In the Mix with Aaliyah Miller

Karim and Billy  When I was a kid everything felt like it took forever. Not anymore. Most days, I feel like time flies. This past week Karim and I celebrated our one-year anniversary of adopting Billy. Although it's been a year it doesn't feel like it. I remember the day we met Billy and he visited for a play date with us. An hour into the visit I knew we were going to keep him. As he made his way through the house sniffing it from corner to corner and wagging his tail, my gut said, "He's the dog for us and we're the owner's for him." Happy to report I was right. When I come home for work feeling sluggish and tired, he cheers me up. He always greets Karim and I with excitement, high energy and his big brown eyes warm up whatever room he is in.  This first-year with Billy has been a year of adjustment and learning. He continues to surprise us. Here are three things that I've learned and just wanted to share: You can teach an old dog new

How time flies. It was just a few weeks ago that Karim and I were enjoying our travels to Amsterdam and Germany. It was a lovely trip. A much needed vacation or as the Europeans say, "holiday." Our travels blessed me with the opportunity to reconnect with Erica, a friend from high school and attend our friends, Coco and Jens' wedding.  The trip is filled with memories I will cherish. One of the reasons I really enjoyed my latest trip is due to my travel agent. Shout out to  Travel by Simon ? Yes,they still exist. Your probably saying that's so 1980s. Well, the 80s did have their highlights. It brought us Purple Rain, the royal wedding of Princess Diane and Prince Charles and the fall of the Berlin Wall. While having a travel agent may seem like a throwback to the past, you can't beat the customer service he or she will provide, that is when you have a great one like I do. He was there to help me out before, during, and after I booked the reip. I recognize