Disney World

The first week of April I was lucky enough to attend a four day work conference at Disney World.  I went with my co-worker/friend Jess and we left our husbands (and her son) at home!  Mark was taking care of his mom after her hip surgery and I was having an awesome, I mean boring, time in Florida!

Jess and I arrived early on Tuesday and had all day to sit out in the sun and just enjoy our resort.  Tuesday night we went to the Magic Kingdom, and has so much fun riding rides and just enjoying Disney.  We even managed to catch a parade and see Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, and a few other characters.

Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday we had conference sessions all day long, and like good conference attendees we actually went to almost all of them.  But in the evenings we were able to get away from the resort and spend more time exploring Disney and enjoying delicious food.  We went to the Disney Boardwalk one night and to Downtown Disney two nights.  Our favorite places to eat were Wolfgang Puck,  House of Blues and Ghirardelli

Saturday, sadly we had conference sessions all morning and then had to leave and catch our flight pretty much as soon as it was over.  We did steal 30 minutes in the sun between the end of the sessions and the shuttle to the airport.

It was such a fun week with Jess and a good reminder of why we do the work that we do.  I came back feeling re-energized and with a new commitment to my job and the transplant population!

March 2013

First weekend
Finally a month where we spent (almost) every weekend at home :)  Jenn started out the month with an all day Saturday conference at work, where I actually presented in front of 100 people about the importance of my job!

Second weekend
Another weekend at home to do "normal stuff".  Running errands, buying new patio furniture (an amazing deal at Kohl's), Enjoying Church and a leisurely Sunday lunch with friends, and finally the weather was nice enough that all the neighbors spent the afternoon just hanging out in our backyard!

Third weekend
Yay!  A third weekend "at home".  Spent the day at a local winery with friends, had dessert with some friends who are also "waiting" for their adoption call, and caught up on some housework!

Fourth Weekend
Went to Charlotte to spend Easter with our families.   While there we had the opportunity to hang out with friends and attend a going away party for some good friends who moved to Texas!  Mark's mom had hip replacement surgery planned for the Monday after Easter so Mark stayed in Charlotte to take care of her, while I went to Florida for a conference (pictures and a whole post about that week coming soon)