I just came back from my first Romantic Times conference and had a blast! You have no idea how rare that is for me. Normally, I hate leaving my family for any reason and mope like a mutha the entire time I’m gone, but here’s what I liked about this show…

Thing One. Kick Ass Chicks.
The Panel I presented on was staffed by an awesome group of ladies, namely Naleighna Kai, Rebecca Royce, and Kelly Peterson. They all also appreciate a bad-for-you breakfast, which we’d just finished before the pic was taken below:

Bad-for-you breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

Thing Two. The Hotel Had a Chippendale’s
I’d visited the hotel years ago for my sister’s bachelorette. I posted one of the pics on her facebook page.

Make note of the bow tie, that’s important later.

Thing Three. My Husband Cracked Me Up
I fell in love with my husband on our first phone call, when his clever wit had me belly laughing for the first time in what felt like years. I shared that at the time and he sympathized, saying his life had been like a ‘German Expressionist play’ recently, too. More chuckles. When I posted the hunky guy to my Facebook page, this is what he wrote:

That sarcasm was worth the trip, right there. Matt teaches a class on how to properly tie a bow tie at MIT.

Thing Four. I Saw Lots of Cute Book Giveaway Stuff.
One of the awesome ladies I lunched with had this made of her book. Adorable, right?

Grabby hands!

Thing Five. I Got To Have A Real Dinner in Fake Italy With Kelly
Not only did I get to eat yummy food in ‘fake Italy’ (aka the Bellagio) with the lovely and talented Kelly Peterson from INscribe Digital, but we got our picture taken in fake Paris afterwards! Only in Vegas.

And not a selfie stick was used.

Want to see the super-cool content that we all shared on how to sell a ton of ebooks? Check out the deck here on SlideShare… and I hope to see you at the conference next year!