{"id":9677,"date":"2013-04-24T22:45:47","date_gmt":"2013-04-25T03:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=9677"},"modified":"2013-04-24T22:50:17","modified_gmt":"2013-04-25T03:50:17","slug":"national-sales-meeting-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=9677","title":{"rendered":"National Sales Meeting 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The week of National Sales Meeting is my most dreaded part of the year because it’s a week when Brian spends all his waking moments at the hotel where their work convention is held. He’d often leave at 6 AM and not be home until 11 PM. As if the long hours apart aren’t bad enough, I actually have to drive myself around and pump my own gas. Having to fend for myself gives me a taste of what it would be like to be single. Not that much fun. I’m so glad I have Brian. And, I’m so glad that NSM only lasts a week. Blech.<\/p>\n

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There are some good things about NSM, though. It means I get to see our Latin American friends, brief as it may be. <\/p>\n

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Tonight we had a wonderful dinner at Wasabi, one of our favorite restaurants. Brian thought he wouldn’t be able to join us at first. I picked up Toby and Jorge and the three of us were finishing the last of our starters (we got deep-fried vegetable and chicken dumplings and crab cakes and a rice crispy, which isn’t pictured but it’s Jorge’s favorite at Wasabi) when Brian arrived. Apparently, things were under control at the IT bunker at the hotel and his bosses could spare him. Thank you, Jesse and Justin!<\/em><\/p>\n

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We also got a couple of orders of the shrimp tempura crazy roll, which is one of our favorite rolls at Wasabi. That’s what we always get. I did get to try something new this time. Toby ordered the BSCR. I think that the acronym stands for baked scallop crab roll. It was delicious. Even Brian, who doesn’t usually eat scallops, liked it.<\/p>\n

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I’m glad that I got to try it. There are several things on the menu that we still haven’t tried yet. I’m sure they’re all really good. We’ve yet to order anything at Wasabi that we didn’t like. It’s our favorite sushi joint in town. It seems that it’s become a favorite for Jorge and Toby too.<\/p>\n

NSM may not be my favorite time of year, but I always enjoy seeing Brian’s friends in sales specially Toby and Jorge<\/a>. Dinner with these two almost makes up for being without Brian during NSM week. Thanks for dinner, Jorge and Toby!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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