The conference breakfast began at 8am and the first speaker was at 8:30am. In all, there were about 80 Chamber of Commerce's represented and there were some excellent sessions and speakers.
After a long day of sitting, we finally had an hour and a half of free time, before the evening reception and Awards Dinner at 7pm. My brother from Portland was attending the conference as a vendor and we decided to head back to the old neighborhood to take a look. There was a flood of childhood memories and we decided to knock on the door of the neighbors to see if they were home, and to our surprise they were.
Mr. Davis opened the door and quickly recognized us. It was so nice to see him and Mrs. Davis was right behind him. After handshakes and hugs we were invited in and their beautiful home, that they had built in 1964, was absolutely flawless and as wonderful as it was 40 years ago. It was so nice to talk with them and to get caught up. Mrs. Davis, was the "Cool Aid" mom in the neighbor when we were kids and always had cookies and something to drink for all the kids in the neighborhood.
After about an hour it was time for my brother and I to say good bye and to head back to the conference. It was so good to see old friends again. The old neighborhood was beautiful, and it made me realize just how lucky we were as kids to have lived in such a place.
The rest of the evening was networking and the awards dinner. After which I went back to my room to read my 12 pages and to head to bed. It's exhausting listening to people speak all day long. I was beat.
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