Good evening bloggers...

So, a lot has been going on lately.  I told you all about my little sister getting married.  She cracks me up.  She's a Sullivan now, so she's all worried people won't know she's Italian anymore.  I laughed.  She so looks Italian.  There's no question.  Silly kid.

I've had a couple of trade shows since then.  The most memorable of those was the trip to Chicago, 2 weeks ago, for The Remodeling Show.  The show itself was ok.  The first day was a steady stream of traffic, but the next two days were not so busy.  However, I was able to go with a friend/coworker of mine, which made the trip much more enjoyable.  She's a vegetarian, so we were able to hit up every good vegetarian/vegan/raw place we could find.  Yumm!  And we walked EVERYWHERE.  When we couldn't walk, we took the train lines and the Metra.  The Metra was cool because it was much smoother and a more comfortable ride.  You really get thrown around on the CTA lines.  We also got to spend some time on the Navy Pier.  It was great!  We rode the ferris wheel and got to see the sun setting around the city from the air.  After that we walked around the pier and caught the end of a live marionette show (with people, not puppets) and a magician that did the Houdini upside down escape in water trick.  It was amazing!  That is definitely something I will never forget. 

This is my favorite time of year.  The leaves are changing colors and Halloween is next week, my favorite holiday.  Last night was my one and only Halloween party I am able to attend this year, not that I haven't been invited to a bunch.  I just can't go because of an upcoming show.  Anyway, I bought this costume (Captain Hook - female) that I thought would be amazing.  But, when I went to put it on an hour before the show, I looked like a gay valet.  It was horrible!  So, at the last minute I threw on a pink cowgirl hat and a jean skirt and ran out the door.  Everyone else's costumes were much better.  My friend Darin was white trash (see pic).  OMG, he looked so funny!  His wife Kim was a little devil.  There was also an angel, Rainbow Bright, Puss in Boots, a male cop in some really short shorts, a doctor, and an actress playing a prostitute.  It was fun, but I was exhausted, so I left at midnight.  I can't party like I used to.  Well, not all the time anyway. 

This coming week I'm driving down to Louisville, KY for the GIE + Expo.  This is a new show for us, so I'm hoping the attendance is good and it is worth our time to exhibit.  I love downtown Louisville.  If you've never been there, you must go and hang out at 4th Street Live.  They block off this area and have street dancing and fun.  There's a bunch of bars and restaurants to eat at surrounding it.  There's also a bar outside when it's warm enough out.  It's a fun little area to hang out and relax or go dancing (and you know I love to dance.)  I'm not going with friends this time, so I may not get to have as much fun.  We shall see.  I may need to put on my political hat (which I hate wearing). 

Well, I'm heading to bed as soon as my iphone updates.  Have a great night all.  I will chat with you again when I have something good to talk about. 

-L-