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Finally an Alt summer recap

July 16, 2014

It’s about time I post this. It’s been nearly a month since ALT summer and I’m finally getting around to sharing and reconnecting with the wonderful women I met. This was my third ALT event and yet again I was blown away at all the details and parties but most importantly the quality of people I met. It’s so great to know that when you put yourself out there and get out of your comfort zone that you will be rewarded with meaningful conversations and the beginnings of new friendships and partnerships. It’s really pretty great.

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The event started on Wednesday night with dinners around town. I attended the Search For Your Awesome party hosted by Alison of The Alison show. We had signature cocktails, a food truck dinner, nail art, a makeup artist, and lots and lots of fun props. It was really fun and when it was time to go I wasn’t quite ready which is always the sign of a good party!
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^The 3 photos above Justin Hackworth or Brooke Dennis for Alt Summit
The next day we had classes all day followed by a party in the park that evening. The weather was a bit on the cool side but everyone just bundled up and made the most of it. There were a few food trucks to choose from and once I got my food I sat down and watched the break dancers doing their thing. I love to dance regardless of how good or bad I look so when the opportunity arose to get on the “dance floor” I took it along with a few other dance crazy attendees. It was so fun!
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^2 photos above Justin Hackworth or Brooke Dennis for Alt Summitalt summer tmc group

After a final day of classes we ended the event with a garden party complete with beautiful flowers, tasty bites, bikes to ride, and lots of other wonderful details. It was a great chance to get a few lovely pictures with friends. The ladies above I met online before the event and 4 of us shared a room. It was great to come back at the end of the day and share our stories and get to know each other a little more. The last night was by far the best. Two of us went out for a drink and when we got back we thought the other two would be sleeping but they were still up and we were all overtired and a lot of giggles were had. I had a 6 am flight but I figured I could sleep when I got home so I enjoyed myself and the time left with my new friends.

I had a pretty great time overall. I will say though that two ALTs in the same year was a tad overwhelming so I may need to decide which event I’d rather go to in the future. Hmm…decision, decisions. For now I’ll do my best to stay connected with my new friends and hope to see them again in the future.

Now I’m off to the beach!

ALT dinner with Umba

January 29, 2014

I think I need to ease into spilling all about ALT (all good of course). I just feel like I have so much to share that if I don’t do it slow I won’t do it at all. I have about 150 business cards I collected that I’ll be sharing soon also.

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I arrived in Salt Lake City on Wednesday and I met up with a few Seattle bloggers (Brooke and Megan) unexpectedly at the airport (they were on my flight and I had no idea). We made it to the hotel, checked in, got set up, met my roommate, attended the early bird sessions, and then got ready for dinner. I carpooled with a few ladies headed to my dinner and it was a great way to slowly start meeting the some 700 people in attendance at the overall event.

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Our dinner was held at The Tin Angel in Salt Lake City and hosted by Umba. It was such a fun group of ladies and after we all sat down and started talking I think we felt a little more at ease. I had some wonderful conversations over dinner and met one of my conference buddies (Jacqueline). I met a lot of great ladies and I will be mentioning them all when I post about the business cards.

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I was glad our dinner didn’t last too late though and I had a chance to relax and get a good night’s sleep before the event fully kicked off.

Last day in salt lake city

April 25, 2013

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Sunday morning after all of the SNAP activities were over a few of us had later flights or flights the next day so we all carpooled around Salt Lake City to see some sites. We started at the capital building and then headed to Temple Square to walk around. All of the flowers were in bloom and the temple itself was quite beautiful.

Then it was time for me to head back to the airport. I was brave and chose to take the train, but this time I had it figured out. Until next time Salt Lake! I had a great time.