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Thursday, July 15, 2010
Chicago!
Every July marks the pilgrimage of Pampered Chef Consultants to Chicago.
And this summer was no different for me. But we had a few new twists to this trip that made it one of the funnest trips I've had to Chicago.
On Sunday I started the trip with Carol, Amberlee and Summer.
We were greeted with a nice surprise at the airport.
As we got ready to purchase our "L" tickets to head into the city some nice strangers offered us their tickets that had one day left on them. Thank you random tourists!
So after stopping at the hotel we jumped on the "L" again and headed to
Gino's East!
You have to have good deep dish pizza while in Chicago
And Gino's delivered! Just look at all that gooeyness!
We didn't even mind the extra walking (helped with all those calories) or the rain storm we got caught in on our way back to the "L".
Our Conference started on Monday morning. They brought the "Career Wall" to us so we could see our names up close. My name was added to the $300,000 in Career Sales this year.
Pretty amazing for someone who just wanted to replace about $200 in income each month.
Monday evening we hit the streets of Chicago. Everyone always needs a little window shopping on the Magnificent Mile.
And definitely needs a stop at Garrett's Popcorn.
(Me, Carol, Tina, Summer and Amberlee)
Seriously the BEST popcorn I've ever had.
And the best compliment to popcorn would have to be some . . .
Chocolate! Rows and rows of chocolate!!
So the popcorn and chocolate were our appetizers to hold us off until
The Grand Lux Cafe!
How many consultants can fit in one booth??
Not enough, we had another table with just as many of us.
At our table were
Summer, Christine, Carol, Amberlee, Tina, Lee Ann, and Cindy
Summer, Amberlee and I celebrated our birthdays with their edible birthday card.
Here are a few more of us who enjoyed the Magnificent Mile!
Stella, Carol, Sharon, Cindy, Summer, Lee Ann, Tina and Amberlee
And the evening ended with ALL of us squished into ONE taxi to get back to the hotel!
Tuesday we had more workshops and General Sessions.
PC knows how to keep us entertained.
Yes, that is a pink balloon elephant!
Loved seeing all the logos over the years
Me, Christy and Sharon
And Tuesday was my birthday. My cute family surprised me with these in my hotel room!
Tuesday night found us in China Town!
Lee Ann, Carol, Summer, Heather, Amberlee, Shelly, Cynthia (looking off in the distance), Cindy, Sharon, Stella and Tina
And after an incredible Chinese dinner they surprised me with another birthday celebration!
Wednesday was more training and classes. This is almost our whole group from Utah/Atlanta
Amberlee, Christi, Tina, Summer, Tonya, Cynthia, Stella, Shelly, Me, Christy, Cindy, Carol, Sharon and Heather!
Wednesday night we got to see the city in style!
A Sunset Cruise on Lake Michigan!
We had some fun!
Summer, Shelly, Stella, Tina, Christy, and Heather
And finished the evening with Fireworks from Navy Pier!
But when we got to the Pier we were a little hungry.
So another long walk to find a Chicago Dog.
After having a Chicago Dog you wonder how you will ever eat just a hot dog again.
Thursday morning wrapped up our training
The best gals around! You are all Amazing!
And after a fun time we headed back home to our families Thursday night.
Another trip to remember. Thanks gals!
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Eclipse Mania
If you've read my blog for long you know that yes, I am a Twilighter. I fell in love with Stephenie Meyer's books just after book 3 came out thanks to my friend Summer.
My friends and I have been anticipating the release of the third movie for awhile. And Thanks to Summer we got to see a midnight release on opening day. Summer rented a theater and then sold the tickets for friends and family. We ended up with a group of 15 from my Pampered Chef group of friends that went together.
There was the pre-party. We went to dinner at Cafe Rio and then went to Cass' to hang together
New Moon was going in the background but it was mostly visiting. And a little work was accomplished thanks to the joy of laptops! Please note that none of us are so crazy that we dressed up as any of the characters. We did see that once we got to the theater, but we were all pretty tame.
Our showing started at 12:15am. The last time I saw a midnight movie I was in my twenties with no responsibilities. It was definitely hard to stay awake and be happy with my kids the next day, but it was worth it. We had so much fun seeing it all together.
Now we have to sit back and wait for Breaking Dawn to come out!
My friends and I have been anticipating the release of the third movie for awhile. And Thanks to Summer we got to see a midnight release on opening day. Summer rented a theater and then sold the tickets for friends and family. We ended up with a group of 15 from my Pampered Chef group of friends that went together.
There was the pre-party. We went to dinner at Cafe Rio and then went to Cass' to hang together
New Moon was going in the background but it was mostly visiting. And a little work was accomplished thanks to the joy of laptops! Please note that none of us are so crazy that we dressed up as any of the characters. We did see that once we got to the theater, but we were all pretty tame.
