A Perfect Weekend

Although I am exhausted -- both from the four weeks at trial in Santa Ana and the up early, up late, being "on" of the last weekend -- I am happy. The NALS of Arizona meeting this weekend was more than I could have asked for. The welcome party was the best -- the food was delicious, the company was fabulous, and the set up was perfect. Thank you Barbara, chef extraordinaire and Constance, the perfect party assistant. You guys are the greatest! The seminars were great. I learned a lot about how I'm setting myself up for identity theft, learned about leadership in Oz, and learned about collaborative divorce, which is a concept I knew nothing about, but would recommend in certain situations. The speakers were extremely knowledgeable and I appreciate their taking time from their busy schedules to spend part of their Saturday with us. Thank you Cindy and Tara for getting the speakers organized. The vendors were all fun. We learned a lot about different businesses, got lots of free stuff, and even got to play bingo! Thank you Linda for getting the vendors and keeping track of all of that. There are so many other people who had a part in the conference -- Constance whose fantastic photography graced the cover of the program; Tanya who kept track of registrations, nametags, etc. etc.; Barbara M., Barbara L., and Amy who put together one of the best raffles ever (even though I didn't win either of the premium prizes!); Tara for generally overseeing and keeping us all on track; and most of all Karen and Delana for putting together the installation using my Wizard of Oz theme. It was beyond any expectations I could have possibly had. It was -- very simply -- amazing. To those of you who missed it - you missed a lot and I'm sorry you missed it.

Now for some exciting news! The Board of NALS of Arizona has decided to investigate the possibility of going to two meetings a year. We will work out details at the retreat to be held on May 31. If you are interested in attending the retreat, please contact me for details.

I can't say it enough - thank you, thank you, thank you to the members of NALS of Phoenix who started us on our journey down the yellow brick road and to all my friends -- old (or seasoned) and new -- who joined me (in person or in spirit) to begin the journey. You are all very important to me!