Sunday afternoon I met the elementary director, middle/high school math coach, elementary math coach and a high school math teacher at the airport for our journey. We traveled from Grand Island to Fort Worth/Dallas, then off to Ohio.
Our group stayed at the Embassy Suites in Ohio. I shared a room with the middle/high school math coach. I was a little worried as she was the one I didn't know very well; however, I really got to know her.
Our conference ran Monday-Wednesday. The first day we were a little disappointed with the organization of the conference along with the material they presented. It definitely wasn't what we were expecting. A lot of the information presented was regarding formative assessment; however, it was information we already knew and do. As a group we hoped for the best and for new information to be shared the following days. Sadly it wasn't.....It made us feel good though that as a district we are on the ball. There were a few parts we plan to take back to our task force team/district. Our director felt bad for bringing me to a conference that wasn't as good as they usually are; however, we had a TON of fun together with lots of laughter so it was worth it.
In the evenings we enjoyed happy hour (Cranberry Juice for this mommy) at the hotel and then AMAZING meals for supper. The first night our shuttle driver recommended Brio-a Tuscan Grille which was in a development called Easton. The food was so good and of course when they asked if we wanted to see a dessert menu we all said yes. That was until it was a "real" menu. I couldn't resist the strawberry cheesecake! While in Ohio we also ate at Qudoba,The Rusty Bucket, Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream, TGI Fridays (Where I got the Tennessee Whiskey Brownie) and Wolfgang Puck Gourmet. Pretty sure that after being told by my doctor prior to the trip I was small, my appointment next week I am sure she'll be surprised that I gained 5 pounds.
Day 2 of the conference ETA handed everyone out a free $100 gift card to purchase classroom resources/supplies. I was extremely EXCITED!! Irene even won a classroom subscription to an internet resource for her students valuing $800. It was our lucky day!
Easton was absolutely beautiful! There were so many different restaurants and places to shop. I was so bummed we couldn't have spent more time there in the evenings. There were hundreds of different stores, they had everything from American Girl, Lego, Sketchers, NorthFace, etc. I did end up buying Landon a present at the Lego store while I was there. He was very excited for my arrival Sunday night to see what I had brought him.
While we were waiting for our shuttle Greg said I should go down and check out Hot Mama; he was joking that it was probably a store full of maternity clothes and baby supplies. He gave us all a laugh with continuing jokes, then we decided we should take a picture and send to Kurtis.
Then of course I had to take a picture of my airplane for Landon. Prior to leaving I prepped him telling him I was going on a trip in an airplane. He couldn't stop talking about mommy's airplane. Overall, I had a wonderful trip and got to know 4 other colleagues very well. However, I was definitely missing my little boy and tired of sitting all day everyday. We flew back to GI Wednesday evening and arrived around 10:05 p.m. By the time I got home it was probably 10:45; however, my little boy was still wide awake ready to see his mommy. I was so ready to go to bed but needless to say we were up until midnight playing with his new Legos and cuddling.
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