Chi-Town ... Again

So here I am in the windy city once again.  Life/work has been absolutely insane, so insane I missed a complete trip last week.  I went to Orlando Monday of last week for a one hour meeting Tuesday.  Tuesday night I got home around midnight.  Gee what a fun one, nothing to report ... other than I saw the inside of hotel and an airport and that's about it! 

Back to now ... in Chicago for a hardware show and then some customer visits as well as another major customer meeting on Tuesday.  Yes you read correctly.  I'm here for a full week.  Honestly I miss Elizabeth.  We just Skyped (I got in too late last night, 1am) and boy do I miss her.  I feel as though she is changing day by day again.  Even tonight Ben told me that I will probably miss two more toofers coming in.  Sadness.  I knew the day would come when I would miss something.  Some big monument in her life.  But I don't think I'm prepared for it.  I know, I know she already has three teeth so it's not the 'first' but it is still her changing and I want to be there for that.

For now that I will need to concentrate on work.  I have three show days ahead, busy show days in a cramped booth.  Luckily I know the gal that I am sharing a booth with really well because we are tight, really tight!  We are getting to the point where we have FAR to much product to share booth space.  Oh well budgets are what they are.  Saturday will be fun because we are going to the conventions' evening event ... oh can anyone say Keith Urban!?!  Woohoo!  Or should it be yeehaw! 

Room service and club floor lounge tonight.  Status has its perks although I feel so guilty eating in the hotel in a city with some of the best food anywhere.  I think we'll hit up OySy tomorrow or maybe Shaw's ... we will see.  Check out the view from my room.  Beautiful don't you think?

go, Go, GO!

Gee whiz I am exhausted.  I just jumped on Skype with Lizzy and Ben and wow did it just hit me like a ton of bricks how much I miss my little girl.  I cannot wait to get home tomorrow evening.  Too bad my flight gets in around midnight.  Sucky. 

Luckily the days have gone by very quickly.  The show has been insane.  Insane in a good way and a bad way but insane is an appropriate word for it.  Overall lots of appointments and lots of impromptu meetings with great opportunity for 2011 and beyond.  That being said it is amazing how one crappy meeting can ruin an amazing day.  One step forward two steps back.  Crap.

On my way to dinner at some awesome restaurant I'm sure.  Friday night was Quartino (love this laid back, family style Italian restaurant).  Saturday night was an interesting dinner at Boka.  Although the appetizers of fresh oysters and hamachi was incredible, dinner was far too salty for me.  By the end of the night I was so congested I could hardly speak.  Not the best way to network.  Sunday evening we went to true traditional deep dish pizza and then Monday headed to ... I'm drawing a blank.  Suppose I'll need to fill in the blank later!  I'm on my way home ... chow!

Chi-Town

Well it's here. The biggest show of the year. I am writing to you from seat 1A on my way to Chicago. Make note of the time and then if this post does not make any legitimate sense you will know why.

Exhausted before we begin. I got about three hours of sleep last night and my incoming head coldis not helping a lick. But I am here. Along with a 50lb suitcase, a garment bag full of suits and a wig. Haha ... Sounds like a good time is about to be had! Pictures to follow, hopefully!

Lizzy, mommy misses you already but I love you and I'll be home soon. No more teeth and no crawling until I'm back okay? Continue to be the happy baby you are. I know daddy and you will have a blast!

Enough typing on the iPhone ... See you in the windy city!