Whew! Happy Monday! Conference is over. It was exhausting, fun, inspiring, and filled with yummy cocktails. Before I begin my awards ceremony, I would like to add one extra award...Bestest Hubby Ever. Which goes to my sweet husband of 23 years, Dr. B. When I got home, he had these gorgeous flowers waiting for me, to celebrate my successful workshop. I lub that guy!
And now it's time for Penelope's awards....
✯Penelope's 2013 NECRWA Conference Awards✯
✯ Best Gandy On A Stick Award....Gandy
Bobbi Baby With Gandy
✯ Most Likely To Burst Into Spontaneous Flames...Stephanie Estes Saccoccio
✯ Coolest Newb With Bad-Ass Book Idea...Jennifer Hallock (Go friend her at Facebook!)
✯ Best Friend Covered With 10,000 Melted Lindt Chocolate Truffle Balls Who Never Complained....Sam Wayland
Penny and Sam With Christmas Tree and Melted Chocolate
✯ Nicest Person Award (I think she also won this last year. And I'm going to predict she wins it next year, too)....Lena Goldfinch
✯ Best Real Tattoos...Traci Olsen
✯ Best Fake Tattoos...Penny Watson (#UNICORNSFORTHEWIN)
✯ Best Alcoholic Beverage....Moscow Mule and Pink Cosmo (tie for first place)
✯ Best Conversation About Diabolical Plan To Take Over The World...Marie Force
✯ Most Elegant-Looking Harlequin Author With Adorable Haircut...Barbara Wallace
✯ Best Beard...(excellent scruffiness and salt and pepper coloration...I'm giving it an A-)...CJ Lemire
✯ Best Story About A German Exchange Student And Dirty Dancing Lessons...Victoria Morgan
✯ Moderator Most Likely To Make A Hilarious Freudian Slip During Introductions...Liberty Blake
✯ Best Bump And Grind Partner...Michelle Libby
✯ Funniest Story About A Fried Chicken Smoke Ball And The Fire Department....Frances Stockton
✯ Raunchiest Erotica Author Who Looks Like A Cute Pixie In Vintage-Inspired Outfits....Cara McKenna
✯ Best Abdominal Work-Out....Laughing So Hard My Tummy Still Hurts
✯ Most Touching Speech...Caroline Linden
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I will wrap this up with a quick story about my workshop presentation DEAR PENELOPE. I had a moment of panic when I realized that A) the bar opened at 5:45, and B) my talk started at 5:45. Would I have enough time to get my cocktail before my workshop? Would they have enough girly drinks? Would the bartender be a cute guy named Chuck like last year? Well, the bar opened early, and disaster was narrowly avoided.
So, I go into the workshop room and it's filling up with people. I notice there are folks lined up out the door, but I can't really see into the hallway. The next thing I know our conference co-chair tells me she is opening up the partition between my room and the next ballroom to accommodate the extra people. I'm thinking...Well, it will be pretty empty, but at least everyone will have a seat. The wall slides open and the entire next room is packed with attendees--every seat filled, and more folks standing at the back of the room.
My jaw dropped open and my friend Sam laughed.
And I thought...Well hell, I guess I should have planned a real talk. Oops!
Needless to say, the talk was a roaring good time. We discussed social media, beards, Hugh Jackman, Lousy Book Covers, Paris Hilton and negative publicity, and even bigfoot orgy erotica. I'm sure it wasn't that different from Julia Quinn's talk. (*smirk*)
Thanks to everyone who made the weekend a wonderful time!
Victoria Morgan at book fair...She also wins Attendee Most Likely To Hand Out Pens
Happy Monday!
Penelope
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20 comments:
Too funny!!!! If you're good to me, I might just show you my dirty dancing moves -- after I've had a couple of martinis in me. Such fun times. P.S. I still have more pens left :).
Honey, there are ways to have fun with chocolate, but that might not have been one of them. Thank god the tablecloths were black.
Victoria, I think I need a pen. Did I get one? How about our card? I think I need one of those too.
Vicki...I live for the day you teach me dirty dancing moves. LIVE FOR IT!
I don't need any more pens. I think I have about a dozen of your pens...hee hee!
Sam...Yes, thank God for black table cloths. We had a chocolate river like Willy Wonka! And the theme continues!
Augustus and the Chocolate River!
I'm glad you had fun despite everything. And the flowers are gorgeous! What a sweetheart!!!
Thanks, Julia. It was a very fun conference. And my husband is a great guy!
Well, Penny, we will always share our love for weiners. :~}}
Victoria, I only got one of your pens, which I used throughout the entire conference. Any chance of getting more at the next meeting. (Okay, I'm greedy, but I like pens!!!)
Samantha, did you know that it is all over Facebook that everyone at the Book Fair got lei'd by me. My reputation is now complete.
The Conference started out with loving weiners and finished with everyone getting lei'd. Just think of the mischief we can get into next year. ;~}}}
That's brilliant! I can bring my pens to the next NEC meeting..... Got Pens????
Your presentation was one of my favorites. Thanks for a great time (and an excuse to have a cocktail!)
Liberty! I loved your weenie line. It broke the ice and was the perfect introduction. :^)
Vicki is a pen ho! It was bound to happen.
Hi Diane! So glad you enjoyed the talk and your cocktail!
Vickie and Penny, we could take our act on the road. Vicki supplies the pens, Penny brings the weenies, and I'll make sure everyone gets lei'd. I bet we'd be very popular. ;~}}}
What fun! And you've left me very curious about the "German Exchange Student And Dirty Dancing Lessons".
Liberty...I bring the weenies! That's a tall order! (Hopefully a tall, bearded order..ba dum bum).
Juju...the photo I included pretty much sums up that story. ;^)
Penny, sounds like a great time was had by all. Glad you had a great time with all your friends while getting in some serious networking
xxxx
Thanks, Tom! I had a great time with my friends and met a lot of cool new authors. Very happy! Hope all is well with you. xoxo
Penny darling, I feel fine most of the time but get bouts of nausea daily! Back to the hospital on Saturday 4th for a full MRI and some more tests...
Not letting it get me down though xxxx
Tom--Don't let it get you down! Sending lots of good vibes from Boston!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo
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