She bought her own iPad!

She had an old one that was handed down to her but it was too old to do what she wanted so we told her she could buy a new one if she had the money. She thought they were much more expensive than it was, so she actually had most of the money for it! She used Christmas money from Gramma Jean (which I had made her save) and found a bunch of money stashed in multiple places. Of course she didn’t want to do chores to earn anything (because that’s not fun) so we had some discussions. But she was able to get it pretty quickly.

Wisconsin Training Day 2

Ready for Joni in our SeneGence blue!

Afternoon group training—we were each responsible for a 15-minute training on any topic we wanted. I talked about Shout, the customer retention management and communication system I use.

Then I got to try a new release in advance of it being released! (The Wisconsin leader had received it earlier in the week at a Leaders event.) It’s totally my color!

After some relaxation, it was time for the main Saturday night event — and the thing I was MOST not looking forward to — a murder mystery dinner party. We were told we could dress up but didn’t have to — and from how many were concerned and anxious about it, I was sure I wouldn’t be the only one not dressing up.

I was wrong. Everyone had a costume (most really involved) and my roommate had two extra pieces she gave me that worked for my character…so at least I wasn’t a total fail.

Her secret scrub was to keep stealing everyone’s drinks.

It ended up to be much less worrisome than I predicted. It helped that we spent so much time together before the event. I still didn’t love it and felt very out of place but at least I did it!

Fab Squad Retreat Day 4: Heading home

Since Lin only lives an hour away, she came and picked me up so we could hang out before heading to the airport! We went to Disney Springs where we wandered, shopped, and had lunch!

They were closed the first time we walked by and then the line was too long on our way out…but I got a pic anyway!

Then I ran into a SeneSister at the airport!

And it was good to get home to everyone…

Fab Squad Retreat Day 2

Showered, made up, and ready for a few hours of training from our CEO!! My Twister room is crazy, y’all!

Training with Joni started bright and early at 9!

At lunch, it was time for a surprise 40th birthday party for Jenna…

and margaritas!

And two of my SeneBesties.

And then group photo time!

And my first photo with Joni!!

And then finally pool time!

A bunch of ladies did karaoke. They had a blast…

But it’s not really my jam so I watched for a bit and then ended up grabbing a friend and chatting/brainstorming in my room for like two hours!

Fab Squad Retreat!

I earned my spot at 50%! I would have made 75% if that was an option!
Travel makeup!
At my gate!

Our Airbnb was INSANE. Check out their promo video:

This is what you see when you walk in—Owen would have loved it!

This is Jenna, the one who adopted me into her group. I love her so, so much.

My Twister-themed room:

I had to FaceTime Katie to show her. She was totally jealous!

Here’s a great pic of the room with Jenna!
A random cool chair.
Funhouse mirror in the stairwell.

If you were a hidden lottery ticket, where would you be? (We never found it.)

Did someone say charcuterie dinner for 45?

I was honestly overwhelmed once everyone arrived. There were like 45 of us staying in the house, and I had only met like 15 of them previously (and really only knew less than a handful of them) so I was a bit anxious…but I’m apparently good at faking it. I did tend to stick to the people I knew better but did go outside my comfort zone a bit.

I normally would have been sharing a bedroom with someone, but as it happened to work out, I was by myself. That was good because I don’t mind being by myself and having a place to escape, but it was bad because having a roommate helps get me out of my box and gives me someone else to talk to and get to know.

Getting to know each other

The end of a loooong day that started at 5:30am cst and ended at 11:30pm est.