After the presentations on Tuesday, Connie and I raced to the airport and flew to Phoenix to meet up with Grady and Gerald and go to the FBR Open. I've always loved cacti and I really love Arizona so it was fun to be there, even for a day. While at the FBR we visited with Matt Killen, the youngest swing coach on the PGA TOUR, and Kenny Perry, a fabulous pro golfer who is also a Transitions spokesperon.
That's right ladies - Trevor Immelman was in the house. Transitions signed Trevor Immelman and Kenny Perry to be brand amabassadors for Transitions lenses and Trevor was gracious enough to make an in-person appearance at the marketing/golf general session. Connie and Greg did a great job - they bantered back and forth about which player to sign and then let the audience decide. The votes were even (or evenish) so they announced to the crowd of 800 customers that there were going to sign them both. The crowd went wild, and Trevor entered the room to a standing ovation. It was a lot of fun, and Connie had more air than Michael Jordan on his best day as she was cheering Trevor on.
the audience (thanks Rach for playing the role of photographer) included Greg's skydiving video, Connie arriving with Mickey, and unveiling the golf TV spot, "Light and Shadows" to the audience to much appreciation. Unfortunately Paul was sick so he had to watch the action. Most importantly though, both Greg and Connie did an awesome job!
Sunday was an early morning as we headed to Disney's Magnolia Course to play a round of golf. There were about 40 people in total, but two groups representing the Transitions "golf team." Me, Connie, Gerald and Big Al Mylnarski (our talent for the TV spot) played against Paul from Transitions, Bart Kendall from IMG, and Julie Tyson from the PGA TOUR. The idea was that you take the two best scores from each hole - the losing team at the end was to wear the Mickey ears that night. We thought we lost, but Julie checked the math and it turns out we won by one stroke. Connie generously told them they didn't need to wear the ears. Connie is clearly too nice and should have checked with her team before letting them off the hook! :)
ehearsal with Connie, Paul, Dan and Greg before a golf meeting, before the opening reception, before another team dinner. Another busy day, but it was awesome to have some downtime in the morning, although the week was just getting started and I was afraid I'd end up regretting it...
So, yes, I've been missing in action. It has been a crazy week - over 7 days I flew from NY to Orlando for Transitions Academy, and then on to Scottsdale AZ for the FBR Open PGA TOUR event, and then back to Tampa FL for activities around the Superbowl. I am 9 days behind and will spend a lot of the day today getting caught up.
How cool is it that Barack Obama has been elected president? Political beliefs aside, I think it is a great day for our country. I'm really happy to have gotten the chance to celebrate this piece of history by kicking up my feet at the Texas "Black Tie and Boots" inaugural ball.
adorable Obama cookies with fresh apples and a story about Abraham Lincoln, and Obama family water bottles. Yes, they were corny but I'll take free bottled water in a hotel room any way I can get it. Then Connie and I ventured to the Fashion Centre mall for manis/pedis and some shopping before the party. There were kids on field trips everywhere and the mall was all decked out for the special occasion. The ball itself was a ton of fun and included the opportunity to get our photo taken with the presidential seal, a Texas fair, authentic Texan cuisine, and live music all night long. And, poor Chris took turns dancing with the three of us. Most of the guys wore cowboy boots, and some of the ladies did too, including Connie who rocked a badass pair of black booties.
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