catching up

last weekend was my last event of the year, and now i get to focus on the stress and panic of launching a brand new booth, with lots of brand new technology, at our biggest show of the year in january.  it was also my first event working the booth (standing for hours on end in a 10X20 space) since my first knee injury (in july).  i knew it was going to be tough, but i also knew that i didn't want to waste the fact that it was a local event (just twenty minutes up the road). so i made lots of weekend plans, some of which didn't quite turn out, and some of which exceeded all expectations.

i was also excited that this event brought an opportunity to see one of my favorite colleagues, and joan, her sister marti, and i made a date for dinner before the show started.  while they wanted to stick close to the convention center, i had a better idea and dragged them to one of my favorite long beach eateries, la creperie.  as the name implies, it's a restaurant specializing in crepes, and as i had only enjoyed breakfast there, i was delighted to find that dinner and desert was equally as delicious. it was also my first time inside the restaurant (and not eating on the patio) and the boulangerie/french cafe atmosphere with it's gilded mirrors and velvet curtains made for the perfect place to catch up with my friends.

but alas,  the next morning, it was down to business.  fortunately for me, this show is one of the more enjoyable ones.  it's a well-known dog show so, though the standing was difficult, spending my work day petting and getting kisses from some uber-lovable pooches, was not the worst situation in the world. but when the work day was done, it was time for some play!