This weekend has been spent in recovery from a week of complete madness. By Friday night the game of juggling responsibilities of work and family had taken it's toll on the physical and mental capicities of my existence. Last Sunday evening I mentioned to Ra that jumping over the week of June 23 would be better than actually living it. It definitely lived up to my expectations.
Monday was spent in organizing final details for the KCSG vendor space at the St. George Chamber Bix Expo. Among all of the interuptions that come in a day at the office this was not an easy task. I ended up leaving the office later than expected and arrived late for the gratitude dinner that was held by the Utah Summer Games officials.
Dinner was wonderfully asian! There is nothing better than good company, sushi, teriyaki steak and salmon. The end of the summer games always comes with mixed emotions as the staff are completely pleasant and enjoyable to be around and covering the events is definitely a fun thing to do.
Tuesday mornings I am usually in the Fox studio but something melted on the transmitter so I was able to add an additional 2 hours to my day at the office. This was desperatley needed. More preparations for the biz expo and July promos that I am behind on. Late Tuesday afternoon we set up our booth and that evening I spent making bean bags for the bean bag game we would have in our booth; which, by the way, turned out to be a big hit.
Wednesday and Thursday were all about the expo. A few hours were scheduled out among the KCSG sales team but for the most part I spent most of both of those days in the ice box of the Dixie Center - a very cold place.
At the completion of the expo on Wednesday I drove immediately out to the Washington County Fair Grounds for a meeting with the board. (The fair is a mere 40 days away - there is so much to do!) The meeting went the usual time but there were people to meet with afterwards to finalize details for the events KCSG is involved in. I arrived at Hamilton's soccer practice just as it ended around 9:15p. Hamilton was starving so we stopped at McDonalds on the way home. The Greyhound Bus had just arrived so that took forever. Wednesday morning I had left the house about 7:30a. I walked back in around 10:00 that night.
The expo ended late Thursday afternoon. Just in time for me to pull together the final details of the live radio/tv broadcast occuring on Friday morning. Fox 102/107 and KCSG TV partnered to generate donations and top of mind awareness for the local food bank. They are in desperate need of assistance for summer time donations.
My Friday started at 4:00a and ended Saturday at 12:30a. If you're not exhausted yet then just keep reading...
The simulcast broadcast went very well! It was a first time event for KCSG's Southern Utah Sunrise and for Rick St. Nick and the Fox. Considering that the first time you do something there are usually challenges and learning curves, everything ran very smoothly. We were very pleased.
Once it was over it was on to getting things ready for Sunset on the Square. This is our bi-weekly movie in the St. George Town Square. It is an extremely well attended event and all who are there seem to really enjoy the outside atmosphere and serenity of the evening. This is the first year we have tried this and it has been very successful! Independence Day ended around 11:15p. After clean up, loading and unloading the car we were home by 12:30a.
My thoughts at that point, I think I'm entitled to a weekend of sleep...and after reading this you might just feel like you need sleep too.
