A few months ago I was asked to speak at the AMVETS of Illinois convention for OpLove. YAY! So, today Craig and I packed up, kissed the kids, and shipped our way up to Springfield, IL. What a cruddy day of traveling. After running through Denver and O’Hare (which I despise!!) we finally made it safely to Springfield 3 hours later then expected. Along the way, Craig managed to loose his wedding ring in DIA Security, and I lost a diamond earring. Awesome huh!
Anyway, here we are FINALLY!! Springfield is stunning! There are so many trees! And the city itself has that very old, calming feeling… like Telluride or Golden.
We are staying at the BEAUTIFUL President Abraham Lincoln Hotel, on the 12th floor (we have a secret card LOL it’s like being a celebrity! LOL and probably the closest I’ll ever get!) Craig and I went to a little ma and pa’s Italian restaurant called Joe Gallina’s… YUMMY!
Tomorrow I’ll be speaking at the luncheon for the AMVETS… I feel so very honored to be here. The gift basket was amazing! How’d they know we are such fans of Jelly Belly’s
Saturday night, I’ll speak again for the dinner.
Please stay tuned. I have pictures… I’m just too exhausted to download them. I have to set up a booth for the folks tomorrow a.m. and just get some much needed rest. I have a feeling I’m starting to ramble… I guess I should sign off a bit– after I upload a slideshow.
xoxo
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