RT Wrap up

Have to finish this up as I've got so much else to write about as well...like tomorrow being my last day at the official day job!!!

But first, back to RT. On Friday, Linnea and her husband took me out to dinner--saving me from a totally gross room service cheese pizza. The food was amazing at the restaurant. Billy's Tap and Grill, I think it was called. It had been in Daytona Beach in this same location for over eighty years. I had chicken a la orange and the best green beans I've ever had. After dinner we headed back to, where else?, the hotel bar to hang out. By this time, I was getting pretty tired from late nights and early mornings, so I decided to turn in but not before checking out the costumes at the Faery Ball. Wow. So many beautiful wings and some of them were even motorized to move back forth!

Saturday is the big book fair day. Isabo Kelly wasn't my book fair neighbor this year, but we still found some time to hang out and chat. I brought fifteen books to sell and sold eleven! Pretty darn good for a book that's been out for a year and a half, I say. A few people were even asking about the second book as they'd bought the first one the year before. Highlight of the day was seeing the woman who won my gift basket wearing the shirt with my book cover on it. I have her name written down somewhere, but heaven help me if I can find it! I also took a picture of us together, but of course, until I can get the pictures to work, we won't be seeing it!

Saturday night I hung out with Bonnie Vanak and we attended the Dorchester party, which was kind of an odd combination of rock and roll, bikers and skimpy clothing. I also got to spend a little more time with Isabo and a new friend, Laura Randle and her husband. After the party, a few of us met up with Linnea and headed over the to Mai Tai Bar. Unfortunately, it was much too crowded and loud so we ended up at Adobe Gila's. I had Sex on the Beach--the drink, of course--frozen, and it was delicious! I think it might be my new favorite drink but for my discomfort of asking for it.

Turned in at about 12:45 on Saturday night/Sunday morning and I was so tired I didn't pack a single thing. So Sunday morning was a little rushed. I had to get everything back into my huge suitcase, pack up a box of books to ship back to myself and get myself all organized and prepared for the trip on the plane home. Linnea offered--very generously, I might add--to go out of her way to drop me at the airport in Orlando. Which was a big relief. I so did not want to try to find the shuttle from the Daytona Beach airport to the Orlando Airport. I made it to the airport in plenty of time and settled in with a book and a package of coconut patties. Coconut Patties are the best food ever. I wish I'd bought a box of them to ship home. : )

All in all, a very good RT. Such a great time!!!