Why being a travel agent is a passion... 

I love this "job"! I hear daily:  "oh I wish I had your job", "what fun it must be to see the world",
I do truly love every aspect of my job. There are many stressful moments when I am dealing with flight delays, or staying late at work to finish paper work and quotes for people.   There are also those times that no matter how well I plan for a client, we are at the mercy of airlines, mother nature and well murphy's law... But I do have to tell you about a trip I helped plan that was so rewarding and touched my heart so deeply that it reminded me why I do this job! 

This is Josh.. I was approached in March to help this special guy plan his trip to Nashville, He is a HUGE country music fan of the old classics... The first time I met him, my heart was just so happy.. He wanted to go to the Grand Ole Opry, stay at the hotel there, and go to McDonalds, and Walmart to buy a CD :) Josh reminded me so much of my son Jaylin that I just couldn't wait to get back to my office and start planning this dream trip. 

Several times I got to meet with Josh and his caregivers to plan this trip, and it amazed me how hard Josh worked to pay for his trip. And every time I met him he had the biggest smile on his face, and couldn't quit talking about the trip! Every time I left with a smile.  Josh had no idea how much he touched my heart at every meeting. 

September rolled around and it was time to send Josh off on his trip of a lifetime... Every picture I saw posted it brought tears to my eyes.. tears of joy to see how much fun Josh was having and how many of his dreams were coming true on this trip.. Still a month later, it brings tears to my eyes looking at these pictures and seeing his smiles! I think the highlight of Josh's trip was going on stage (and back stage) at the Grand Ole Opry! He was a star! 

Josh will have memories of a life time and stories to tell everyone that crosses his path. I am so glad I got to be a small part of this dream. 

This is why I do this job.. Not just for Josh, but all my clients... I put passion in to ever trip I plan for a client! And nothing makes me more happy or more rewarded to see clients with smiles on their faces and know that I was just a small part in making those dreams come true...