My fourth year at Schaumburg was awesome. It was my best year in both sales and FUN. Mom and Jodie joined me for the long weekend. We decided it was officially a Girls Weekend! Unfortunately I forgot to document the festivities for posterity...and the blog! So no pictures.
We arrived at the Marriott after a quick trip over from Rockford. We had to take two vehicles to get all the soap here. The room was nice, but, small--with two double beds. So, I brought my sleep mat in and made my sleep cubbie on the floor by the window. No one believes me, but, I sleep great on the floor. Actually I sleep fitfully the first night while I decide if the floor and room are clean enough. Then I sleep like a baby the rest of the time. I may be the luckiest traveler in the world--I haven't stayed in a room yet that had bedbugs. At least not yet.
Friday night we hit Lou Malnattis for their classic salad and a thin crust pizza. Mom was reluctant to believe us about it being the best pizza and salad in the WORLD. But she is now a believer. We got to bed early as we had a 6:15 call to line up for setup. We had a little problem with parking in the school lot--apparently it is ONLY for volunteers now. But Jodie was able to find street parking with no trouble after we unloaded. Set up went great. We were next to Jeff, Deb and Pops of LB Wood Shoppe once again this year. They are the nicest people--I look forward to seeing them at many of the shows I do up this way.
Saturday was gorgeous and the great weather brought out tons of shoppers. The day went quickly and before we knew it we were heading out to Cheesecake Factory--after a quick stop to get some copies of my order form made. Dinner was yummy, cheesecake was awesome. Mom tried the Splenda Classic Cheesecake--actually we all tried a bite--and it was good enough to order again. I had my usual CHOCOLATE and more CHOCOLATE cheesecake--something like their Anniversary edition this time. We finished off the pieces of cheesecake at the hotel--feeling properly sated and sick at the same time.
Sunday was another great day and we had dinner at Ruby Tuesdays before trying to get back to the hotel to watch Mad Men. Of course the hotel did not get AMC on their cable. Damn! So we got to bed pretty early as we had early breakfast plans with friends at a local place. The day was definitely nice with a bit of rain, but, the shoppers were fewer and further between. I ended up doing really well for the three days, and, I think my helpers had a good time too!
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