Well, sort of on the road. we had about a million little things to do before we left- take the dog to Todd's sister, drop of kids backpacks to my moms, pick up rental car (um yes because i had an "incident" the week before)... so we didn't get on the road until close to 11am!
The trip there was only about three hours- really quick! The convention center was a bit outside of the city (it was right by O'Hare) So we did a little drive by.
We checked in and waited to hear from my Ella Friends- Jenny, Keshet, and Valerie as to when their planes came in. We were the official Ella Friends airport shuttle :) it was so fun to swing in and pick everyone up!! Although i LOVE all things paper, the best thing about CHA is meeting friends in real life!!
After everyone checked in, we picked up Lexi and Suz- friends we know from the Studio Calico message board and headed to Toboun Grill. Keshet keeps kosher so we joined her as poser koshers for the night (which Valerie cleverly coined us as "poshers"). And you know what? it.was.so.good. i am just fine being a posher. :)
they had the best pitas i have ever had in my life. we also tried falafel-- it's made of chickpeas and herbs. never tried this before but it was awesome!!!
Todd and I shared the "beef special" which was also excellent. We were STUFFED when we left! So great to spend dinner with new friends!
After dinner we piled in the car and headed back to the convention area and met up with some of my Lily Bee Friends-- Linda Barber, Cindy Liebel, and Lisa Day for drinks and dessert. I have to say i laughed- alot. Those girls are hilarious! We totally shut down the place! It was a blast. Day 1? I would say it was a success.
8 comments:
sounds like an awful lot of FUN Jenni! So cool that hubby went with you too:) Meeting on-line friends is really the best part!
have a great weekend:)
What a fun night that was - your hubby is the best, Jenni! So glad I got to meet both of you :)
It was a great night, and a great week. So glad to have met everyone!
Well, what do you know? I came over from Keshet's blog to see what "poshers" was...and who do I find? Someone whose last name is Hufford and whose husband's name is Todd. Coincidence? I don't think so! Jenni, I was one of your husband's HS choir directors!! What a small world!
so glad i got to meet you - sounds like you had a fabulous trip!
So jealous! (and i love falafel!)
Awesome pics! :)
Such awesome photos, Jenni!! Thanks for sharing all your CHA fun!!! Hopefully next summer I'll see you there!! ;)
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