Kudos to ASHA and any partners involved in organizing this year’s conference in Denver last week. I had a great time attending sessions (yes, I received some great professional development), mingling with exhibitors and networking with new and old friends. Some highlights?

• Attending Amy Greene’s session on How Health Departments Work and How to Work with Health Departments
• Attending David Wiley’s session in State of Sex Ed in Texas… we have it made in Oregon! Oregon Health Sexual Health Plan
• Hearing and being completed motivated by Reed V. Tuckson’s keynote
• Recognizing  and celebrating the accomplishments of so many distinguished health educators in our field
• Reconnecting with Kathy, Julane, Susan, Darryl, Jamie, Sarah, Lisa, Nancy, Barbara, Jackie, Tom and many, many others!

And social highlights?

• Bowling with Bill Potts-Datema and John Henry-Ledwith… and getting my butt kicked!
• Dinner with the ETR crew
• Snowball fights (c’mon- we had 2 feet of snow!)
• Winning the loose tea silent auction item (thanks Susan Wooley!)

See you all at Society of State Directors in Indiana, AAHPERD or next year’s ASHA in Kansas City!