15 ladies left Beamsville at 8:30 Friday morning to attend a Beth Moore event in Pittsburgh. One joined us for the Friday evening event making our total 16. Some left crying children, some left crying husbands, especially those with crying children. After a late lunch at Olive Gardens we drove on to Pittsburgh and checked into the Omni Hotel in downtown Pittsburgh. Four of us decided to be early birds and take a cab to the event while the others would come later. Our first challenge was getting an available cab, then the next challenge was getting into the back of the cab (which was a van). Neither Phyllis nor I were too agile and when we tried to climb across the folded down seat (with the seatbelt dangling) it wasn't a pretty sight. Never mind, we did it. When we arrived at the U of P there was already a line blocks long. As we tried to reach the rear of the line it just kept getting longer and longer. We finally did reach the rear and because our ticket was a wrist band the line moved very quickly. Beth presented some very inspirational talks. Just to see 6000 ladies, all with a common goal, in one place was an inspiration.
It took the drivers a very long time to get their cars so they could pick us up. By the time we got back to the hotel all the food places were closed so we were forced to order room service. By the time it arrived it was almost midnight. But a woman must have nourishment, so we ate. The Omni is a beautiful hotel.
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