March 4, 2008

Whoa...what a day!!!

I was awakened at 7:50 am this morning by a phone call from Ron announcing that we were moving rooms and I needed to be packed AND dressed for my day in a little over an hour.

After a furious flurry of activity, I was showered, dressed and packed in 1 hour. We schlepped our belongings to the Signature suites where we each now had our own suite. Well, for the 2 minutes I had to check out the suite, I was floored. There was no comparison. Our previous rooms were akin to highway motor hotel rooms compared to these. A full kitchen, complete with pots, pans, dishes, blender...even measuring cups! The bathroom has a separate room for the toilet, a glass shower, Jacuzzi tub, double sinks and a TV. The suite itself has a bar, the bed area and a separate living room and office area. I could spend the rest of my week here and be quite content...well, no, that's not 100% true!! There's still a lot of Vegas I want to see!



This mornings functions started out with the opening general session from 9:30-12:00, which was a nostalgic trip through the last 35 years with RE/Max and into the future. The highlight for me was without a doubt Terry Fader - I have been a fan since seeing him win America's Got Talent. I can't be the only person who thinks he's phenomenal, can I? I know Dianna wasn't impressed with him at first, but I think by the time he was done, he'd won her over - I think it was the Sonny & Cher impersonation. How does one man sing two parts at the same time so that you can distinguish two vocals??



I did get a little video of his performance before my camera batteries died. :o( He did about 6 songs - I got his intro and 2 songs.





At 1, my courses for the day started. I did 1 hour on contact management, 1 hour on digital marketing and 1 hour on changes in the real estate market.



This was followed by an "Ice Cream" social at the marquee ballroom featuring hagendaus ice cream and free drinks which led up to the Children's Miracle Network action. I watched some of the auction and bought myself a little bit of Las Vegas bling.

From there, I made my way to the Canadian Happy Hour reception where met a lovely couple from BC before finally meeting up with Dianna and Ron again.

Made my way back to my "suite" for a leisurely soak in the jacuzzi - which does wonders for abused tootsies - dried off with a HUGE snuggle soft towel and I'm now writing this blog while enjoying a cup of berry tea I brewed in my kitchen while listening to American Idol. Time to upload multimedia and call it a night - another big day ahead tomorrow. Courses until 3:30, then getting ready for the big awards night!!

Bon soir!