Orlando and Atlanta

We went to the Gaylord Palms resort in Orlando for the weekend before the sales meeting started. It was so nice to hang with the kids and Mike at the resort. We hunted for guitars in the hotel (a gimmick they are doing) in the atrium, hung at the pool, played putt putt, and hung out. The kids also did the scavenger hunt through the hotel where they collected things like microphones (inflatable), stickers, tattoos, and a cute little bag.

The sales meeting was Sunday to Tuesday, and it was fun. Ironically, the Allscripts ACE conference was next to us. I saw a few people from the Misys days that I hadn't seen in a long time.

Tuesday, I flew out of the Orlando airport to Atlanta for a meeting. I got back late Wednesday night, and I was so proud that I actually found my car. :)

Back Home

This week, I flew to Boston for a work meeting, and while I was there I got to see Bill. We had lobsters at No Name, and then we walked around Faneuil Hall Market. We saw Durgin Park which is where PM officially began as we met Bill and Steve for dinner and they were up for a challenge. Seems like so long ago.

On Thursday, I flew to Atlanta for a different meeting. My flight was delayed from Boston to Atlanta, but Caron was nice and waited for me anyway. I didn't get to the hotel until after midnight, and then I had to be up at the crack of dawn. The morning didn't start off so well, and then I dropped the bag in the elevator, the banana fell into my cheerios splashing milk all over me, and THEN, the hook fell off my jacket forcing me to sew so early.

The meeting was over early, and I actually got to fly home early. :) Whew...TGIF is all I have to say about this week. Glad to be home and look forward to a fun weekend.

Change is Hard

I generally don't mind change, and in fact I often crave it. However, some change is just hard to wrap your head around. I am trying to focus the stress and frustration I have on getting back into shape. I am amazed at how much better I feel after working out. The body is an amazing thing.

Somehow, Morgan has talked me into taking her to the new Harry Potter movie that is at midnight (yes, that said Midnight). Since I haven't read any of the books and I have early meetings tomorrow, you can imagine how thrilled I am. Guilt over leaving tomorrow is probably the main reason I gave in. Guilt, stress, Guilt, stress...those seem to be the main things i feel...Nothing a good, hard workout can't make better (was that me who said that?).

Mediterranean Cruise Pictures

For ease of access, I have been asked to put links to the pictures in one place. So, here they are...

Trip to Venice - June 22nd, 2009
Venice Day 1 - June 23rd, 2009
Venice Days 2 and 3 (Boarding the Ship) - June 24th, 25th, 2009
Dubrovnik, Croatia - June 26th, 2009
Corfu, Greece - June 27th, 2009
Argostoli, Greece - June 28th, 2009
Santorini (Oia, Fira), Greece - June 29th, 2009
At Sea Day - June 30th, 2009
Catania, Sicily - July 1st, 2009
Naples, Italy - July 2nd, 2009
Rome, Italy - July 3rd, 2009
Florence, Italy - July 4th, 2009
At Sea - July 5th, 2009
Barcelona, Spain - July 6th, 2009
Trip Home - July 7th, 2009

Saturday, Hanging Out

Today was a pretty great day. I started the day with step class, and I ended the day at a party at Travis' house. In the middle, I took a nap (a short one but a nap still the same), and I went to a movie with Morgan and her friend Erica.



Step class rocks! I wish I could go to more of them. I might try to hit the Thursday one this week as well. They are fun, and they burn a LOT of calories. :)



We saw the Ice Age 3D movie. It was cute. I love 3D. There was a cute weasel named Buck, and the baby mammoth. There were lots of cute lines in the movie. Morgan had fun seeing her friend Erica.



We had a small gathering at Travis and Lisa's house last night. It was fun to hang with the Bond family (extended family of course). We had some good laughs remembering the early days of Clinician. It was nice to get in the hot tub and the pool with the kids. Morgan even got to swim in her waterproof cast. 3 weeks - 1 day remaining of cast drama.

Yet another cast

Today, Morgan saw the orthopaedic doc for her foot. He said that it is a common place to fracture, and they put her in a cast. I was very impressed with the office. It was Pediatric Orthopaedics in St. Petersburg. Within minutes of sitting in the room, they had taken off her splint, x-rayed it, and the doc had seen her. They immediately took her to the casting room and applied a waterproof cast. At least she can go in the water swimming and can shower. Also, it is only 3 more weeks since she already had it on for 10 days.

Here is a picture of Morgan in her cast - shocker, it is pink.

Trip to Iowa

12 hours after getting home from the cruise, i left again for Iowa. It is difficult to be the location that follows Barcelona, so Iowa definitely was just not able to compare to Barcelona. :) After getting home, I unloaded suitcases in my room and did ONE load of laundry. My room looks like a bomb went off. Lots of work to do.

I was delayed on the way to lovely Des Moines (sorry, WEST Des Moines), but I arrived around 7. We went to dinner and had a great time joking and laughing around. Of course, this was after Travis backed up on the Interstate and scared Liz and I to death.

I am guessing that I should use some restraint and not talk about the happenings in Iowa, so I will just say that it was a very long day. I landed back in Tampa around midnight.