Had an awesome first day…it was mainly travel and seeing friends.

Some good stuff:

• got to meet this guy in person. already new him really through phone, chat, twitter, blog, e-mails, etc. AWESOME GUY!
• got to see my blogging idol, Flowerdust. She’s doing an amazing job covering Catalyst 2008 with Catalyst Backstage…LIVE. If you aren’t at the conference, be sure to check it out.
• hooked up with LV Hansen and the Catalyst Roadtrip peeps for a little reunion. And I won a cool bag with some motor oil, fuzzy dice, air freshners, and something that resembles a beer bong…i think it was supposed to be a funnel.
• Saw Louie Giglio, but didn’t get to ask him any questions.
• Met Chris from ROOV.com. Pretty cool tool. Check it out. He had THE COOLEST business card ever. I will be ripping it off 100%.
• I get to share a room and hang out with two of my best friends in the world. Cole Phillips and Nic Burleson. I love these guys…

Some bad stuff:

• we didn’t get to attend the Catalyst labs.
• missed my chance to chat with Pete Wilson. I have some questions about church planting for that guy.
• had a bumpy flight coming in and a grumpy stewardess sitting next to me. tried to cheer her up but I did not succeed. Hate it when I can’t bring a smile out.