Thursday, 09 August 2007

• This & That

  I recently got back from an awesome Creative Memories conference in Minneapolis!  I had an absolute blast, but am exhausted.  Here are a few things I learned on my trip:

  • There's nothing crazier than 3,000 excited Creative Memories consultants in the same room together!
    
  • Connie Podesta is an amazing speaker!
    
  • I drove up with three other girls in my Jeep, and now that I'm back I have no idea how in the world I am able to drive in my everyday life without them (can you hear the sarcasm in my "voice?").  Back seat drivers make me crazy!!  Not so much the "turn here" or "turn there" type comments, but the "watch out for that guy crossing the road" and "be careful -- the traffic is backing up."  What is it with people that can't keep their mouths shut when someone else is driving??  Is it a control thing?  I never once came close to hitting someone or running off the road, so it's not like they were commenting because I proved that I needed their help.  I guess they just made an assumption that I wasn't capable of driving without them!
    
  • Remember my post where I made fun of the guy who believes you can be addicted to lip balm?  Although I still feel like this is an extreme view, I must admit that my lips are VERY dry right now and I can without a doubt blame it on Chapstick brand lip balm!  At home I occasionally use a little Carmex or Burt's Bee's at night before I go to bed, but while I was in Minneapolis the only thing I had was a tube of Chapstick I kept in my purse.  I didn't realize until I was on my way home that I'd been applying it every day and my lips weren't getting any better.  In fact, the more I used it, the more I needed to use it.  Crazy!
    
  • Since we were in  Minneapolis, we did decide to go by and look at the bridge collapse.  We couldn't get very close, but were able to see enough from the Stone Arch bridge that crosses the Mississippi.  The most amazing thing about the whole experience was that even though we were among hundreds of onlookers, it was eerily quiet.  People were talking amongst themselves, but it was all very hushed and even the children were quiet and respectful.
    
  • I am still a cat person, but there's nothing like being greeted by two adoring dogs after you've been gone on a trip!  It's nice to be missed. 
    
  • There's no place like home and my own bed!

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