Hey! Today was LONG, but I guess the bright side was that it was different than the average work day. Plus I got to be a lot more active and walk around more than usual.
Breakfast this morning was a bagel with cream cheese.
If that seems unhealthy to you, buckle your seat belts – it’s going to be a bumpy ride 
I had several cups of coffee over the course of the day, which will probably result in me not being able to sleep tonight. Oops.
Me and my coworker split a brownie mid morning. They were at the booth right across from hours and the girl’s manning it kept asking us to take one like every 5 minutes. It was only a matter of time.
The rest of the pics are iPhone pics, so I apologize in advance. This trade show was pretty well set up and I think we made some good contacts. After a lot of schmoozing everyone filed into the keynote luncheon.
We started out with a salad.
I was planning to just make due with the meal and only eat the sides, but it was just a big ‘ol piece of chicken and some undercooked veggies.
The chicken actually looked pretty good, but I decided to go ahead and check to see if there was a vegetarian option. They did, and surprise, it was pasta.
This was actually incredible. I had tortellini at a fancy restaurant a couple days ago and it was terrible, but this was delicious. I was glad I asked for the veg plate.
But the food didn’t stop there my friends. I did balance it out by drinking several glasses of water over the course of they day.
At 4 p.m. there was an Exhibitor’s Reception with snacks and cocktails. I was going to skip it, but they had fruit! I had a small plate.
I had fruit, two cheese cubes and a piece of bruschetta. One of the older gentleman at the booth next door bought me a glass of wine.
I politely drank about 1/3 of the glass while we discussed college football. I can never pass up free wine or football banter.
When I got the cue that it was okay to go I was out like a flash! Overall it was an okay day, but there’s only so much rubbing elbows a gal can take in one day.
I have a lot to accomplish tonight! Gotta catch up on my reader, work out, and clean the apartment. I better hop to it!
Have a good night!
Posted by Jessica @ How Sweet on November 17, 2009 at 8:01 pm
I think your iPhone pics look pretty good. Sometimes my Blackberry pics look better than my camera pics!
Posted by shell625 on November 17, 2009 at 8:52 pm
yum those look delicious- i’m glad you enjoyed yourself and had some not super healthy eats.. it’s fun to indulge
xoxox
shell
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Posted by Jenna on November 17, 2009 at 9:45 pm
Every now and again it is fun to mix up the routine AND the eats.
Everything you ate looks delicious. And it isn’t like you eat like this everyday, so its all gravy
The brownie looks so fudgy, num!
Posted by Jolene (www.everydayfoodie.ca) on November 17, 2009 at 10:31 pm
Ahhh those food choices aren’t so bad!
Posted by Katie on November 17, 2009 at 11:00 pm
I love fruit and cheese together, I probably would have had your plate x 10. Have a happy evening.
Posted by kbwood on November 18, 2009 at 12:10 am
hahah love how honest you are! and no shame in that bagel-bagles are awesome! you deserve to eat what you want!
Posted by Lynn @ The Actors Diet on November 18, 2009 at 12:36 am
schmoozing gets old to me fast too. i usually “disappear” as soon as i can.
Posted by burpexcuzme on November 18, 2009 at 2:04 am
Haha, I would say you still ate way better than a normal college kid. During long days like this…bagels and wine are the best! Oh, and so is a bit of brownie!
Posted by Lizzy on November 18, 2009 at 9:01 am
I always find that when out at events, going with the vegetarian dish is always must better, cause the chicken that they offer is always just so blah, but you can never go wrong with a red sauce and noodles! glad you had a good day!
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Posted by ksgoodeats on November 18, 2009 at 9:27 am
Strawberry cream cheese – so good!! Vegetarian options can be so hit or miss but that dish sounds like a winner. Glad you got some vino!
Posted by brandi on November 18, 2009 at 9:40 am
glad it went well!
you can’t beat wine + college football talk
it’s too bad we don’t live closer!
Posted by Therese on November 18, 2009 at 10:24 am
Ugh networking is exhausting! You have to be super upbeat and incredibly interested in what everyone has to say for hours. You probably needed that glass of wine…and the silver fox to buy it for you
Posted by lisaou11 on November 18, 2009 at 11:16 am
I agree with everyone–networking and small talk is so mentally exhausting.
Sounds like it wasnt too bad of a day though! so the football talk—hopefully it had to do with how wonderful our sooners are, how much OSU is a wannabe, and how Texas sucks?
Posted by Jen (Running With Cake) on November 18, 2009 at 3:49 pm
Hi Low! Don’t ya just love manning the booth at trade shows! I’ve actually only done it once – I’m usually on the other end as the person putting on the show. But, I do know that exhibitors work long hours, and eat lousy food – most of the time, and have to do this all with a smiling face. Glad to see the show had an exhibitor reception for you.
Posted by Meg @ Be Fit Be Full on November 18, 2009 at 4:21 pm
Bagels unhealthy? No way! More like necessary!
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Posted by janetha on November 19, 2009 at 5:16 pm
lol.. “it’s gonna be a bumpy ride”.. haha love it. and you. ummm are you wearing some sort of herringbone amazingness in these photos? i wish i could see the rest! i love herringbone, it is second to houndstooth for me!
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