HSH

HSH = Home Sweet Home!

Wowzer!  It feels great to be back home & I can't wait to sleep in my own bed again.  The fact that Brian will be in it too is a bonus.

The trade show that I attended was HUGE.  Someone mentioned that there were close to 2,000 vendors there!  I think I spoke with about 3/4 of them!  Since it would take me a week to tell you about the whole experience, here are some random thoughts from my journey.

• Flight out ... 2 hour delay.
• A Barry Manilow store in the Hilton that I stayed in.  Barry Manilow EVERYTHING ... including Barry Manilow bottled water.  Yes, you read that correctly.
• Three people shot in front Harrah's the morning I left.
• Outrageous food prices
  
• $7.10 for ONE pack of Marlboro's (no, I haven't started smoking).
• A DOUBLE rainbow that was breathtaking!
• Having one of the assistant store managers call to check up on me every day (in a good way).
• Eggs Benedict!
• Free samples.
• Having the airport take some of the above free samples out of my suitcase.
• Flight home ... 1 hour delay.
• Staying on east coast time which meant I was in bed around 8:30 pm & up at 3:30 am.
• Gambling a whopping $5.00 & it wasn't even my money.
• Hilton's Star Trek-based casino & cafe.
• Antique Roadshow on Saturday.
• The L O N G walk to the trade show.
• The L O N G walk back to the hotel.
• Paying $5 for a snack box on a plane & being grateful.
• Wheeling & dealing with vendors.
• Getting to tell folks that I bought a pallet of chainsaws.  (Just sounds cool!)