Writing Our Lives & Bravely Belonging Was a HUGE Success, but I'm Unwinding this Morning with the Last Image from Last Night with James & Family

Best part of the day...everything ran smooth. Worst part of the day...definitely many more kids than planned and we ran out of food, but Aramark came to rescue. It was the chicken tenders and lemonade. Big time hits - even the girls stacked 7 or 8 to their plates, with no idea of the numbers of kids needing to be fed behind them. But that was a minor bust (which wasn't a bad thing...a good thing...they loved lunch). 

I have so many photos, plus we had professional photographers there, so I'm likely to write more later on.

For now, after the event I waked Karal and then got James Bird and Adriana Mather (and son, Wolf) and we went out to eat at Vegan-ish in Bridgeport and then to ice cream at Walnut Creamery. Wolf loves his beaches so we also spent a few hours collecting shells, skipping rocks, and seeing how far we might throw rocks into the ocean. It was a beautiful night and I enjoyed every second of it. I'm glad I planned so far ahead that I actually could enjoy the company of my guests this week...which I did. 

And this morning I wake up without having any where to be immediately. In fact, I don't have any thing to accomplished in the next minute. I can unpack from the conference, process the photos, write thank you notes, and walk Karal a little longer. 

120 kids, 8 schools, 8 teachers, 18 presenters, and two author guests. Not bad for putting it together in 3 months with a special foundation grant. I would love, for once, to have funding come in that didn't need to be spent so quickly, but I can't complain! What an amazing experience all around.

Those chicken tenders, though. Phew.