Memorable Moments in DC

Hi!
I wanted to start a few posts to share with you some of the pictures and fun things we experienced in Washington DC on "The Getaway" incentive trip I earned with Stampin' Up! based on last years achievements. 

And so it begins, we arrive nice and early and then WAIT for it, yes sit in the plane and wait on the ground in Phoenix for 2 hours at the gate ... 1 of 2 fuel pumps isn't working, so reroute some passangers and cargo and we are off, finally.  Into Chicago and then stay on the same plane and arrive into Dulles, then a shuttle to the hotel The Mayflower and check in about 11:30 ... hurry hit the bar restaurant for some food and call it a night!

The hotel and the beautiful lobby and then as we head up the 7th floor, here's our hallway when you get off the elevator ... reminded both Dave & myself of The Shining, redrum, redrum... but we never had any scary experiences!

 

So as you can see, the hallway is all this, then come to the end of the hallway and it changed up the hallway designs ... we were the room on the right #769  (Rachel always wanted to see in the room with the black door)

 a pretty standard room with two double beds (ugh, not so fun when you're used to a king at home!) but it had plenty of room for the 3 of us and we scored an exterior room, so we had a wall of windows -- look, see Mr Brown (UPS) delivering our "SU! pillow gifts"!

 Okay, well that's how it all started!  I will try to do a post tomorrow sharing our 1st day adventures!  It will take me some time to sort the best photos to share because let's face it, there are just WAY too many!

Don't forget the STAMP, STOCK & SAVE promotion is only available Oct 1-6th!  And ask me how to get FREE DSP paper for 6 months!  And of course, check out the WEEKLY DEALS and Clearance Rack too for all kinds of fun things!

Thanks again to my amazing customers and demonstrator team for helping me earn this trip, it was an amazing few days!

Hugs, Happy Friday!
Rhonda

Headed to Washington DC!

Hi there!

I wanted to share my good news!  For the 1st time ever in my 16.5 years as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator I have earned an Incentive Trip award, The Getaway Vacation.  It is a 4 day all expenses paid land trip (not a cruise) and the location I have earned for 2014 is to Washington DC in late Sept.   The Grand Vacation is typically a week long trip and more times than not it is a cruise.  I'm so excited to have achieved this goal and want to thank you my amazing customers and my wonderful team of SU! demonstrators, as you have all helped me reach this goal!

The short story, I have never set the goal before as in the early days you had to earn 40,000 points in order to earn the Cruise and that was a lot more than I was personally selling.  A couple of years ago SU! revised some of its awards and things, and created the Getaway at 30,000 points and I thought, hmmm, I think I can do that.  During the past couple of years with Nicole heading off to college and Rachel soon to follow, I found myself asking myself, now what?  Do I go get a job?  What kind of job?  Career job like I used to have?  Minimum wage job?  ... well, the only answer I found comfort in was what if I stepped up my SU! business, could I do this and still work it (part time) around my family and not have to go to a real day job? 

So last July, I set the goal to promote to Executive title (2500 pts), to get my personal sales back up around $22-25K (1 pt = 1$), and my attendance at SU! corporate events (Conv & Leadership, 1000 pts) ... so that put me in the ball park but would require a few points to still come from my direct downline (those that I have recruited) if they achieved promotions.  Which meant I needed to actively be looking for people to join my team.  Any how, more than you wanted to know but maybe someone was wondering how do you earn it, and so it has all come together!

So YAY me that I get to treat my husband to a Free Vacation for Two later this year - since we all know this is his fault ... because I *needed a hobby* all those years ago!  Well I have certainly found one that I love!  and THANK YOU SO MUCH for helping me!!

Okay off to upload some fun pics for you, since this one was really a fun pic for me!  But I just had to share my excitement. 

hugs,
Rhonda