tennessee. . .

just returned the other day from nashville, tennessee. . .was my last business travel with CUC. . .had an exhibit booth at the NAD teachers convention held at the gaylord opryland convention center . . wowee. . .have never seen that many SDA teachers all at once. . .i think there were 7,000 there. . .saw my grade 7 english teacher. . .she looks the same! also saw my principal and his wife and one other teacher when i was a student missionary in ebeye almost 10 years ago!. . it was fab catching up! :) was able to make it to the grand ole opry. . .i learned to enjoy country music here in alberta. . .i'm not a huge huge fan. . .but the opry got me toe tapping, hand clapping, finger snapping. . .a good time, really! :) and of course, i worked the booth. . that was the highlight of the trip, of course :) :) :) :) :). . .and now it's back to the grind. . .my office had a farewell soiree for tyler and i (we're both heading out). . .that really made things real. . .and now robbie and i are counting down the days until we go on our aussie adventure. . less than a month. . .and now that airport security is crazy tighter. . i have to figure out a way how to travel without my lotion, lip balm, toothpaste and not to mention the many extra water bottles. . .tragic, i know. . .but if all for our safety. . i'm all about it. . .