This past weekend I flew to Seattle to attend Pampered Chef's spring launch called the feast. I was super excited for this trip. I landed in Seattle Friday at 1:30 then went and got my rental car. Yep that's right I got a rental car. Why is this a big deal? Well, where I grew up there is only 1 blinking red light that no one even pays attention too. Most of my family don't drive in big cities. Heck, some don't even drive at all. So for me to drive in a big city like Seattle is a big deal! After picking up my car I drove back to the airport to pick up my friend, old neighbor in Eagle River and a Pampered Chef team mate, Robyn. She was my co pilot. We did great getting around the city! We found our hotel in Bellevue near the convention center and rested for a bit and got settled in.
Later an old friend from Southeast Missouri, Mary, and her sweet little girl joined Robyn and I at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. O my goodness! The food was amazing and so was the company. We had so much fun catching up!!! After dinner we went to the Cheesecake Factory for dessert then back to the hotel to hang out.
I went to bed stuffed and ready for the next day.
Saturday was a truly awesome day. Robyn and I got checked in at the conference and then was seated in a special reserved seating area!
There was a couple other empty reserved seating next to us. I kept texting my director telling her that Doris Christopher was going to be there. Little did I know that I was right on the money!
Just minutes into Feast and they said they had a very special guest, the very first Pampered Chef consultant!!! Doris Christopher is the founder of Pampered Chef. She started this all! She has changed so many lives! At each event there is someone who gives a testimony of how Pampered Chef has changed their life. At this particular event in Bellevue I was to be that guest speaker!
When Doris walked out on stage the crowd went wild. Well over 1,000 people jumped to their feet and cheered. Out of all 18 feast locations, Doris was at OUR location!!
I loved hearing Doris talk. I was truly starstruck! She even sat at the table with me!
I was having a blast the whole day. We had a great lunch socializing with other Pampered Chef consultants! Then it hit me, "I was next!" I had forgotten all about speaking! My heart was literally pounding. I took a few deep breathes, waited to be introduced and walked out on stage. Wow! Talk about an adrenaline rush.
My speech went great! I had everyone laughing and even a few crying by the end. At the end I looked over at Doris Christopher. Sge stood up along with the whole entire room and cheered! Wow! I am so honored to have shared my story with so many people and with the founder herself!
A couple days later I even received this nice Facebook message!
After the conference was over I headed a couple hours North of Bellevue near Bellingham to attend my niece, Addylynne's 1st birthday party. I had so much fun staying with my Matt, Stephanie and Addylynne. Saturday night we celebrated Addy's birthday then Sunday they showed me all around their town. It was so pretty! It wasn't at all what I expected. There was lots of farms and mountains.
My weekend went by so quick! I enjoyed every minute of it. I did miss the kids and Andrew though. I love how I get home and no one has missed me. I am completely okay with that though. They have so much fun with daddy and that makes me so happy! I love knowing that I can leave for a couple days and not worry one bit if the kids are okay or not. Andrew is the best dad and so supportive! I thank God for him! He has given me the perfect soul mate!
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