After a busy week in Las Vegas, I took a late night flight back to Atlanta and am now back to reality.  My son was in the hospital last week, and we had company both weekends before and after I traveled.  That means my house is a total mess.  I have loads of laundry and a stack of paperwork to sort through.  Unpacking needs to be done, and groceries need to be bought.

My children also started school today.  It’s their first year in public school and is one of the big adjustments they’ve had to make since I became an author.  Last night my husband and I had to read through their class paperwork and finish signing things.  This morning I got up at 5:00 to make sure I could get everything ready before taking them to school.  I am now sitting at home enjoying the silence.  No longer home schooling should make my writing easier.

I’m posting some pictures of the awards ceremony, along with the book fair in Vegas.  I hope you enjoy!

Melissa Keating, Lindsey J Parsons’, Raven Raye, and her lovely daughter Meghan, as they waited for the awards ceremony to begin.

Since it was Melissa and my last night, we went to Fremont Street after the ceremony.  It was extremely crowded on a Friday night.

Lindsey needed to rest her feet, so we winded up hanging out in the corner of this bathroom for over an hour.  We met many sweet ladies, and even had our pictures taken with some of them.  Who knew hanging out in a women’s restroom was such good advertisement!

At the book fair, I got to meet two very sweet ladies.  P. T. Macias is the author of the De La Cruz Saga, and Rebecca Randolph Buckley writes contemporary romantic suspense.

Meet Michael Mecucci.  He was one of the young Casanovas at the RNC, and you might see him on future book covers.  He is a sweet young man.

I’ve signed books, bookmarks, book bags, and now shirts.

There was a mistake on the part of our shuttle to the airport, and we waited for over an hour to be picked up.  We still made it in time for our plane, and it all worked out.