Sleep

I had a great time last night.  I ended up meeting my dad early at Zola's downtown to grab a few drinks and we ended up with a group of about 6-7 of us sitting there.  The dinner itself was really nice.  I felt a little bit like a fish out of water since everyone seemed to know everyone at this event.  I know I am still fairly new to the association world, so it will take some time.  I did realize though, that I need to do a MUCH better job of committing people's names to memory.  Specifically, CVB (convention and visitors bureau) people.  You meet so many of them while doing site visits and when they make office visits, that it can be hard to keep up.  I actually felt terrible when one of them approached me while I was waiting for my car and I had just met her 3 weeks ago.  Granted, I had 5 other meetings in between that time, but still.

New task: REMEMBER people's names!  Make a real connection instead of a superficial one.

I ended up getting home around 10:30.  Just enough time to let Samson walk to the mailbox with me and get ready for bed.  Thankfully, he was very good and we feel asleep pretty quickly.  5am certainly did come fast though.

I have realized over the last 6 years that I've been working.... Sleep is important to me.  I need sleep.  And I need at least 6 hours.  It's really difficult for me to function on anything less.  And it's never just one night.  If I get less sleep one night during the week, it has a domino effect on the whole rest of the week for me.

So this morning, I went the Starbucks route, because I knew how tired I would be.

Salted Caramel Mocha - I love you.

Venti sized - Because I need it

P.s.  Ok, it's definitely not helpful for me "lose weight - keep in shape" goal.  But I get it with nonfat milk and no whip cream so I feel better about it. :)