Boston- LPL Financial Conference

On Monday, we said goodbye to John and Denise. I am so glad they decided to forego their bike ride to Bar Harbor and make arrangements for their aged dog Sinai just to come spend the weekend with us. That evening our Conference began with a buffet dinner and entertainment by: We sat at a table with a broker from North Carolina and his son who had a camera like ours. He had a nice lens with image stabilizer that he insisted we try on our camera. We were able to get some great close up shots of the band members. Chicago is still a really tight band and everyone enjoyed the music. This is the 4th time we've seen them live. The son (can't remember his name) took our picture after the show. Tuesday morning was the opening meeting and our speaker was President George HW Bush. Of course, all the speaking is geared around the financial economical state of affairs and designed to motivate and inspire. The conference is a good place to talk with brokers from all over the US and to take courses to complete the continuing education requirements for financial advisors. In the hall outside the meeting room, all the vendors for mutual funds, insurance, etc. set up booths to hand out literature and little fun things. I picked up a pair of underarmor shorts, pedometer, stuffed gorilla, juggling balls, and more. In between meetings, we walked the city of Boston to sightsee. Stopped at a fire station to pick up a T-shirt for Tim on our way to Fenway Stadium. Here is Fenway. Couldn't get in as a game was in progress, but shopped for a hat in the souvenir store. We were treated to dinner by our Janus Funds representative at a restaurant in the italian section of the city . The meal was incredible. Another evening we went to the Boston Seaport World Trade Center. Historical characters such as Abigail Adams and Benjamin Franklin strolled around to speak with the attendees. The John Hancock building spelled out LPL on the side of their building by lighting up windows. The last night of the conference was a gala. We dressed up: Had a candlelight dinner and our entertainment for the evening was none other than Joe Walsh and Glenn Frye of The Eagles. Sorry the pictures aren't that good. It was difficult to get as close to the stage as we did for Chicago. We sat next to a very nice couple from Wisconsin. They said they were river rats and we found that they owned a boat and spent alot of time on the Missouri river with it. We shared with them about our boat and camping on the Colorado River. The conference was very enjoyable.......Next year....Chicago