Okay so this really nice gal in my ward told me I would love it, and I said to myself,
"motivational speakers...uh, weeeelll, um... that's not really my thing." She had a pretty
persuasive angle, she said " You should go."
Well $49.00 later I had my preregistration
reservation for a lightly padded aluminum-iron seat (part of a matching set of 1700), and
a husband willing to take all three kids for 24 hours straight! (who wouldn't pay fifty bucks for that, huh?)
The day of, I was dreading it. Parking was expensive,I drove alone, I left my husband with a kid at
each ankle looking horribly drained from a rough week...I found a ton of reasons to ditch it. But...
$49.00...you know!?
So I enter this large auditorium with above mentioned seating accommodations,
and was feeling like I wanted to cry...I was lonely. I knew there would be people I knew, but it was so big and there
were so many people and it's not like they saved me a seat, or even like they expected to see me...UHG! I wanted to
go home to my little nest of pillows on my bed and play star wars legos in the safety of my room.
(can somebody say goo-goo gah-gah, Mandie!?) I decided to make the most of it an just see if I knew anyone, and I did, and
to my gleeful surprise, they had saved me a seat. "I AM LOVED!" I was still a little unsure of this
little adventure, but at least I wasn't sitting alone!
Well, I laughed my butt off. I had so much fun. The speakers were just, well...inspirational. and I was
pretty glad I didn't ditch it.
After the friday night conference I hung out with some gals I have known for quite some time. I wish I could explain
just how much it meant to me to spend time with those lovely people. Suffice it to say, it was a party.
Saturdays conference was just as wonderful as Friday (except for the "lightly padded" part). I know this wont convince anyone who isn't already kinda into this sort of thing, but I just wanted to share how unexpectedly blissful the event was.
Check it out at http://www.tofw.com/ to see if they are gonna be in your area some time.
It's worth the money and the time away from babies. I am gonna do it again next year.
