Namaste Wisconsin!

Conference weekend has officially begun! Well, official in the sense I'm in Wisconsin but not officially checked in to the conference because my arrival here was at about 12:15 am Wednesday night/Thursday morning. Yes, I'm still up even though my first session starts in just over 8 hours. Being a night owl, and having just driven 4.5 hours in the dark of night, and because I'm waiting for my fresh coat of toenail polish to dry, I'm writing.

The drive was uneventful. I left home about 7:30 having taught my normal Wednesday evening classes and then stopping back past the house to hug my hubby and girlies on my way out of town. I was a bit worried when I got not much more than an hour down the road and decided that I already needed to stop for a potty break and that coffee was definitely going to be needed if I was going to make it to my reserved room at the Delevan Super 8. (I would have LOVED to stay at the resort where the conference is actually being held, but alas a room there for even one night is a bit out of my budget. My room here at the Super 8 is nice, clean, has wireless, and is about a 15 minute drive to the Grand Geneva.) Luckily a bagel with cream cheese, a latte, and a nice chat with my little brother helped to perk me up so that the rest of the drive went rather smooth. It seemed like one minute I was turning north off I-88 and the next I was being greeted by the Wisconsin border.

Tomorrow I will be spending the day with Cyndi Lee of Om Yoga for a workshop on Yoga and Breast Cancer Survivors. I made sure to pack to TaTas tank for the day!

I should mention that this next 4 days of growth would not have been made possible without much love and support. Yoga Journal's offer of a scholarship spot started the ball rolling. My husband has been just as excited as I and has been a huge help in making it possible for me to run away to play at conference. My father-in-law generously offered to come stay at our house and help care for our girlies in my absence and even offered up a few travel funds. My daughters even seemed excited for me to head out today giving out plenty of hugs and kisses and telling me to have fun doing yoga in Wisconsin. My fellow teachers at the studio have willingly arranged to cover my classes for the rest of the week. I've had countless words of encouragement from my home yoga community, family, and friends. I'm truly blessed and want you all to know how much I appreciate your love and support. You'll each be with me on the mat this weekend.

Well, I think my toes are dry. I best get some sleep!

Until tomorrow...


namaste