica Taylor

I had the delightful opportunity to have lunch with Jessica Taylor again yesterday, this time at the Trellis Cafe at Thanksgiving Point.  The Tulip Festival is in full swing and it was a beautiful day to eat out on the porch.  If you haven't ever been to Utah during the Tulip Festival, you must come.  Last fall we finished the new windows in my office and I've been itching to plant the flower garden I will be able to see from my desk.  I had a few pots outside with tulips and daffodils, but it is nothing like the majesty of what is going on at Thanksgiving Point.  So it was a wonderful break from our busy days to take a break with the beautiful Jessica and the beautiful tulips.

Jessica is a great friend.  She owns Legacy Tree Genealogists and has won several awards for the amazing business she is building.  She and I are trying to figure out the details of how to scale our businesses so it is good to have someone to share ideas with.  We both find ourselves in the position of knowing more about our company's subject than we do about how to run a company--much like most entrepreneurs--but we're figuring it out.  We founded the Genealogy Business Alliance together and I think that has made an impact on the industry and been a support to other startup companies.  She is a light in my life and hopefully together, we can light the way for others as well.

Yesterday, it felt like I was a bundle of concerns, about business, about family and about stuff.  We were sitting in the sunshine, and it really helped. (Do you ever have a day like that?) It was great to have a safe place to talk about it all.  We both came away with notes about new avenues we wanted to try and resources that we could follow up on.  I'm so thankful to have a partner in crime and someone who understands, someone to work on projects with and someone who is figuring out the same puzzle.  It is always so nice to get together. 

I'm thankful to have such a great friend.