Day 2 of Convention

Here it is day two of Convention already. We are resting back in the hotel room after a long day of Convention and then of site seeing.

Above are some of the samples of the things that were shown on stage today. We are having a good time I think. It is a little disappointing after last year's big hooray.... But we are making the most of it and truly I am inspired from some of the new things that I am seeing here. Of course I am going to come home and place a huge order after seeing all of the cool handmade crafts that I can make for everyone for Christmas. After my scrapbooking classes that I am holding at the college I am dedicating myself to handmade gifts this year especially after what we have seen today.

Tammy and I did some really cool site seeing today. We went to the Lion's house/Beehive house which is Brigham Young's house. The history here is so fascinating. I was raised in a break off from the Mormon's church. The church I attended was the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints which is now called the Community of Christ Church. There are some similarities to the Mormon belief system I find the differences fascinating. There are quite a few misconceptions that I have had about the Mormons growing up. This has truly been a neat experience and I am hoping to have more time to see Utah next year when I come out and learn more of the fascinating history. I am going to the bookstore when I get home too to read up on it.

Tonight Tammy and I tood a carraige ride around which was so much fun. It was neat to see the sites and to learn more about this fascinating place. I am hoping to come back for a full week next year.

My eyelids are getting heavy so I am off to bed. Oh by the way I learned today what Sleep tight don't let the bed bugs means or was originated from. Apparently in the olden days that had ropes they had to tighten on the beds and their mattresses were made from straw and if you didn't change out the straw every few days then it would have bugs.