It was a fun Girls' Weekend for Luci and me. We stayed at the Sheraton, which is connected to the convention center. That was luxurious and convenient.
When we walked in the front door, Luci was in heaven. It was big and beautiful. Luci said she was "Eloise and you can be Nanny." If you are familiar with Eloise at the Plaza, you'll know who she means.
There was also an Indian wedding going on that weekend. There were 800 in the hotel just for that, and so about half were women dressed in gorgeous saris. Luci thought they all were princesses.
Here's Luci, about 60 seconds after we got into our room: Making herself at home.
Breakfast came to our door, just like in Eloise. 
At the book sale. Why did the Early Works children's museum hand out kazoos? And Why oh Why did I teach her how to make it work?!.JPG)
Having fun at one of the booths.
Packed up, ready to head home.
Luci found a friend to dance with while we waited for the van.
Why on earth did I think I got a good deal?!
Maybe this is why....
The loot:
And a puzzle. It will be fun on election night. There are two complete puzzles in the box--one red, the other blue, so you can have your own election results on the dining room table. You can root for the color you want...but we have our favorite color picked out! We are going to have this out on November 4th.
Luci talked us into doing the puzzle. (Bryan and JT had fun doing this--do they know it's educational?)
Luci said, "I found Grandpa's state!" And she was right! Grandpa and Gran-Je live in South Carolina! Good for you, Luci. We use a plastic place mat from Walmart with the US map on it to go teach her some of the states we've visited and places where we have family. She knows quite a few!
