They don't make them cuter than this...
Good job guys! (I hate when things are out of order)
Unfortunately, a handful of us had to get up bright and early to make it back to Salt Lake for the World Wide Leadership meeting. Beautiful though.
Needless to say, he didn't have to ask twice. Thanks Jordan.
After been doped up on sugar in the middle of the night, we went and found a parking lot after a fresh snow fall and made ourselves sick spinning in circles. Steph has got skills.
I'm taking an acting class this semester at the University of Utah. It has been a lot of fun. Anna and I paired up for a short skit they call an etude. We were given a generic script and asked to create the Who, What, Where, When, How. Super creative Anna decided our script would be between two best friends and one's admiration of Martha Stewart gets a little out of hand. The scene is of the breaking point between them. Guess who played the Martha fan. In my blue collared shirt, khaki pants and blonde wig, Anna and I did an origami project that didn't quite make the cut. We did this four times in class as request and just had a lot of fun with it. The class loved it and thought it was as funny as we did.
Let's just say this wasn't my first.
We stayed and conferenced at the Gaylord Hotel. 
Our first day of seminars started off with "School of Rock". 
We unexpectedly got dismissed from an endo course for the afternoon. So Mindy, Bobbie and I took the free shuttle over to a shopping mall in our heels. Hmm, not the brightest ideas, but all we brought were business casual footwear. Bobbie actually gave in and bought sneakers to give her feet a break; I was not so wise.
Our first night we attended a charity event at the Wildhorse Saloon. Bobbie made me over country style.
Doc was sick from the moment we got to Nashville, but still pulled it together enough to join in the festivities. I'm not thinking that was the best of ideas either.
One of the Crown Council dentist, Dr. Wells, treats many of the country stars in Nashville. So he pulled together a dozen of his friends for this benefit.
The food was tasty. The pool enjoyable.
Doc treated us to $100 for our countywear before we flew out. I got cowboy boots and a couple of snap shirts to fit in.
Included in the entertainment for the evening:
Dierks Bentley...
and Ronnie Dunn.
Day Two.
That night we had a black tie awards dinner.
The food was incredible.
I don't know what's prettier, Bobbie or the dessert.
Doc was nominated by seven different people for the Young Dentist of the Year. They brought everyone that has previously won this award on stage and said, 'we give this award to new dentists that show the most potential to do great things and as you can see everyone of them are living up to it.' Then they awarded it to my boss. Yep. I'm apart of something great... and we're just getting started.
Way to go Doc. We are so proud of you. An award well deserved.
Of course he couldn't do it without a few key people. :)
Day Three:
And our reward for a job well done...
We met this outstanding group during our humanitarian trip to the Dominican Republic in September. Dr. and Dr. Deckworth's team from San Diego couldn't be anymore fantastic.
All of those at the annual event who fundraised for Smiles for Life were invited to a private concert at the Grand Ole Opry.
How is Garth tied into this? Smiles for Life whitens teeth to raise money to then feed other charities local and worldwide. Like Smiles for Hope and Esperanza that we worked with for the Dominican Republic. We also donate directly to Garth's charity Teammates for Kids.
Okay, so I would say that I liked his music before I met him...
And it's a known fact that he is an entertainer...
But I had NO idea...
Just how stinkin fantastic he really is.
To say that I am a fan now seems like an understatement.
We would cheer so loud after each song and he would get what seemed like a little embarrassed and would say, 'Please, please, sit down...you're going to be here awhile.' After, oh, two and a half hours of stories and audience requests (including his wife's She's in Love with the Boy), he checked to see how much time we had in the building and then continued on for another half hour just him and his guitar. Incredible. 
Our trip unfortunately had to come to an end. On our way out we ate at the airport. In attempt to be good, I requested that instead of the mash potatoes with my meal, I would just like extra vegetables. Have you ever seen so much broccoli?
Next year the event is in Las Vegas. This whole experience was incredible, inspiring, exciting and hopefully the first of many, many more. The people of the Crown Council are doing so much to give back, to improve the lives around them. I love being apart of this. It makes silly things like appointment reminder calls worthwhile in a much larger perspective.
Sixteen girls, four each, please meet Renaissance Hotel's room 1236. Kelti, Brittany, Erin, & Tara.
We were located right off Hollywood Blvd. I love Sandra Bullock, enough to get on the ground for her picture. 
We took taxi's to the Grove Shopping Center and got MAC makeovers Hollywood style.
Thinking we could catch a taxi on this main street, our room's four girls decided to start walking. Bad decision. We walked for a dozen blocks without seeing any taxis. We ending up calling one from a Starbucks. After finally catching one, we then got caught in traffic. We were accruing charges and running out of money, so we decided to get out and book it back to the hotel just in time for it to start raining. So after the dozen initial blocks and then running four more in the rain, needless to say we were the last group ready for dinner.
We ate at this little italian restaurant next to the Kodak theaters. Great food. But after another time misjudgment, we had to run for the shuttle to Wicked in the rain yet again this time in heels.
We did make it and you wouldn't believe how difficult it is to get sixteen girls together for a photo. At the beginning of the show, I had my camera confiscated and I didn't even get a good picture first.
Would you believe me if I told you that we had to run to the shuttle in the rain again to catch it back to the hotel? Well you should.
Full of energy after the incredible play, we snatched dessert at Johnny Rockets. We drew a lot of attention to ourselves (especially from the cook that was taking pictures of us on his camera phone). Our waiter was great and gave us hats and took our picture. But we lost it after a couple of glasses of water met Sandi's lap. It was so great.
We returned to have a wrestling match and talent show in 1236. Around 2am, I think, we dispersed to our own rooms just in time for hotel security to show up after several noise complaints. Oops.
Katie Shelley was the angel that pulled this all together. The hotel was beautiful, the play was Incredible, the company irreplaceable.
This is the only picture that we got with all sixteen of us. It was calculated that 15 husbands, 21 children, and 1 sick friend were left behind for this 24 hour getaway. It was so worth it and hope that this just might be the first of many after everyone goes their separate ways in June. I love that even though we seem to have less and less in common, I felt like just one of the girls.
May I just add my big Thank You and express my love for not just these girls but all my girls of San Francisco (you know who you are). Tony Bennett said, "I left my heart in San Francisco". This is so true for me. I am so inspired by those beautiful accomplished women that touched my life. I was truly carried by their example and love as I went through a very painful growing time in my life. I couldn't have done it without you. Thank you. I can't believe that it has already been a year. Time goes by so fast and I cherish every moment we shared together. I pray that it won't be our last.