AFLV

This e-mail was received at 5:45 am Tuesday morning:

Hey!

Just checking; erin told you to keep all of your documents right? and minutes? (for AFLV award:)
julie 

Yep, its true. I woke up Tuesday morning - a snow day might I add - to an e-mail from Julie about AFLV, because we are always prepared. 

AFLV was so much more than I expected. I read Julie and Amanda's blogs and they made me LOL, literally. I made strong connections with a lot of the people who attended the conference which was an important aspect of going. But what really meant the most to me was getting to know everyone from Ohio State on a much deeper level. The people I met there and the connections I made are all well and good. I'm sure they will come in handy one day and I will look back always remember where I met them. But the students I went to the conference with are the most important to me. Getting to know everybody from the bus ride, to the hotel rooms, to eating meals, was where the real fun was. Everyone can learn a lot from seminars and from people who are there to teach. Its the people who are there to learn that teach the most.

 

Maggie and Tyler - it was awesome and if I could do it all again, I would in a heartbeat. 

Everyone else - you guys are awesome and I wouldn't want to road trip with anybody else.

Although I am a vegetarian and haven't eaten meat in two years, I would LOVE to hit up McDonalds any day of the week with you guys. In fact I would even LOVE to watch everyone eat chicken for every meal for an entire weekend again, while of course Ashley and I eat soggy pasta. 

You guys are the best and I will say this once and probably never ever again - I am looking forward to a class that takes place on a Friday afternoon at 4:00pm. Don't tell anyone outside of the blog I admitted to liking a class that takes place on a Friday!

Be Ready To Stroll!!!