October: Scary Movie Month!

I'm a little behind, but here's my list of movies I want to watch this October to keep up with everyone else in the world:

1) Poltergeist
2) The Exorcist (I actually think I watched this last year, but I barely remember it)
3) The Skeleton Key (Ryan's request)
4) Nightmare on Elm Street
5) Friday the 13th
6) Sleepy Hollow
7) It
8) Interview with a Vampire
9) Rear Window
10) Dawn of the Dead


I don't know what I'm forgetting, but I'm very open to suggestions!

Some Pictures from Vegas

Our very fancy hotel

This was actually in the Bilagio- it was supposed to be directed like the ocean, but instead it was decorated just like fall in PA!

The start of our booth. This was day two of 4 for set up.  

It wouldn't be a trip without some food pictures.

More set up pictures; this was all accomplished in triple-degree weather.

So when I got home, I was all about room service and fancy smoothies

This is a view of our hotel from the mall across the street

I only saved up for one big adventure on the trip, and so I took myself on a helicopter ride! I managed to get quite a few things off the bucket list all in one event.

I also got to sit next to the pilot, which was pretty cool.

We saw the hoover dam, and Celine Dione's house, and a lot of desert

We also went through the grand canyon, which I took a lot more pictures of but none of them really do it justice. If you want to know what it looks like from a helicopter, you should try it firsthand. 

We also went over the strip, so I was able to see all sorts of buildings from a pretty amazing view. I wanted to jump off the stratosphere, but mom told me I wasn't allowed. I guess I'll have to wait until the next show.

My pictures outside the helicopter.

Finally, after 11 days in a city that could not be more at odds against my personality, we were on our way home! We got back around 2am and I spent the whole weekend recovering. 

All in all, the trip was VERY succesful and every bit worth the exhaustion. Everyone was so helpful, our sales team was on fire, and we made the trip very worth it. And now that I know I can do it, Atlanta next April should be a breeze!

Some things from my Business Trip

1) I can do hard things. More importantly, I am actually pretty good at problem solving. While I might fret about what could go wrong, I actually really love a good crisis. Basically I'm the Olivia Pope of selling packaging equipment.

2) Hydration is key- this is true of travel at any time, but I worked especially hard on it while in Vegas. We spent hours setting up our booth in 103 degree weather. I took vitamins and drank water and ate smoothies, and I managed to make it through the show without getting sick.

3) If Vegas were a person, it would be my arch nemesis- loud, tacky, expensive, and self-involved. Every city has it's own personality, and while I think I'm probably a Seattle or a Portland, I would date Boston and be best friends with Cleveland or Nashville. But Vegas? Vegas is everything I cannot stand in a person

4) Rob Thomas wrote my life- Rob Thomas (creator of Veronica Mars and iZombie) is the understated Joss Whedon. Please, do not write off iZombie like I initially did. Rob Thomas has this gift for creating fierce, sassy women who get shit done and are the perfect balance of a tough softie. iZombie is essentially just Veronica Mars with the added zombie story-line. It's on Netflix next week, and I cannot recommend it highly enough. It made for excellent hotel entertainment.

5) Recovering afterwards- I got home Friday around 2am. I'm still unable to get out of bed before noon, so I've missed the first two days of Applefest, but I finally made it to hermitage where there is a Leonardo's pizza and Daffin's chocolate waiting for me. Cross your fingers that tomorrow I can get back into my normal rhythm (doubtful though, since tonight is the first SNL episode of the season).