Our showing started at 12:15am. The last time I saw a midnight movie I was in my twenties with no responsibilities. It was definitely hard to stay awake and be happy with my kids the next day, but it was worth it. We had so much fun seeing it all together.
Now we have to sit back and wait for Breaking Dawn to come out!
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Pritchett Family Reunion
We were able to get together with part of my Dad's side of the family this summer. It has been a long time since the last reunion. Unfortunately it fell on the same night as my Class Reunion. So we missed the first part of the get together. But we headed up early Saturday morning.
It was worth it just for the view of Heber Valley. Our reunion was at Heber Valley Camp. An awesome church camp made for Girls Camp but used for other activities on the weekends. The little dots in the above photo are actually hot air balloons.
Once we got there Jessica found a baby to take care of. She is such a great babysitter.
Mark and John checked out the site.
Uncle David showed off his genealogy.
These are paintings my Grandfather Burt painted. I never knew him and I certainly didn't know he was a painter.
The kids had a great time on the Challenge Course
The best part was the big swing at the end of the course.
After lunch we headed to the lake
For a little boating. The instructor said the canoes were much easier to use but all our kids insisted on the paddle boats. Mark and I took John and the entire time he kept telling us he wanted to be in a canoe instead. Especially when our paddle boat started filling with water and had to be pushed back to shore.
It all made for a very fun day. And a great time reconnecting with all my cousins.
It was worth it just for the view of Heber Valley. Our reunion was at Heber Valley Camp. An awesome church camp made for Girls Camp but used for other activities on the weekends. The little dots in the above photo are actually hot air balloons.
Once we got there Jessica found a baby to take care of. She is such a great babysitter.
Mark and John checked out the site.
Uncle David showed off his genealogy.
These are paintings my Grandfather Burt painted. I never knew him and I certainly didn't know he was a painter.
The kids had a great time on the Challenge Course
The best part was the big swing at the end of the course.
After lunch we headed to the lake
For a little boating. The instructor said the canoes were much easier to use but all our kids insisted on the paddle boats. Mark and I took John and the entire time he kept telling us he wanted to be in a canoe instead. Especially when our paddle boat started filling with water and had to be pushed back to shore.
It all made for a very fun day. And a great time reconnecting with all my cousins.
Friday, June 18, 2010
Disney World 2010
In 2009 I earned an incentive trip with my Pampered Chef business. The trip was for 4 people to go to Disney World for 4 days. If there are two parents and three kids, what do you do? You can "buy in" an extra child, but some of those costs can get pricey. Or we could choose to leave a child behind and not take them, but that would have cost us even more in psychiatry bills later in life. So our other option was to take the trip for just two people. Guess what we choose???? It was a long hard decisions, but we choose to leave all the kids and just Mark and I go. By doing this they added Disney Dollars for us to spend while we were there. Very convenient when you don't rent a car and stay on property. Food can get pretty pricey at the happiest place on earth.
Our trip started out on Saturday, June 12. The hardest part was leaving before Jessica got home from Girls Camp. We went almost two weeks without seeing her. Luckily she was in good hands.
We had a lay over in the Minneapolis airport. We had just enough time to grab lunch and get to our gate. We were some of the last to board and shear luck they needed two seats together for someone traveling with a child so they bumped us to first class seats but on different rows. Once we were seated my neighbor found out what happened and switched seats with Mark so we could sit together. Look at how much room you have in first class.
There is even an arm rest between us. We were especially glad for the upgrade since the plane sat for an hour after we pulled away from the gate. That is the second time I've been bumped to first class in the Minneapolis airport. I think it is now my favorite airport!
The Magical Express was waiting for us at the Orlando Airport and whisked us off to Coronado Springs Resort. We got there in time to swim for a bit and have dinner. The pool by our room was just a standard pool, but after dinner we strolled around the resort and found this.
"The Dig" was the big pool with a water slide. Very fun.
Sunday Morning we headed over to Epcot. The one park I really wanted to see more of the last time we were there 5 years ago, but had kids with us so we wizzed through all the countries.
Have no idea who the awry child is in the picture. Didn't matter since we didn't have kids with us!
We spent the morning Soarin over California and riding the Test Track. Then we headed to the International Gateway and leisurely strolled through the countries.
Isn't he handsome!
Paris was by far one of our favorites. Amazing bakery and beautiful sites.
To get a sit down dinner in any of the Parks you have to make dinner reservations months in advance. We took advantage of no kids and enjoyed a dinner at Tappan Edo.
Where they cooked dinner in front of us! After dinner we were strolling around the lake trying to find a good spot to watch the fireworks when a Cast Member stopped us and gave us reserved seating passes. At this point we decided this was a lucky vacation.
