I made it!!!!!!
I actually was there for about two hours, but it was all I needed. I didn't have a lot of shopping to do (didn't seem to stop me from buying, tho...
) But I had a great chat with Julie and a quick chat with Carrie.
It was great to see how busy they were!! Expansion of HOD is always a good thing, eh??
Then I ran into my girlfriend who tried a similar program from another publisher (you know the one
) last year, and said she never used it-it was too much work. I seemed to have talked her into HOD because she said she bought a WHOLE bunch of stuff!
She said Carrie was SO helpful, and AWESOME! I had to throw an "I told you so" at her!! ROFL!!!
)
I'm an Iowa farmgirl at heart, as that is where I grew up. Now, I'm a South Dakota transplant! 
Now, my memory of the conference is a little foggy...but I know that I met Julie...and now 4 years later the Lord brought us back here for our homeschooling curriculum. Isn't it amazing to see how He works in His plan for our lives?!