This and That from Providence

Work travel has its pros and cons. First and foremost it is always fun to get out and explore a new town. I had never been to Providence so I logged a good bit of miles just wandering aimlessly down streets.  It is also fun to eat and drink....well I like doing that everywhere, but testing out the local hot spots is always on the agenda in a new area. 

The negative of course is actually have to attend a conference.  Gets in the way of all the fun. 

I shared this card on Twitter the other day.  This is one of the cards Mark Hoyle gave me in person. He gave me several cool cards that I'll write up in the coming days.

This was a shot from my hotel room.  I was a little bummed that the weather was crappy on the day I had the most free time, but I planned ahead.  On my way to the hotel I sent Mark and Shane from Shoebox legends an email asking about card shops.  They both recommended the same place and it turned out to be gold mine for my WVU collection.

This was a shot of Federal Hill that is home to some great Italian food. This area was very fun and lively. I think I ate my weight in tomatoes and mozzarella.

 The weather was beautiful on Thursday so as soon my class ended I went on a two hour stroll.  I suck at picture taking so this was one of the few good shots I got.

I always try and pick up some stuffed animal for my daughter that represents the area I'm in.  I think the lobster was a good choice.  She thought it was the lobster from Little Mermaid so we just went with that.

Normally when I take these trips I'll wait until Saturday to fly home, but since WVU had a game I wanted to get back.  Here are a few pictures from the game.  It was hot as hell so for every alcoholic drink you needed to drink a bottle of water.  The good thing is you sweat so much you don't have to worry about needing to go to the bathroom.

Overall it was a fun, but tiring week.  I think I'm home for the rest of September so that will be nice.  Got a whole bunch of cardboard that needs better homes.  Just got to find the time to do it.  

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