So we strolled around a few more countries
Before getting our seats on the benches that lined the lake. There were only about 15 people in the reserved section. It was great.
And a perfect view for Illuminations!
Monday morning started early. We had a group breakfast at the hotel.
Aren't Mickey Waffles cute! And they taste good too. Then it was off to
Magic Kingdom! The haziness in the picture was because it was so humid. Even my watch face fogged up in the mornings from the moisture.
For the first time EVER Disney opened Magic Kingdom two hours early JUST for Pampered Chef. There were 6700 attendees to the trip and not all of them came to the early hour so it was great!
It was also our T-Shirt day. It was a sea of red walking down mainstreet. In the first two hours we were able to ride Space Mountain (15 min wait was our longest wait of the morning), Buzz Lightyear, Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean, Splash Mountain (twice), and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (twice). It was amazing walking right onto all these rides with no lines.
Please note Mark's eyes were opened. On almost all the rides that take your picture his eyes were closed!
Then the park opened to the public and the crowds poured in. I'm sure there were a few people disappointed to find out all the Pampered Chef people were already in the park and getting our Fastpasses. At this point Mark and I began the memory rides. We hit the Tiki Room (which has changed and I'm not sure I like it as much), Bear Country Jamboree (because my Dad helped with designing it in Disneyland and it isn't there anymore), It's a Small World, and the train.
My all time favorite treat in the park is a frozen banana. Total childhood memory. I grew up about an hour from Disneyland, so we went several times a year.
By now it was really hot and crowded. So after lunch we strolled back to our room for a very nice rest. Then returned to the park for our 8pm reservations at Tony's Town Square. Kind of late for dinner, but we had a plan. We requested seating to see the parade and we seated in the Atrium room.
When the parade started this was our view. Not front row, but we had food, drinks, air conditioning and a comfortable seat. It was awesome! And after the parade we wandered the shops until it was time for Fireworks!
Tuesday morning we headed over to Animal Kingdom. We got there early enough to ride Everest twice without waiting too long. I must say Everest is much better than the Matterhorn. But going backwards did make me a little sick.
Have you noticed yet that we are shiny in all of our pictures. It was SOOOO hot and humid. Even the locals commented on the heat wave. With the humidity it felt like 105 - 110 every day.
We really enjoyed the Safari in Animal Kingdom
Even though we did have to wait an hour in line. Next time I'd fastpass it and walk a little more.
This was Mark's hot look! Those frozen drinks tasted so good. After riding all the must have rides we called it a day and went back to our room for a rest. We knew the night would be a long one.
Tuesday night was Pampered Chef's night at Hollywood Studios. The park was closed to the public and we had the park all to ourselves for 4 hours.
They lined the streets with food. Opened some of the food stands and we had NO COST. All you could eat. There were Ice Cream vendors on all the corners. Popcorn and treats along with some other great food!
They welcomed us in royal fashion.
You don't see your companies logo on the side of Tower of Terror very often! Again, no lines on the rides. And a fireworks show just for us! A very fun night. Made us fell really special.
Wednesday was our day to fly home. We were really wishing we had extended our trip. Apparently Delta thought so too. Before we left for the airport we found out our flight had been delayed at least 5 hours. So we headed over to Downtown Disney for a little more play.
Isn't he Dashing!
But at last the fun must end. Our flight was originally supposed to leave at 5:20pm. We were pulling away from the gate at 10:45pm.
We left Salt Lake at 50 degrees, spent 5 days in Orlando at over 100 degrees, and returned to Salt Lake at 1am to 40 degrees (in the middle of JUNE!) Talk about a shock to our system. Took us a few days to recover from the lack of sleep and fun, but life has returned to normal.
Thank You Pampered Chef for an AMAZING vacation! Can't pass up an all expense paid trip. I highly recommend getting away with your spouse without kids. We had a blast!
Our trip started out on Saturday, June 12. The hardest part was leaving before Jessica got home from Girls Camp. We went almost two weeks without seeing her. Luckily she was in good hands.
We had a lay over in the Minneapolis airport. We had just enough time to grab lunch and get to our gate. We were some of the last to board and shear luck they needed two seats together for someone traveling with a child so they bumped us to first class seats but on different rows. Once we were seated my neighbor found out what happened and switched seats with Mark so we could sit together. Look at how much room you have in first class.
There is even an arm rest between us. We were especially glad for the upgrade since the plane sat for an hour after we pulled away from the gate. That is the second time I've been bumped to first class in the Minneapolis airport. I think it is now my favorite airport!
The Magical Express was waiting for us at the Orlando Airport and whisked us off to Coronado Springs Resort. We got there in time to swim for a bit and have dinner. The pool by our room was just a standard pool, but after dinner we strolled around the resort and found this.
