Happy Sunday everyone and Good morning! So I had some drama this morning and totally missed Tyler Florence’s Keynote this morning. I just left the Press Room and picked up my Photographer ribbon!

So the drama this morning is that I lost my Driver’s License and two credit cards. I had walked out of the hotel, walked up a block to Michigan Avenue, hailed a cab and realized I didn’t have my credit card. Doing the feel-the-pocket dance, I couldn’t find them.

I rushed back to the hotel, got upstairs and still couldn’t find them. I emptied out my bags, went thru the laundry, went thru the bed and my luggage.

NOTHING.

I started to freak out. It was now 7:30 and the keynote has already started. I took a deep breath and started again. Systematically emptying out pockets, looking thru receipts and trying to figure out where I put those damn cards!

Well after about 20 minutes of frantic searching…I found them. Where you ask?

They were located in my show packet. I guess in last night’s rush I accidently put them in the envelope. Can you believe that??

So I rushed over to McCormick to see a sea of cabs and people pouring out into the McCormick Convention Center. For a Sunday morning, there are alot of people here. I was surprised.

I got to the press office and checked in as well as pickup my camera badge. So I’m official. I tried to get to the show floor, but they didn’t allow press until 8:30am. So I’m sitting outside of the press lounge writing this entry!

More to come later!