Day 2
Slept well Tuesday night & decided not to set my alarm. Even so, I didn't sleep in very late. I also had a fabulous dream about George Clooney, which I don't remember much of anymore. Still--ooh la la. Went downstairs to register for the conference, then wandered around to check out the hotel & chat with friends.
The Literacy Autographing started at 5:30pm, & I once again got to sit next to the sweet & adorable Liz Beverly. As fun as the signing was, it felt a little dead this year. I signed a good number of books & got to meet a good number of readers, but for some reason, things just seemed...slow. I talked with several authors who felt the same way. Altho, we were at the very back of the room, so maybe it was simply that by the time readers got to us, they were exhausted. :-) I sneaked away at one point to circle the room myself & am so glad I did...I got to chat with a lot of good friends & pick up some great books. But most of all, I'm excited that I got to talk with Maggie Osborne & wish her the very best for her retirement. Oh, my gosh, as happy as I am for her, I'm so bummed she's going to stop writing. I love, love, love this woman & her books. By the time I finished wishing her well & begging her to change her mind, I was in tears.
Of course, it wasn't until about two hours after the Literacy Autographing ended that I realized I'd misplaced my credit card. I was almost certain I'd left it at the check-out table...that was the last time I'd used it, I remembered signing the credit card slip but not returning the card to my wallet...so even tho I was moderately panicked, I had a pretty strong feeling one of the women working the line would have rescued the card for me. And sure enough, when I checked the conference registration booth the next day, there it was. Whew!
One last note about Wednesday: Chloraseptic strips rock! I get sore throats at just about every conference I attend from all the talking; & especially from all the high talking we have to do to be heard over the din of luncheons, signings, parties, etc. Normally, I take Chloraseptic spray &/or lozenges for the room. But this year, I decided to try the new sore throat strips. Oh, my gosh, these things are great! They're less messy & last longer than either the spray or the cough drops...seriously, they numbed my throat so much better & I found myself having sore throat problems much less than usual. Plus, that tiny little case is so much easier to carry around, & no one needs to know you're using sore throat strips rather than maybe fresh breath strips. From now on, I'm using the strips exclusively, even when I really am sick!
