Anderson’s Birthday, Visit from Nana & Sytse
We started off our Saturday with a loaf of lemon bread, yum! Brian stepped out for awhile today to go to his friend Anderson’s birthday party. Nana and Sytse are back from their trip abroad, and they came by for a visit this evening. Everyone got lots of cool souvenirs from Germany and the Netherlands, and Nana even shared her chocolate letter with us! Kendall wished there was a letter K, so we kind of made the R into a K for a bit....
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Today was my last day in Vegas, and it was a long one! I was happy to see some women represented in the “backs of heads” advertising campaign–I’d complained about that earlier this year, when it seemed that only dudes used Splunk as their secret weapon. 😉 The conference wrapped up, and we had some time to kill before our plane home, so did some souvenir shopping. The soap store, where everything looked like a dessert, was a lot of fun! I wish I could have gotten...
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Third verse, same as the first! Another day of conference fun. Today there was a Women in Tech luncheon, and I laughed at the place settings when I sat down–salad and chocolate, for the ladies. So typical it could’ve come right out of Getty Images or something. 😉 Luckily real food was forthcoming. We were annoyed this morning, as breakfast was much later than advertised–so there were 4,000 hungry attendees milling around while we waited for the food to be ready! Not...
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Woohoo, Vegas!! Um, hardly, it’s work. 😉 Other than the bright lights at the keynote speeches this morning, it was a day of wall-to-wall conference, as I attended as many security-focused panels as I could fit into my day. There was a party again this evening, but we were disappointed that the food wasn’t as varied or as good as last year. The giant inflatable Buttercup Pony was back, though, so I had to take photos for the kiddos....
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I’m off to Las Vegas again today, for this year’s Splunk conf, once again at the MGM Grand. I’m not speaking this year, so hopefully, I can relax and just learn a whole lot! The travel was uneventful, but I took photos for the kids to keep them updated. Brandon took the kids to Chick-Fil-A for dinner tonight, always a treat! I had somewhat-disappointing appetizers for dinner, as we walked around the vendor showcase room. The conference gets under way officially tomorrow...
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The kids are loving their new Halloween pajamas! Today they wore them for awhile as they played Legos and danced around. Today was Brian’s birthday picture day, and luckily those are getting easier and easier. Brian is an old pro these days. Kendall seemed slightly offended that she wasn’t getting her picture made today, but we assured her, she will get her day around her birthday, too. Some of Brian’s hockey photos are in the sample book–front page, even! We did...
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