Road Show!

With this new position I'm in at work, part of my job is to help assemble training materials for the firm. (Yeah, who would have thought 8 years ago that this would be ME?!) My group is putting on about 70 workshops across the U.S. this Spring.

Last week, I got to travel to my first workshop in Raleigh, NC. My trip was booked at the last minute, so the only flight available was first-class. Why, YES, I would love to fly first class when I don't have to pay for it! And wow, what an experience. Is this how the rich people travel? I could get used to this!  My flight was delayed going out, so Jordan and I stopped at a Chili's on the way to the airport to kill some time and have a few drinks. Once I was seated in my roomy seat (of which my 5'1" frame didn't know what to do with), I enjoyed a three-course meal and more free alcohol. Let's just say by the time my plane landed at 11pm in a new city, I was glad I had a car service already lined up that knew where to take me. After just 8 hrs at the hotel, I headed to the Raleigh KPMG office at 7:30am to start prepping for my workshop. And my head may have been pounding just a little bit by now. After instructing for 4 1/2 hours, I was headed back to the airport to catch a flight back home. I was literally gone for less than 24 hours! But I was thankful to see some cute guy waiting for me at baggage claim to whisk me away back home!

Over the next month, I'll also get to travel to OKC, Kansas City, Houston, and Shreveport. All short trips, but those are the ones that seem to tire me the most because I'm on the go so much. But I literally hate public speaking, and it was in my goals this year to do some instructing to help me get over it. So it's good for me, I guess.

Then before I  know it, Jordan and I will  be headed to Miami to begin our anniversary trip and jump on the cruise ship. Can't believe we're less than two months away from vacation. And my new Tahoe. Man, it's going to be a fabulous summer! :)

(I wish I had a picture of me enjoying first class, but I guess I was too busy taking advantage of the free booze!)