"...and away we go"

This week, while working with one of our newly acquired sales reps, I was able to listen to him explain to his very loyal customers why he opted to stay on with Nichols. Very eloquently, he told the story behind our logo, the Nichols Four Squares.

The logo was created many years ago and each square represents something important to help us remind ourselves of Life Balance. Those four squares represent, in no particular order:

• Career
• Family
• Health
• Community/Religion

On Friday, July 19, Sarah and I embark on a vacation that lifts me away from the Career Square and plants me firmly in my Family Square and my Health Square.

We're taking a trip west. Our final destination will be Glacier National Park. If you've never been there, make it a must-see destination.

Along the way we'll visit:

1. Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
2. Theodore Roosevelt National Park
3. The Blackfeet Indian Reservation - Browning, Montana

Our daughter, Mallory, has been on Summer Project with Campus Crusade working on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. This is her 2nd year on this Project. We'll be picking her up and bringing her home for the short, few weeks before she returns to college for her Junior year at Northern Michigan University.

Glacier grizzly bear encounter in the making. Cal, if I don't make it back, you can have my bike!

"...and away we go!"