10 Highlights (and 3 Regrets) from my trip to the Google Affiliate Network Summit

I was invited to the Google Affiliate Network (GAN) Client Summit, so I made a quick trip to Chicago earlier this week. Here’s just ten high points from my excursion…

  1. Sharing a room at the Swissôtel with enjoyable Tricia Meyer from Sunshine Rewards.
  2. Having dinner at Soldier Field. I almost had enough Rum Punches to dance to the 80′s cover band, Sixteen Candles.
  3. Meeting GAN merchants with private programs that wouldn’t even consider working with me before.
  4. Visiting with the pleasurable Dan Greene before I learned that he was such a big-wig at Google (and Navy fighter pilot).  :-)
  5. Listening to Avinash Kaushik compare web analytics to orgasms.
  6. Hearing “The Father of the Internet” Vint Cerf speak about the past, present and future of technology.
  7. Wishing I would have gotten Mitch Joel to autograph my copy of his book Six Pixels of Separation.
  8. Hanging with old friends (even if they skipped some of the event to take a private jet golfing) and making new friends.
  9. Seeing the filming of the Transformers 3 Movie in downtown Chicago.
  10. Eating dinner with the ShareASale gang (gotta love Brian, Sarah, Jessica and Grandpa David) before catching my flight back to the middle of nowhere.

Looking back, there are only a few things I would have changed about the trip:

  1. I would have accepted Connie’s invitation to Rock-Fest beforehand and drove to Chicago with the Schaaf brothers.
  2. I would have checked my bag on the way home instead of carrying it on – TSA confiscated my goodie bag from Footsmart.
  3. I would have looted more Kit Kats into my handbag from Google’s snack shelf.
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Free Shirt Friday – Boogie Wipes

Today’s cool lime green shirt denoting me a “Boogie Mama” and “‘Snot Your Average Mom” (both clever denotations) is courtesy of BoogieWipes.com.  We’re not talking about the boogie-woogie dance here, but real live booger busters…

Boogie Wipes are made with saline to dissolve boogies (mucus) caused by the common cold, allergies or otherwise booger-filled kid moments.  Extra soft, alcohol, phthalate and paraben free, Boogie Wipes are available in Great Grape, Fresh Scent, Magic Menthol and Simply Unscented.  Recommended by pediatricians as a gentle, effective alternative to a dry tissue.

Boogie Wipes are a proud sponsor of Kaitlyn’s Virtual Baby Shower and sent the above gift basket for Kaitlyn as well as samples and coupons for our baby shower event!  Thanks gals!

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