Friday, October 24, 2008

I'm back!

I know I said a couple of posts ago that I was back with more consistent posts, but work and my personal life got the best of me. I'm beat! But, I promise, I'm going to try really hard to keep up with my blog from now on...busy or not!

If you're wondering what I've been up to, read on!

Let's start with work. It's crazy busy right now, but more fun than ever. The long days are worth it to me! I'm working on a really cool account, FedEx NFL. They are doing this Air & Ground program where 6 NFL quarterbacks and runningbacks are voted on each week when they do well in a game. The winners, which are announced each Friday, are able to donate $1,000 to the local Safe Kids coalition in their market (funded by FedEx). It's really cool to see FedEx work through different local communities this way and provide assistance to safety pedestrian efforts - which is what this program is all about!

So in conjunction with the voting efforts I mentioned above, we also are doing 7 local market events where we work with FedEx voluteers and Safe Kids reps. I've already been to Pittsburgh with Hines Ward. And most recently, I went to Denver and Dallas, where we worked with Champ Bailey (cornerback for the Broncos) and Greg Ellis (linebacker and captain for the Dallas Cowboys). Event logistics is something I really enjoy doing, no matter how much I have to travel!

Here I am with Champ Bailey in Denver on October 7th.



And here I am working with Greg Ellis, talking him through key messages for his interviews!





If you're at all interested in learning more about this program, go to NFL.com/FedEx.

OK! Now that I've made my endorsement on the program, let me fill you in on what I've been doing outside of work.

One of my closest friends, Jen Paull, was in town a couple of weekends ago and we went out to celebrate her 26th birthday. There is this cool new bar in Clayton called Molly Darcy's where we met up, had some drinks and caught up for a bit!

Whenever I'm around Jen (and have a drink in my hand, for that matter), I bust out the kissy face.



Matt and me hanging out at the bar, doing what we do best. Drinking.



I uploaded some pictures from my Six Flags post, too.

The girls enjoying a day in the sun and some old school fun.



Matt and I after conquering Mr. Freeze. If you don't remember, this was one of my favorite rides, but the scariest going into it! I, of course, had to get a picture.



Now we're off to the wineries! The past four years 300+ people have taken buses out to Hermann, MO. This year, we wanted something low-key, so 30 of us went out to enjoy some fun in the sun and a few bottles of wine in Augusta. We couldn't have asked for a better day, 65 degrees and sunny!

Spending some time with Kelly and Heather



Tara and I after our first bottle of wine. Big smiles!



And finally, me and Matt towards the end of the day. It went by so fast, but we had a great time.



There is my update in a nutshell! What's next? Matt and I are going couch shopping in Illinois at one my dad's friends stores tomorrow. It will be a long 2 1/2 drive, but hopefully we'll find something for the house that we love. We really HAVE to find something since he closes on Tuesday! Man, this month has flown by.
Halloween is next weekend and we're not doing anything big. I'm trying to figure out what I want to be...any suggestions?
And my favorite thing to talk about these days...Cabo. I'm leaving 2 weeks from today and have already started picking out my outfits. I'll have some great posts on that trip.
Talk soon,
Stevie

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