I'm in Chicago right now, in my room on the 18th floor of the Hyatt Regency near the corner of Wacker Drive and North Michigan Ave. - an awesome location if you're familiar with the area.
The purpose of my trip is a professional development conference for work, as a member of the Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development. The conference officially kicked off tonight with a welcoming ceremony by Chicago's famous Second City improve comedy group, but the educational seminars don't start until tomorrow morning.
Anyway, I took a vacation day to fly out here on Friday and enjoy a little "me" time before the conference. My friends Kim and Anne drove the 3 hours from Grand Rapids on Friday evening and we had a very pleasant (albeit rainy) Saturday. It was nice to sleep in, then spend the day shopping and eating - it was so nice to spend time with some girlfriends without any responsibilities whatsoever!
Today was a gorgeous, sunny day and I spent some time walking around the city and relaxing in my hotel room before the 5:00 improv show. Following the opening ceremony, two co-workers and I walked to a local italian restaurant and had an amazing dinner - if you're ever in downtown Chicago, I recommend Volare (at the corner of Grand & Clark).
Tomorrow's activities start at 9:00 with a keynote speaker, and then I'll spend the rest of the day in seminars related to health care service line marketing. Sounds like fun, right?
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