We Comin to America!

So I'm finally back and settled in jolly old Londontown. Last Saturday I flew out to DC for sales training. I have to say, I had zero expectations for it, but this sales training ended up being the best I've ever had. It is (hopefully) going to really help me in my efforts at work. Saturday night I went out with a bunch of friends and actually got to see my friend Lauren who lives in LA which I was really excited about since I haven't seen her since her wedding. I was delirious for most of the night and drank 3 red bulls and two diet cokes before we went out, so then spent most of the night alternating between water and Miller Light. I ended the night with jumbo slice which I was super excited about.

Then Sunday I left to go check into the hotel in Bethesda. The week was a blur. The days felt like they lasted for years, and the nights..well imagine 10 of the most ADD prone, rowdie and full of energy people in a hotel. There were lots of nights spent by the rooftop pool laughing and making fun of each other, and of course team bonding. The DC people had never met the London people, so there was a lot of excitement there.

Once the week ended (finally, but also sadly, because I knew that meant my time was limited!) I headed back to Rachel's to stay until I flew out on Sunday. A few highlights include:
-7 of us standing in circle, arms around each other, swaying and singing God Bless the USA
-jumbo slice (obvi)
-driving a 16' moving truck across the city.

Yes, Rachel was selling her couch, and had to rent a Budget truck to pick up the new couch. The budget store was out of 10 foot trucks so they gave her a 16' for the same price. She was PANICKED because she didn't think she could drive it. I heard her on the phone with her mom getting worked up about it. Once I heard her mom suggest Jess drive it, I stepped in. I've seen Jess drive and I knew this would be bad for herself, Rachel, the truck and pretty much everyone on the road :) I've driven one of those before, and I was pretty confident I could do it again.

When we told our friends that I would be driving, Sue (smartly) pointed out that they chose the girl who hasn't driven in 9 months to drive a giant truck! But still, I was the best choice. So Rachel Jess and I head to Budget to pick up the truck. Holy crap was it big.

So we hop in, Rachel squats between Jess and I who are in seats, and we hit the road. Miraculously, I didn't mess anything up. We only got beeped at once! We drove it to the couch, loaded it, dropped off the stuff at Rachel's, and headed back to return it quickly (because my flight was leaving 3 hours before I thought it was). There went my brunch plans. Jess's angel friend Darci raced me off to Dulles after a shower, where, as soon as I got in line for check in, I crashed. The week of keeping up energy and appearances ended and so did my good mood. Combine that with no food and the stress that came with driving big bertha across the city, by the time I hit my seat in the plane I only watched one movie! That's pretty miraculous for me since I LOVE watching movies.

Anyway, I know this post was a little lame, but its almost 6:30 and there's a break in the rain so I'm headed out. I'll write more tomorrow about a show I discovered that I'm pretty sure promotes anorexia.