CHA - Day One - HELLO!!!!

Today is the first day of CHA. Woo-hoo!!! I've got my comfy shoes and I'm ready to scout out lots of new goodies!!!

I'll be trying to take in as much as possible today, getting an overview of as much of everything as I can so that I can plan the rest of my week. I've decided to have various design team members help me with my CHA coverage. Today I've got Carolyn AND Lori covering for me. Yes, I expect it will take both of them to cover it all!

I'm sure anything cupcake related I'll send to Carolyn so if that is your "thing," you'll definitely want to make sure you check in there.

I'll be sending them both sneak peeks and they'll be posting throughout the day so hop on over and check in. They'll have different things so you'll want to check both. My hope is that at the end of the night I'll post a recap here as well, but that will depend on how tired I am!

Thanks for stopping by!

SCS Cupcake reception pics

Mmmm...cupcakes.


That's Taylor in the middle there. She's super tall. And this is me with Lynn!

And this is me with Kendra!

I also got to meet Judy but she has the picture on that one, not me. And, Lisa Johnson (from PTI) and Debbie Olson and lots of others! Very exciting!

OK, I've got to get to bed now. It is almost 2am according to my Eastern time clock!

I'm certifiable...and maybe sick.

OK, so I think I am coming down with a little something. Just a sore throat, I hope. So, send well wishes my way. I REALLY don't want to be sick for the rest of the week.

Ten random things I learned today:

1. One box of Dayquil can cost more than you ever imagined. ($11.81, in case you're wondering). I nearly died.

2. Marianne is AMAZING.

3. Copics are not as scary as I thought.

4. I REALLY want a compressor.

5. People literally come from all over the world to come to CHA. Today I met two gals from Holland. Sheesh!

6. California is way more expensive than NY.

7. The Hilton is not all it's cracked up to be. This is NOT my first bad Hilton experience. I hate when non-smoking rooms smell like smoking rooms because the vents are connected. At least this one (unlike the Vegas one) doesn't have mold in the vents and does have hot water. I much prefer Hampton Inn, even thought they are owned by Hilton. I have NEVER had a bad experience there.

8. A one liter bottle of water can cost $6. I did not purchase said bottle of water.

9. There is a UPS Store in my hotel. I think I'll need that one later in the week.

10. California must have some weird currency that is sort of like cash. I'd like to find out what it is and see if I can use it to pay for my Dayquil and water.

New spica colors!

Yay!!!

11 new colors available in May!

Chocolate
Buttermilk
Blossom
Lilac
Garnet
Pitch black
Lipstick
Mint

And a few others!

Hello Anaheim! Pre-CHA

Today is the beginning an amazing week! I am off now to start today with my Copic Certification class with Marianne. I'm SO excited!!! And then...later tonight, I'll be rubbing elbows with the Splitcoast Dirty Dozen and other SCS advertisers. How exciting is that?!! I'm going to *try* to get to bed early since I know that walking around and seeing all the amazing new stuff at the actual show is going to exhaust me but I have a feeling it'll be like Christmas Eve as a kid!

I hope to have some pictures for you a little later so be sure to check back in!

And don't forget, all week I'll be sending pictures back to tease you!

Who knew?

I have a layover in Houston. I've already learned that apparently Fox News sells more than news - they also sell Texas souvenirs and airplane snackies!

Waiting for my plane!

I'm officially CHA bound! Now if only the plane would show up!