Travel Update

As most of you know, Rob, Bill, and Meredith are in Atlanta, GA, for a conference called Catalyst. I checked in with Rob yesterday on my way to class, and I wanted to share a road trip story that I found amusing.

Rob was driving, Meredith was in shot-gun, and Bill was riding in the backseat. I'd like to note that not only was he in the backseat, but he was in the center of the backseat. Rob's pretty sure it was so he could look into the rear view mirror and gaze into Rob's eyes. Joking.

In preparation for the trip, Rob bought a bunch of yummy snacks to pass time and stay awake. As Meredith was munching on some classic peanut M&Ms, she began choking. Apparently a piece of M&M tried to sneak down the wrong pipe. As this is happening, Bill is on his cell phone making volunteer work calls.

Meredith and Rob try to signal for Bill to get Meredith a drink from the cooler in the backseat. Although she asked for a diet Mt. Dew (which Rob believes is worthless), Bill is on the phone and hands her a Sprite. They tried again to get his attention since they couldn't reach the cooler, asked for a diet Mt. Dew to ease her choking, and Bill passes her a regular Mt. Dew. In his defense, he's in the zone on the phone. Meredith tries again to get his attention, and Bill says to the person on the phone, "Hold on for a second, I'm in a car with a gal who's choking", or something along those lines. We'd like to point out that he called her a gal, and we wonder what the person on the other line would have thought.

Meredith did eventually get her diet Mt. Dew, she did stop choking, and all three WEC staff members shared a good laugh. Never a dull moment with the Director of Community Groups and Students, Director of First Impressions, and the Director of Preschoolers and Kids. I'm pretty sure those are their titles at least.