The Gibson Design Management team has been on the road a lot recently– from New York City to  California to Boston and Anguilla (and beyond)– ’tis clearly the season to vacation.  Out of a great appreciation for travels past, present and future, the team has gathered some of their best jet-setting memories:

“My funniest vacation memory comes from a much earlier family vacation at Club Med in Florida.  There were a lot of fun acrobatic activities that my sister and cousins were all excited to try.  I had my first trapeze experience and loved flying (and falling) through the air.  The embarrassing part comes in when they asked the kids in our family to participate in their weekly circus performance.  Not only were the routines humiliating, but the outfits made it so much worse… bright pink unitards (I wish I was kidding)!” – Amanda Butterworth, Senior Director, Creative Services

Amanda flying high in Florida

“On our family road trips I was always the kid who had a knack for having to use the ladies room in the most unpleasant parts of town. It coined me the nick-name ‘ghetto-bladder.’” – Lolly Rush, Project Manager

“One of the funniest vacation memories is one that I am sure many share with me.  My parents, two brothers and I took a road trip to Yellowstone in the mid-60’s, and the assault on our olfactory senses made for many giggles, both then and now!” – Martha Kirkpatrick, Director, Member Services

“I have quite the arsenal of embarrassing and funny family vacation memories. One that really stands out, however, happened during our family trip to Disney World when I was about seven years old:  my little brother (maybe three at the time) accidentally pooped in the pool at our hotel. Of course, it wasn’t just any pool but instead a gigantic, snaking resort water park that meanders between all sorts of crazy slides and fake islands.  Needless to say, not too many people enjoyed the water that day.  But on the bright side, the hotel really took its sanitation policy seriously.” – Jessye Aibel, Associate, Social Media & Online PR

And here are some of our favorite vacation spots & best vacation memories:

“I love traveling to the Caribbean for short vacations.  It’s typically not too expensive, is easy to get to from DC, and, although I’m someone who seems to be going full-throttle all the time, the Caribbean is good for my necessary downtime.  Funny part about the beach is that I don’t really like salt water getting in my mouth so I only like swimming in the pool.  I blame my parents for making me gargle salt water when I had tonsillitis as a kid… I also have an unnatural fear of being eaten by a shark.  I like the tropical drinks though, so that balances out the shark fear.” – Alexandra Gibson, President/ CEO

“My favorite vacation was my family’s summer trip in 2004.  My mom’s side of the family is Cuban and everyone (aunts, uncles, cousins) went to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico for a big family vacation.  We stayed at a beautiful resort, enjoying the sandy beaches, perfect water, great pools, and fun cocktails.  Even though I was too young to legally drink in the US, I was old enough to have a few margaritas in Mexico!  We also enjoyed a lot of perks because some of my family could speak fluent Spanish with the resort employees.” – Amanda Butterworth, Senior Director, Creative Services

“My family used to travel once a year to the house my grandfather built in Jamaica. We have an old family video of me dancing with my dad to Bob Marley when I was about three years old, and albums and albums of funny pictures.  Some of my best childhood memories were in that house, and I’ve missed it since the day it was sold!” – Jessye Aibel, Associate, Social Media & Online PR

Me (Jessye) and my little brother Mike in Jamaica

“My favorite vacation was my honeymoon 14 years ago.  My husband, Brent and I, decided to do something a bit off the beaten path.  We rode his motorcycle from Denver (our home) to California, along the PCH and then back!  3400 miles, 11 days, sights and sounds of the beautiful Western U.S., a trip never to be forgotten.” – Martha Kirkpatrick, Director, Member Services

“My favorite vacation was our family trip to Bermuda. I was only 8 but still have a vivid memory of the beautiful beaches of horseshoe bay, and falling asleep to the sound of horse hoofs from the horse drawn carriages carting visitors down the cobblestone streets.” – Lolly Rush, Project Manager