Reunion 2012!!!

Whew! It's been a full day since I've been home now, and I am still recovering from ALL OF THE FUN!!! :)

Every year, Heritage Makers has a conference that we call "Reunion" because really, it's a big meeting of all of our HM sistas! This year, I drove down with some of my friends! Here we are in the car! We drove down, hit Cafe Rio in Great Falls, Costco for $1.50 hand-dipped chocolate/roasted almond ice cream in Helena, and stayed in a hotel with a pool in Butte :)

When we got to the resort (The Zermatt Spa & Resort in Midway, Utah!) we were greeted by this gorgeous bear with her huge book!

Since we were there a bit early, my friends Anna, Jenn, Jenn, and I decided we really needed to get manis and pedis :) Good Times!

And the first night we arrived, we took some time to make some fascinators for our team night! It was fun being hands on and creative, and ending up glamorous! 

 The conference gave us the opportunity to learn about new products, new Studio upgrades, and waaaaaaay more, and even lots of motivational life skills. There may have been some emotional tears.

Here is our president, Patti Gardner at the opening session. Isn't she beautiful?

One of the exciting announcements: Improved Host Rewards! They were already awesome!!

 

At one point during Reunion (Friday maybe?) All of the leaders had been asked to create a canvas of WHY they are a Heritage Makers consultant in 6 words or less. Look how much room there still is to grow - only about 20 senior leaders in all of North America!

These were some of my favorites (really, they were all good) starting with president Patti Gardner's WHY: Empowerment, Confidence, Success, for Every Woman.

tee hee - this one is my executive upline, Lisa Nelson's. This one made all of us laugh :)

This canvas was created by Wendy McGee, our first (and only, so far!) Diamond Executive, the highest rank in the company. This one made me cry a little. I love working for a company where families are such a priority.

On Friday, I had some fun surprises! I won a draw at the morning General Session, and I got to pick out of a whole bunch of fun things on the prize table! I picked the hat, cuz I don't have any, and look at the cute feather/flower! Also, I earned a Grand Bucket Bag as part of an incentive, and I got to design this bag with my own pictures and quotes and art, however I wanted it :)

I LOVE my purse! It was waiting for me at the HM store! I get so many compliments on this bag, and I haven't even had it a week. It's fantastic :) 

Here is the view where we were staying! So beautiful! (below that is the pool - so fun!)

 Friday night, we had some entertainment by ... the Salzburg Echo? I can't remember their name. They were phenomenal and super entertaining :) Here is one of the more solemn moments, when they played Amazing Grace on alphorns. Later, there was lots of crazy dancing and yummy desserts :) 

 

On Friday night, we had a little team recognition dinner (Lisa Nelson is on the left)
Lots of hugging and laughing! Lots of gift giving, recognition, and fantastic food :)

At one point (These pictures are a bit out of order, sorry!) we enjoyed some gelato. It was incredible. You should have some. I adore ice cream :)

On Saturday night, there was a fancy Banquet, where we received recognition for our achievements, got to enjoy an AMAZING meal, and watched the Best of Heritage rewards (warning: waterproof mascara required).

Before the event, since we were all dressed up anyway, we got silly with the camera on the beautiful resort grounds. And I didn't fall in my shoes until we got back to our room :)

At the banquet, we totally lucked out: We were sitting at the same table as Patti Gardner, and her hilarious husband, Mr. Patti Gardner :) They were super fun to sit with, very down to earth people.

Here's a picture of everybody at the event - so many pretty dresses!

Here I am receiving my award for promoting to Director this year!
Now to figure out where to hang it...

Towards the end, we enjoyed a musical number put together by some of our leaders, including Wendy McGee :) It was a fun time :)

I really liked this part. Patti Gardner invited all of the corporate staff from Home Office and their spouses to come to the stage and receive some applause for their hard work. I think they also got motive tickets and restaurant vouchers. They so deserve it!!!

The girls being silly-serious :) That is my Director plaque, and they are all going to get their very own! It was BEYOND fun hanging out with them all week, getting to know them, having heart-to-hearts with them, being silly with them, going shopping with them, learning, growing, and just BEING with them. I can't wait to do it again :)

Join us! We have a blast doing something meaningful, and we get paid for it :)

Stay tuned for new products!!