It has been many, many years since I have attended a National, but I was content to wait until the Review would announce the winners. This year I joined the List and have enjoyed the excitement generated by the PPers and Evan's excellent commentary. It has been so much fun to listen to your snack plans, drink menus, and your general enthusiasms. Being on dial up (ugh) it's been necessary to shut down occasionally this week. Today that has been really tough. I can not wait to read the blog and see who GV will be. So I thank you for sharing and reigniting the thrill I got being at a National. It has been super. Amber Conti Turley ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================