Kick the Tires and Light Some Fires

Well we go back to the doctor on March 16th for some more baby stuff, then on April 9th to find out what we have brewing in there. We are both very excited. Tomorrow we get to go up to Marina del Ray to cash in on the Grand Prize Lyndsey won. All an all things have been moving at a pretty normal pace and going pretty well for us. Having a baby has really got Lyndsey and I thinking about our lives and goals. It has made us evaluate what we have been doing, and where we would like to be heading with our future family.
When Lyndsey and I started dating, almost 9 years ago,we both talked about having the opportunity to be able to live abroad. It has always been a goal of mine since returning home from Central America in my mid twenties to return when I was older and had things more established in my life. My original plan was to return in five years, which really wasn't enough time. At five years we were at the peak of growing our business. We had two retail locations and a warehouse location with a hand full of employees. Instead of freeing up our time to explore our options abroad, I had somehow managed to get us buried knee deep in to sourcing, buying, human resources, manuals, meetings and a first hand experience of working with the new MY-GENERATION. Which I might add was very interesting to say the least.
Needless to say the recession hit, and things changed. Next thing you know our five year planned began to turn into a 10 year plan and we were now working harder than ever for less of a return.
Two years ago we were able to free up our Texas roots which meant moving one company back to San Diego, and selling the other brand we had invested seven years into. That eventually came with it's own pros and cons but mainly due to circumstances that we did not have any control over. Over the past 9 years I have been developing websites and content to establish web search rankings that will bring in a steady supply of customers. Recently we have began setting up contracts with vendors who full fill our wholesale orders. After 5 years of having a warehouse location, now for the first time we do not need one anymore. This had brought up an interesting situation for Lyndsey and I. Do we continue planting our seeds in San Diego, or do we take the opportunity to plant some seeds abroad? As Captain Ron would say, "It's time to kick the tires and light some fires,"or "pull up our anchor and pull up our sails."