More birthday love

Today I'm thankful for my fantastic employees. The suckers lured me out of my office and decorated. They got me a gift card. It was very thoughtful. I didn't expect them to do anything, and it was a fun surprise. 

Birthday love

There's nothing quite like having a birthday to encourage an outpouring of love! So many Facebook messages, texts and even a phone call! Not to mention the family dinner/cake fun we had tonight. I sure love those people of mine!! Here's to great 30th year!! 

Dinner with my momma

Today I'm thankful for dinner with my mom. My plans for my birthday changed quite a bit. My mom came up here for the weekend instead. We went to Ruth's Chris and it was delicious!! 

My own bed

I'm pretty sure that is what I'm most thankful for every time I get home from traveling. How could it not be? The Marriott in Indy was great, but nothing beats home! 

Session ending early

Attending a wee-long conference is rough! The sessions have been great and I've learned a lot. But man am I having a hard time sitting for a whole session! Today I'm thankful that the presenters for my session both finished their content early! I got a little nap before lunch (which is awesome because I was up way too late last night!). And I also got in a little decompression time before meeting the "Salt Lake County" group for dinner.  I need to psych myself up for tomorrow. I can't count on the sessions ending early again!! 

Jill's sacrifice

My old college friend Jill lives in Fort Wayne, IN. When she found out I was going to be in Indianapolis this week she offered to come meet me for dinner. I'm thankful she was willing to drive 2 hours to get here! I had a great time walking around the city and catching up with her! 

The first day of CADCA

I'm attending a CADCA (community anti-drug coalitions of America) conference in Indiana this week. I get to serve on a healthy community coalition for work. I've always had a hard time with this coalition. Today during the first session, I learned about what it is that bothers me and what I can suggest to fix it. I hope the rest of sessions will be just as informative and helpful.