This morning I came across a stark reality: SQL PASS Summit 2012 is less than seven weeks away! I cannot fully describe the emotions of my first trip to Summit; some anxiety, mostly excitement, fear of the unknown, anticipation of meeting so many online friends and a thirst for new knowledge.  I am so ready for the networking, the learning, the socializing with #SQLKaraoke, the after parties, but mostly just hanging out with my #SQLFamily.

On a personal note, I have been to Seattle once in my life, in high school.  Five friends, my math teacher and I went on a field trip before my junior year where we participated in the Mu Alpha Theta National Mathematics competition after winning the State competition for Algebra II.  Mathletes Rock!  What a beautiful city!  It will be great to see Mt. Ranier, the sky needle, the monorail, Puget Sound, and the fish market.  I am sure a lot has changed in the last 25 years, I know the King Dome is no longer there, but we took a tour as the Mariners where out-of-town on a road trip and sat in the dugout and the locker room.  Good times!

I when I return home I will have some new Seattle memories that I will cherish for many years to come.  Enjoy!