Faith Expressed In Love

I went with my lovely wife, Kati, who had the opportunity to take part in the American Dietetic Association's Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE). Luckily I was able to get a pass to the expo and meet some high level celebrities, eg. the Jimmy Dean Sun Guy from the commercials. My awkward smile in this picture is the result of my preceding mildly inappropriate comment about how I enjoyed his sausages.

Other picture opportunities included the California Raisin, Miss California, and the US Olympic Water Polo Team. To my dismay, I missed my opportunity for photos with these stars cause I was in line to get Kati a book she wanted which was being signed by the author (if that's not love I don't know what is).

But interestingly, at this conference the real stars were the dietitians who were well known in their field. Being an outsider peeking in, I struggled to know who was who. But I was full of pride that my wife, who happens to be the Fiber Plus Wellness Advocate and the mastermind behind a successful nutrition blog, aroundtheplate.org, was in the group of individuals who were recognized by other dietitians from across the country.

Flying back to the cooler, rainy Michigan weather was a bit of a let down. Although Kati and I did miss our boys terribly while we were gone. There was a small part of me that would have liked to have had grandma load the boys on a plane and send them out to the west coast where we could stay forever on the beach and be warm. But alas, Michigan can be pretty swell too...