Back from New York

We returned from New York with a squished cupcake and exhausted feet on Saturday. Believe it or not, it was all worth it. This year's PDN PhotoPlus Expo was our most successful to date. We met a number of photographers interested in PictoBooks, and caught up with our current clients. I have to say, it's nice putting a face with a name. Just keep in mind that if we have a look of surprise on our face when we meet you for the first time, it's most likely because we pictured you as a brunette instead of blonde.....it's an honest mistake ;)

Anywho...

Let me explain the squished cupcake. If you're ever near the Rockefeller Center in New York you absolutely HAVE TO try a cupcake from Magnolia Bakery. We "discovered" it our first night out and about and we kept going back every night after that. I know what you're thinking,
"how good can a cupcake be?" Well, I'm here to tell you that you haven't really had a cupcake until you've tried Magnolia's. It was so good that I bought an extra one to bring home and share. The only problem with that scenario was that since we ordered more than our usual two, they gave us a larger box. I then decided to leave my cupcake in the trustworthy hands of another PictoBooks associate while I made my way to "The Top of the Rock". When I came back down, my cupcake was no longer safely inside a Magnolia cupcake box, but wrapped in a few napkins, at which point I decided it would be safe in my own personal bag. Well, after another walk around Times Square, a quick re-packing in the hotel, and a 4-hour drive back home, my cupcake was demolished beyond recognition; however, I'm happy to report that it tastes just as good in the shape of a cupcake as it does when it's squished inside a bag. TRY MAGNOLIA BAKERY!

So, we're back in Maryland for the time being. We've getting ready for our free seminar going on tomorrow evening at the Rockville VisArts Center, and then next month, it's off to Ohio for the PPO's 2-Day Fall Conference. I wonder if they have a yummy bakery there, mmm...