My blog truancy

I have been in Cincinnati this week for work, and my days have been pretty jam-packed with meetings and group discussions, followed by group dinners. Thus, I have been neglecting my blog. This may not sound like a very pleasant time (it's far from a vacation), but in spite of my fatigue, I am in fact having a good time. I've gotten to meet and re-meet people, since my department hasn't convened in a couple of years. Do I have a list left in me? I don't know, let's see...let's do personal highlights from each day so far this week:

1. Sunday - Mark and I talked with his brother, Jeff, and sister-in-law, Heather, on the way to the family Easter dinner, and I think we're for sure on for a road trip to Maine together this August. Very exciting!
2. Monday - We went out for a group dinner to kick off the week here in Cincinnati, and after we got our appetizers but before we were able to order, we were informed that the kitchen had lost power & gas. It ended up being surprisingly fun that we all just had wine, appetizers, salad, and dessert.
3. Tuesday - Gosh, Tuesday always sucks to find something good about. It's not that this day was bad, it was just the least notable of the week in terms of highlights. I did like the little bar & grill that a lot of us went to for dinner (they actually had a really tasty veggie burger), and I got back to my hotel room in time to see most of American Idol.
4. Wednesday - It's cheesy, but we had this little segment over lunch for Show 'n Tell, where people each brought a 5-minute topic to share. I really enjoyed this segment...and I know this is creating a food-centric pattern now, but I also really appreciated dinner, even though it happened at a steakhouse. I just hope that my two big glasses of wine didn't make me say anything completely stupid...but I think I stayed pretty coherent and aware of my choice of discussion topics (I think I just risk being too no-holds-barred with a drink or two in me).