There's no place like home!

Tuesday

January 26th, 2016

Be it ever so humble.......

There is no place like home!

Don't get me wrong.....I had a terrific time in New Orleans. Not the in the way most people enjoy the Big Easy. There was no partying for me. The food was excellent ,however I did not go completely off the charts.The weather was not great for the South...cold ,unseasonably cold so I did not get that vacation feeling from that either. I was there for a trade show. Up early, long days on my feet all day and truth be told, not much business to be written.

Even my sleeping accommodations were less than extraordinary. With 5 of us sharing a two bedroom suite, guess who got the couch?

So what made the week so enjoyable?

The person I spent my time with all day.

Me!

From the minute I set off to the airport until the minute I walked in the door last night, I had the pleasure of interacting with this new David, full of energy, positive in every conversation and smiling, yes smiling at every possible occasion. I spent time with friends that I have known for decades.Each one greeted me with a smile so warm that the near freezing temps did not matter. Vendors who I have walked past for years ,were stopping me and engaging in conversation. I did not walk the show, I strutted and paraded through the show. I shook hands and greeted people like a politician on the campaign trail.And every time I looked up, my eyes met someone who was smiling back.

I shared with some one that I had been fired by just about every vendor in the room at some point. Although I was kidding, the truth is that there are many vendors who for one reason or another I am no longer working with today. Yet I have a warm and friendly relationship with every one of them (with 1 exception!....some wounds are just too deep!)

Each encounter ,each reunion brought a huge hug....not just a handshake. And the hugs were awesome. Not the Yo Bro' , 1 arm on your back type of hugs.These were the kind that made the other person relax and melt into your arm type hugs.They were hugs that lasted a little too long....and then a little longer until they were just right.

It was as I said ,a terrific time!

And now I'm home. Snow, freezing cold, and mostly alone here at my desk. 

And as Dorothy say's.....

There's no place like home!

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