I flew by myself, and took the shuttle by myself, and checked in all by myself. That's right; I'm a big girl now. (Knuckle bump if you sang the Pull-ups song)
One thing I did not do by myself was go to the airport. My sweetheart dropped me off, and gave me a kiss on the curb that left me weak in the knees. *fanning myself* Let me formally introduce my beau of 4 months. Dave, this is my blog. Blog, this is Dave. If you want to see tons of pictures of us, then come to facebook.Let me tell you just a bit about him.
~He's dreamy
~He's gorgeous
~He can make me weak in the knees
~Oh, yeah, and he loves God, has followed Jesus most of his life, was an AWANA leader the same years I was, was married the same, divorced for the same reasons, has children nearly exactly the same age, loves clean & uncluttered houses, runs, loves the beach, is stable, productive, trustworthy, honest, caring, thoughtful, sweet, expressive, complimentary--if you care about those kind of things
~And did I mention he's dreamy?
Wait, I'm supposed to be talking about ACFW! I arrived at the hotel around 10 AM, having left Portland at 2AM this local time. Slept for a bit--because my awesome roomie, Anita Mae Draper, had a room already, showered, and hit the opening session with around 4 hours of sleep under my belt.
Hearing Rose McCauley announced for getting a Barbour first-time author contract thrilled my heart. She was one of my first editing clients and I love that her hard work paid off! Congrats, Rose!
Tim Downs spoke with humor and depth. I'm tweeting worthy one-liners, but I'll repeat this one in case you didn't hear it. King David having more than one wife directly opposed Scripture because ... man cannot serve two masters. haha
And I got pictures with lots of friends. Click over to my Facebook album to see them. Plus, sat by Tracie and Jim Peterson at dinner. Once we started talking, sweet Jim came and held my hand and prayed for Josh. Very, very touching.
Oh, man, sounds like fun!! (I'm talking about DD--Dreamy Dave!!) Seriously, so glad you're managing to have fun without me, and I'll be looking forward to your updates. But you were supposed to be in bed long ago. Mama says!!
ReplyDeleteHi Christina -
ReplyDeleteYahoo! Congrats on the "dreamy" guy. I'm so happy for you.
Have fun at ACFW.
Blessings,
Susan :)
Woohoo on your Man! :-)
ReplyDeleteAnd of course the conference...ahem. :-)
I'm loving the enthusiasm! Of course, it's all writing related. Lol
ReplyDeleteLove you guys!
Christina:
ReplyDeleteI'm impressed. (with the man and the conference description.)
Dear Christina, thanks for the shout out about my contract. How about a shout out for your winning the Carol Award! Woo-Hoo! I was so happy to get to see that! And I loved the description and picture of Mr. Dreamy. Maybe he can come to conference sometime!
ReplyDeleteI loved that I got to sit next to you at the opening session. Course when you shoulder bumped me when Tim said Eddie went to Afghanistan you about undid me. But had I cried, I knew you'd let my do it on your shoulder. <};^)
ReplyDeleteGood grief, there were many times when I was explaining it I wanted to cry. It's starting to hit home.
I'm still so happy for you. And you're right, things fall into place just like God planned them.
Christina,
ReplyDeleteTOTALLY thought of the Pull-Ups song! :)
Christi Corbett
Winter, you are so brave! You know better than I can imagine how to put your husband and future in His hands. You're an inspiration!
ReplyDeleteGood job, Christi!
I had the honor of meeting Dreamy Dave (and he is!) at the OCW Summer Conference. How many guys will come to a writers conf., especially amid us writer types, to show their love and support for their girlfriend?
ReplyDeleteDave is a keeper.