Hello!
What a great week it has been in the middle of November! Here's the recap:
George and I left for Bellevue for the Seattle CK Convention Wednesday afternoon. Mom and Laura left several hours after we did, so we met them at the hotel. Karen was induced that morning, given pitosin at about 6pm that night, but it was taking a long time working. Mom held off leaving town as long as she could, and ended up having to back-track to the office anyway, putting her another 2 hours behind. OOPS!
Karen had Kaya LeeAnn at 5:389am on Thursday, November 13, 2008! Kaya weighed in at 6# 3oz and was 19.5" long. Here are the camera phone photos I received throughout the weekend:
Such a pretty girl! But I'm biased! George and I had planned on running over to their house to see her, but my cold is coming back (or allergies) and George has come down with the flu, so we're staying away for the time being...
Seattle show was wonderful! Didn't see Wendy from Canada this year (Wendy--where were you???), but classes went great, and people loved our new booth set-up. It worked really well for us, too, which is always nice.
Cabo spent her first time at a kennel while we were gone. The staff at Windyridge take such good care of the puppies. Cabo was very excited to see us, but fell asleep on the 7 minute drive on the way home, and has been napping ever since we picked her up at noon. When I say napping, I mean crashed-out! See?
This is her pink bed we got for her the first night that we brought her home. She's a bit big for it now, but loves to lay in it when she's in the computer room with one of us. I had another photo of her curled up in a ball and fitting into it, but i somehow deleted it when I uploaded. :o( Funny dog.
About the show: As always, had some great food in Bellevue. Ate at California Pizza Kitchen again, which is always nice. We have one here in Tualatin now, but it's at Bridgeport Village, and the parking sucks, so we never go. Also ate at Pogatcha. FABULOUS Croation food, this is our second year eating there. The wonderful quilt store from that same center is gone now, and I don't know if they moved or closed completely. Then Saturday night, had a gathering of lots of old friends (and some new) from the show circuit. Had a great time, and great food, served by our hostess Vicki. Great pinata that she created too! That was a blast!
Our good friends Judy and Danita of Galloping Horse Productions officially celebrated their last show. They say forever, but are also leaving the door open for a few shows here and there. They are wonderful ladies, and we'll miss having them on the road!
Our newly married friend, Britney, who works for SEI, also celebrated her last show. She and her new husband Mat are moving back to Idaho next week, and we're sad to see them go. I took their engagement photos a few months ago for them on a rainy day at the Oregon Coast, and then they just got married on Nov. 1st! Saw the wedding photos at the show, and she was a beautiful bride! They're coming back to town in December, and promise that we'll get together for dinner with Danita, too.
Also, our friend Terri celebrated her last show on the CKC travelling team. She'll be working for one of the vendors next year, so we'll still get to see her on the road!
In many ways, I'm happy that show season is over for us! We're exhausted, but have tons of work to do in the next few weeks, and for the coming year. I'm just excited I don't have to go to the airport for almost 4 full months!
George made the decision last night at midnight when we got back to our hotel room from Vicki's that he wanted to drive home then. We ended up getting home at 3:30am, and slept until around 10:30. At noon we picked up Cabo, and she and I went back to bed. George stayed up and watched football all day while checking out the new World of Warcraft expansion, and I mad a dash over to Red Robin for dinner around 7:30, after realizing we didn't have anything to make in the house! Guess I'll be grocery shopping Monday...
Wow--I'm tired just re-reading that. Guess its time I went to bed, too! Have a wonderful week!
~~Angie





























