Happy Thanksgiving!

Wishing everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving! As usual, I will be hosting this traditional dinner and I say that with a smile on my face! I enjoy cooking and helping others so this is right up my alley. Family times that day. One of my highlights is the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade! LOVE it! Watch it every year...it's a rule in my house.

Ok, here's your Turkey Day trivia taken from Wikipedia" The cornucopia (Latin: Cornu Copiae) is a symbol of food and abundance dating back to the 5th century BC, also referred to as the food of worship and holiness, Horn of Amalthea, harvest cone, and horn of plenty.

 In modern depictions, the cornucopia is typically a hollow, horn-shaped wicker basket filled with various kinds of festive fruit and vegetables. In North America, the cornucopia has come to be associated with Thanksgiving and the harvest.

Did you also know that Two cornucopias are seen in the flag and state seal of Idaho.

Well, I wish you all the most blessed Thanksgiving yet! May you have peace and tranquility on this special day with family... or at least try to. ;)

ABC SHOW October 2010 Las Vegas!

Well, I am no longer a "newbie" to the ABC Kids Expo as of last month! This tradeshow was an awesome experience with fabulous contacts that I would not have had otherwise.

MOMMA EDISON's booth,4324, was organized & professional as was I. :)  I shared a booth with Marili-Jean Accessories.

We attended the Bowzer (former Sha Na Na member) 50's Exhibitor's Reception Hop together. Laurie & I got along smoothly. I could not have asked for a better booth mate. I took video of Bowzer's infamous closing of his show below. Bye Bye Bowzer - awsome job you performed!

It was a great experience, alot of fun and I am looking forward to 2011 in Louisville, KY.

While in Las Vegas I was able to see my brother, John, who lives there. He helped me setup which was a HUGE help!

  

Although, I worked my booth alone during those 5 days, I did meetup with John in the evenings when possible. We did the tourist thing: Bellagio: gardens, chocolatier and fountain show,Vegas buffet, hiking, various restaurants, cruising the strip, hanging out almost every evening. This visit, I never got to see a show since our taste in Vegas shows are very different. Also, since his birthday is 10/18 the following week, we celebrated his birthday early during my last night in Vegas.

I also went and visited Valley of Fire outside of LasVegas. This was my 2nd visit to Nevada's first state park. I love this park with the petroglyphs, rock formations, colors, scenery, etc. I highly recommend a visit to Valley of Fire. I took a Pink Jeep tour which is a smaller more intimate tour. I had 5 tourist plus a driver/guide it was perfect. No rushing, lots of picture taking, getting to know everyone instead of those large tour buses with 50 -60 people and stopping for 5-10 minutes then moving on. Pink Jeep lingered & let us browse, gave us a full lunch, stopped for 20-30 minutes at a time or more for sightseeing - HIGHLY recommend PINK JEEP TOURS when in Las Vegas (they are also in Sedona, AZ).

Overall Vegas was a SUCCESS!