"Es Pretty Good" in Texas Today

I'm still in Houston.....I did a little rearranging of my schedule to be sure that I was going to be able to attend the Freedom Tour. I have to fly out for work on the night that I was supposed to go in Austin, so I did a little massaging to my calendar....and it all worked out that I'll still get to go, and also get to spend some time with my buddy, Brett, while he was here. You know, since he made it ALL the way to Texas......and Lora and I are still indebted to him for being our fabulous tour guide in Santa Barbara at the beginning of the year. :)

So, after working all day from Lora's (man, seriously, today was one busy day - ugh), I headed to the airport to pick up Brett and a few others so they'd have a proper Texas welcome this afternoon. I can only imagine how horrid the heat must feel here to them.....coming in from CA, MA and IL......ugh, it's sooooo bad. Anyways........

After everyone arrived and got a little settled in, I got to test out if 8 adults really CAN fit in my car tonight when we all headed to enjoy some great TexMex and conversations at Lupe Tortilla. I can't say enough wonderful things about everyone that was part of dinner tonight - DJ, Jasmine, Paul, Shyla, Kenny, and of course Brett - the pleasure of your company was all Lora's and mine. :)


I just have to say too, that it's so lovely to be around people that enjoy the same things that you do. It's kind of weird to realize how much hearing people talk so excitedly about how much they love what they do, or about how much they love a certain piece of glass, can make you feel so great inside....like your liver is smiling. I'm excited about hearing DJ and Jasmine speak tomorrow, and meeting some more great people.....oh, not to mention seeing the new stuff in Lightroom 2.0 and ShowIt Sites. Just in the short time with the folks tonight, it's strikingly apparent why they are so successful at what they do. I'm a little nervous that they might be a little too inspiring, and I might want to take some leaps that I've honestly been way too scared to take before. But....for now, I need some sleep. So, I'll keep you all posted if I do anything drastic. :)