"The Dig" was the big pool with a water slide. Very fun.
Sunday Morning we headed over to Epcot. The one park I really wanted to see more of the last time we were there 5 years ago, but had kids with us so we wizzed through all the countries.
Have no idea who the awry child is in the picture. Didn't matter since we didn't have kids with us!
We spent the morning Soarin over California and riding the Test Track. Then we headed to the International Gateway and leisurely strolled through the countries.
Isn't he handsome!
Paris was by far one of our favorites. Amazing bakery and beautiful sites.
To get a sit down dinner in any of the Parks you have to make dinner reservations months in advance. We took advantage of no kids and enjoyed a dinner at Tappan Edo.
Where they cooked dinner in front of us! After dinner we were strolling around the lake trying to find a good spot to watch the fireworks when a Cast Member stopped us and gave us reserved seating passes. At this point we decided this was a lucky vacation.
So we strolled around a few more countries
Before getting our seats on the benches that lined the lake. There were only about 15 people in the reserved section. It was great.
And a perfect view for Illuminations!
Monday morning started early. We had a group breakfast at the hotel.
Aren't Mickey Waffles cute! And they taste good too. Then it was off to
Magic Kingdom! The haziness in the picture was because it was so humid. Even my watch face fogged up in the mornings from the moisture.
For the first time EVER Disney opened Magic Kingdom two hours early JUST for Pampered Chef. There were 6700 attendees to the trip and not all of them came to the early hour so it was great!
It was also our T-Shirt day. It was a sea of red walking down mainstreet. In the first two hours we were able to ride Space Mountain (15 min wait was our longest wait of the morning), Buzz Lightyear, Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean, Splash Mountain (twice), and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (twice). It was amazing walking right onto all these rides with no lines.
Please note Mark's eyes were opened. On almost all the rides that take your picture his eyes were closed!
Then the park opened to the public and the crowds poured in. I'm sure there were a few people disappointed to find out all the Pampered Chef people were already in the park and getting our Fastpasses. At this point Mark and I began the memory rides. We hit the Tiki Room (which has changed and I'm not sure I like it as much), Bear Country Jamboree (because my Dad helped with designing it in Disneyland and it isn't there anymore), It's a Small World, and the train.
My all time favorite treat in the park is a frozen banana. Total childhood memory. I grew up about an hour from Disneyland, so we went several times a year.
By now it was really hot and crowded. So after lunch we strolled back to our room for a very nice rest. Then returned to the park for our 8pm reservations at Tony's Town Square. Kind of late for dinner, but we had a plan. We requested seating to see the parade and we seated in the Atrium room.
When the parade started this was our view. Not front row, but we had food, drinks, air conditioning and a comfortable seat. It was awesome! And after the parade we wandered the shops until it was time for Fireworks!
Tuesday morning we headed over to Animal Kingdom. We got there early enough to ride Everest twice without waiting too long. I must say Everest is much better than the Matterhorn. But going backwards did make me a little sick.
Have you noticed yet that we are shiny in all of our pictures. It was SOOOO hot and humid. Even the locals commented on the heat wave. With the humidity it felt like 105 - 110 every day.
We really enjoyed the Safari in Animal Kingdom
This was Mark's hot look! Those frozen drinks tasted so good. After riding all the must have rides we called it a day and went back to our room for a rest. We knew the night would be a long one.
Tuesday night was Pampered Chef's night at Hollywood Studios. The park was closed to the public and we had the park all to ourselves for 4 hours.
They lined the streets with food. Opened some of the food stands and we had NO COST. All you could eat. There were Ice Cream vendors on all the corners. Popcorn and treats along with some other great food!
They welcomed us in royal fashion.
You don't see your companies logo on the side of Tower of Terror very often! Again, no lines on the rides. And a fireworks show just for us! A very fun night. Made us fell really special.
Wednesday was our day to fly home. We were really wishing we had extended our trip. Apparently Delta thought so too. Before we left for the airport we found out our flight had been delayed at least 5 hours. So we headed over to Downtown Disney for a little more play.
Isn't he Dashing!
But at last the fun must end. Our flight was originally supposed to leave at 5:20pm. We were pulling away from the gate at 10:45pm.
We left Salt Lake at 50 degrees, spent 5 days in Orlando at over 100 degrees, and returned to Salt Lake at 1am to 40 degrees (in the middle of JUNE!) Talk about a shock to our system. Took us a few days to recover from the lack of sleep and fun, but life has returned to normal.
Thank You Pampered Chef for an AMAZING vacation! Can't pass up an all expense paid trip. I highly recommend getting away with your spouse without kids. We had a blast!
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