It’s late and I am wiped out, but let me share a little about tonight’s festivities…
We had a wonderful buffet dinner, promptly followed by a fabulous wine-tasting event with Ted Allen. He had us sipping on some fine wines from Robert Mondavi and, even though I have yet to develop a love for wine, I enjoyed it immensely!
Ted Allen is such a hoot! He had us laughing all evening, and just seemed like an all-around nice guy. He actually has a few of his own blogs, and asked us for pointers… Of course, we were more than happy to give him loads of advice!
We brought the party back to my room, where 8 of us – Tessa, Jane, Amy, Colleen, Kim, Jodi, Stacey, and myself – sat around gabbing until way too late!
We have a pretty rigorous schedule tomorrow, with breakfast at 7:30… I hope I can get out of bed!
G’night!
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I’m finally in my room at The Heldrich Hotel in New Brunswick. My last leg of the trip was pretty uneventful – I slept from the moment I got comfy (before the plane was even full) ’til just 25 minutes before we landed… Yay!! After gathering my bags, I was greeted by Jessica, one of Johnson’s PR gals, and driven to the hotel in a very plush GM Hybrid Tahoe.
This hotel is fabulous, the reception was warm and welcome, and I even had a bag full of goodies waiting for me on my bed. Now, to freshen up and join Amy and Jane (and many others) for some pre-wine tasting snacks… I’m starving!
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Brrr, is it cold!! Just got off the plane here in Denver, and I so wish I had remembered my jacket!
I didn’t get any sleep on the plane ride here, but I am hoping to get some shut eye during the next 4 hour flight. Otherwise, I will be a zombie tonight!
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It’s 4:50am and I am at Sacramento International Airport, waiting to board my plane. I have another 40 minutes… What to do? Blog, of course! I will be updating this post today, but I’m afraid it will be somewhat of a boring day. In the words of Josh, “Mommy’s gonna sleep on the plane!” And, I’ll be on a plane all day, seeing how I lose 3 hours, and all.
Guess what? I forgot my coat!!! I am going to New Jersey, in early Spring, and I left my coat at home! How silly is that? I had it hanging by the front door and I walked out without it!
But, you know what? I kissed all my kiddos goodbye… I’m gonna miss ‘em. Kind of.
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Oh, have fun!! I am excited to read your updates! And get some sleep on that plane for me!
Steph
Brr – it’s gonna be cold. Hopefully it won’t be too bad. Do you live in Sacto? I grew up there and graduated from Valley in 1991 and now live in Florida. Have fun
Oh, have fun, and come post for us, so we can live vicariously through you!!!
hopefully sleep found you on the plane! I did New Jersey, in April, coatless…. BRRRR!!! and we even had an earlier winter than this year. Maybe you can buy one!
oh have fun! perhaps you’ll have to buy yourself a new coat as a treat
Sooo fun!! I am jealous that you get to hang out with such amazing women! What a treat! Enjoy and I will be checking in to see how it all goes!
Awe Christiine love you are so pretty! I heart you sexy mama! Have fun looks like tons of fun, yummy wine too.
looks like fun!
i looked into that homeschooling software you use. that’s good your kids can do that while you’re away having a blast! you look great!