of conferences, spring break & karate chops

I'm back from Columbus, Georgia, home of Columbus State University, Fort Benning military base and the Aflac duck. I had such a wonderful time there: the staff at the Cunningham Center for Leadership Development were amazing, my fellow speakers at the Women's Leadership Conference were incredible, and everyone was so warm and welcoming.

A few shots I took during the conference:

Now that i'm back in Texas, and since this week is Alex's spring break, we're off to the beach to wring the last few moments out of it. While I'm gone, a few things:

Over at Babble.com, check out the beautiful images readers shared with me about what they're grateful for (and if you'd like your images to be featured there in the future, please send them to karen@babble.com);

Only a few more days are left to register for this Spring session of the Path Finder. There won't be another session until the fall, so I do hope you'll sign up! (You can read more about Path Finder here.)

And finally, here's a quick video of Alex breaking wood with her bare hands. Because, OH MY GOD, MY BABY IS BREAKING WOOD WITH HER BARE HANDS: