(No, you’re not seeing double; this entry was also posted in my blog. I’m just to dang lazy to come up with an original entry about the event for the journal.)

Today was the annual CAPA Conference, held in San Luis Obispo this time, at the fancy-pants Embassy Suites Hotel. I was slightly disappointed that it was being held this weekend, because the Atascadero Wine Festival was today as well, and my mom and I always enjoy going to that event. However, it turned out to be a really fun day; I hung out with co-workers – current and former – attended some interesting seminars, and most importantly (and really the only reason I went in the first place) got the necessary MCLE credits to keep my paralegal status.

Lunch was quite yummy: herbed chicken breast, creamy risotto, and roasted red peppers. I was famished by this time, however, and forgot to take a picture before devouring it.

I did manage to get a shot of the uber decedant super chocolate cake we got for dessert:

Ummmm! Sinfully delicious!!

(Would’ve been really good with coffee, too, but that didn’t come till later. Or, maybe I just didn’t wait for it. One or the other.)

While I didn’t end up winning any of the drawings, I did get some great swag from the vendors, and this totally awesome Offical Conference Canvas Bag. Seriously, how awesome is this bag? It’s really good-sized and durable, and while you can’t really tell from this picture, it’s a really cool black and lime green colour. (Technically the green is called “puce”, but since just saying that word makes me wrinkle my nose in disgust, I’ll stick with lime-green.)  In my totally non-biased opinion, I think it’s the best CAPA Conference bag yet.

In fact, the whole conference was great – very well organized and executed, interesting and informative seminars (Ethics in the Media was required for everyone, and the Keynote Speaker was during lunch; the others I attended were: Using Probate Referees, and Due Diligence in Business and Real Estate Transactions), great food (particularly that cake!), and lots of fun, friendly people.

Well done, CCPA, well done!