Where to begin is the question tonight.... It's been a long day after an even longer night but the day is done so after a recap on this blog....it'll be time to hit the hay!
Before I can begin to explain the 'long night' reference....I'll have to rewind a little to yesterday afternoon when Linda and I were shopping. One of the purchases I made was aromatherapy patches that are designed to help with your ability to focus and in preparation for the exam we have to write on Saturday afternoon....I thought they might be helpful. We both applied our patches in anticipation of a newfound ability to memorize the formulas that have been the bane of our existence lately. The patches don't really have much fragrance...they're designed and intended to emit the essential oils directly into your system through your skin with the result being the desired ability to stay focused on such things as technical mathematical equations. The patches can be worn for up to 24 hours and I only wore mine for 6 hours and Linda kept hers on for 8 before we took them off in preparation for the night. Linda managed to punch through the overwhelming desire she felt to go for a run and since I never have anything even remotely like an urge to run...I wasn't surprised that I didn't share her desire. Our plan was to get a good night's sleep as the wake up call would come early enough for us to catch the shuttle for the Convention Centre. We both fell into our beds after our marathon walk/shop/walk day and Linda was asleep in short order. I on the other hand spent the entire night tossing and turning and walking around the room in an attempt to settle down.
When the wake up call came (I had fallen asleep about 3 hrs prior).....I knew that I was in for an even longer day than the night had been. We made our way to the shuttle just in the nick of time and soon found ourselves crossing the bridge over the Savannah River to Hutchison Island where the Convention Centre is located. A little farther across the bridge and continuing along the same road would have taken us right into South Carolina.
We settled into our first session. It was to be a full day of Designing Brochures only to discover that it wasn't really about brochures at all.....it was an entire day on "how not to dress when you're presenting to a group of professionals"! Our presenter was modeling what not to do in a very attractive suit that had a shirt that was so short that a section of her midriff showed every time she moved her arms. We learned that distractions such as this are noticed by all and that it is an error none of the attendees will ever make. In truth....we really did learn this lesson but that was not the lesson intended for the day...it was just the bonus.
The mid-day of our session was a bit of a challenge. You'll remember that the Convention Centre is on an island .... well....there's really nothing else on that island....no restaurants for lunch included! So, having only 1 hour for lunch would be a challenge.....I told you about the aromatherapy patches we had worn the day before...well they were still working. I'm sure that is the reason that Linda was obsessing about running and why I was up all night and for much of the morning session both of us had rumbling tummies as we scanned the room for anything we could eat to no avail. We felt like we were starving! So....when lunchtime hit, I can assure you there was no way that either of us was prepared to skip lunch this day - even if we did only have an hour to take the 15 minute return trip on the ferry on top of locating an eatery, ordering and enjoying our meal! We were first in line for the ferry that would take us across the river and once there, the first ones off the boat. We made a bee line for the first restaurant we found and before anyone else could get their order in we were chowing down on an oyster burger and a turkey sandwich. Neither of us had ever tasted anything so delicious!! After wolfing down our lunch, we had to run (yes...I actually had to run) to catch the boat back to the Convention Centre and yes....we did it all in exactly one hour!
Following our Brochure class- Linda and I made our way to the next session on our schedule only to find ourselves amidst about 20 Leaders of LERN. We're still not sure why or how we ended up in that session but we had a letter asking us to participate so we did our best, provided all the grass roots advice we could muster and I'm sure the organization will be the better for it.
From there we moved along to a prepatory session for everyone enrolled in the CPP sessions (yes....we definitely belonged in this room) and we were pleased to learn that our coach for the process looked like he would be a very supportive fellow with lots of good information to share.
As soon as we came out of that final session (it's now after 5 p.m.) a waiting bus took us to a reception at another hotel downtown where we enjoyed a quick drink before we were spotted by another of our co-workers, Jill (who is here with her husband Doug) as she was walking by the reception we were attending. Jill doesn't start her sessions till tomorrow so it was just pure luck that she and Doug would be strolling past the hotel hosting the reception.
From that connection....we were off for another food extravaganza at Paula Dean's restaurant where the scallops were unbelievable. They were done to perfection and melted in your mouth....yes.....there are some pretty tasty dishes here in the South!
After stuffing ourselves at Paula Dean's we made our way back to the hotel (about a 20 minute walk) where we relaxed in our living room till it was time to head to bed faced with another very early morning.
All in all....it was another great day and I'm looking forward to tomorrow where I'm sure there will be new things to learn and people to meet.
L & L
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