4 days in Louisville KY
I got back home today and am worn out and excited at the same time! 3 full days of meetings, awards banquets, and meals with over 2,000 people from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. has left me wanting a long nap!
Both hotels, our group was booked at, had a breeze-way to the Louisville, KY convention center. It was about 4 to 5 blocks for me to get to any event from sun up to sun down. So even though I ate and ate...I could walk it off! I think I still gained about 5 pounds though. I'm not used to eating that much. I swear ever since I turned 34 last year, I've had some minor trouble keeping 5 pounds off my ideal weight. Still...I'm really blessed with that issue.
The last two nights had a fancy dinner at the main convention hall. The first night was for the sales force and the second for the service. I find it funny how different people in each department are.
The sales people the first night were so pumped to be recognized that most ran down to the front to get to the stage as soon as possible. The music and lights were going and the energy was amazing. The second night the service side took their sweet time walking slowly. The music and lights seemed lost on them. It took those employees three times as long to get to the stage for their awards. It was almost comical, but enjoyable just the same.
I find it really compelling to attend any training or conference my company holds. Thankfully all have been all expenses paid, but even if I had to pay I'd be willing to try to swing it. My company is one in a million. Those above me are coaches and mentors, not bosses and owners. They are stewards wanting to give abundance in my life and that of those around me. My company breaks the mold when it comes to compensation and compassion for it's employees. I am truly blessed to do what I do, and still have time to be a mom and a wife!
Thank you Lord for my life and the opportunities You provide.
P.S. My sister, whom I also work with, and I also found an hour to run to the Louisville Slugger Museum. It was so cool...we rode a .50 cent trolley and got to see some sights. Well worth it! We didn't get to take the tour, but were there long enough to order some bats and shop in their gift boutique. My husband and her boyfriend were extremely jealous that they weren't with us! We'll definitely have to come back as a whole family.
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The slugger museum is great. They really work hard on making it very accurate.
Rebecca, you definitely need to go...worth it to see 4th street and all the art and music culture! Lots of neat stuff there!
If you look carefully my dad's picture is a few places in the museum too. He has worked there 32 years. He was one of the people that helped put the museum together about the early stages of the bat production.
He is a terrible baseball player though, which is what I sort of find comical. LOL... He can pick up a bat though and tell you how many ounces it is.
I think it has been a while though. I know there was a discovery show special when I was a kid. My dad was in that one showing them the whole process.
My dads plant mostly does the forms, well, only does the forms. His word is graded and either sent to the company that makes "sales" brand or mostly his go onto Louisville to be finished into "Pro" bats.
It is amazing how much I know about bats and wood in general from him. LOL.. I can tell you what kind of tree most trees are from the bark. It is crazy.