Sarah Jeanne: Chicago!

I know it's been awhile since I've posted anything, but I have a couple of pretty good excuses :) Back in December I was elected President of Pi Omega Pi, a national honorary business educators group, and ever since then I've been busy working on planning our yearly conference trip. This year we had the pleasure of going to Chicago for the National Business Education Association Conference. Not only did we go to learn more about becoming better business educators, but we also had to present at our Pi Omega Pi conference that is held at the convention every other year. The planning and preparation was a lot, but it was well worth it in the end. We placed 6th nationally for our national project that we submitted this past year, and we also met all the requirements at conference and received $250 for our group! We took 7 K-State students from the business education program and our advisor. We all worked together to help make it a success, and we had an amazing time.

Between going to the conference, helping with Pi Omega Pi activities, presenting, and sleeping, we did still find some time to see a few places. We walked the Magnificent Mile and enjoyed stopping in a few stores that we had never been in such as my favorite store, Tiffany's. :) We also spent a couple hours at the Navy Pier, even though most of it was spent inside because it was extremely cold and windy that day. But through the cold and wind, we managed to ride the ferris wheel, which was by far one of my favorite things. The view was incredible! We also had quite the experience riding the transit and bus system, which you'll have to ask me about sometime and I'll fill you in on a few good stories. And last but not least, we ate some amazing food! Such as ESPN Zone, Ed Debevic's, Pizzeria Ora, Bucca di beppo, and my favorite place, Cosi.

All in all it was an amazing trip, spent with some amazing people, and I couldn't have asked for it to go any better! Enjoy the pictures :)

The ferris wheel at the Navy Pier