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I returned last night from my annual trip to the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Nashville. This year, two of my team members came with me, and in addition to staging photo shoots to chronicle our trip (see my FB page), drinking expensive coffee drinks (hail to a latte called the Jittery Monkey), and occasionally doing the work actually assigned them (good job, ladies) they spent their time trying to set me up with any guy who looked remotely unattached. Turns out some of the guys were actually attached (awkward), but the girls remained undaunted.

On our flight to Nashville, I wore a Boundless T-shirt. A flight attendant asked me what "Boundless" is, and I gave him the scoop. He looked at me and my coworkers and countered with "You look more like the cast of 'Girls Gone Wild.'" We're still not sure where that came from. I recovered when we landed in Nashville and there was a Bill Gaither sign above baggage claim that proclaimed "Welcome Home." Yay! The rest of the week was a flurry of meetings, presentations, events and handshakes with friends old and new.

One of the highlights of the trip was meeting Katie and Liza, two listeners to the show. Katie was at NRB with her company, so we met and chatted for about an hour. What a fun girl! She gave me some good show suggestions, but, while helpful, they were slightly overshadowed by the box of homemade white chocolate peanut clusters she presented me. Liza wasn't at the convention, but lives in Nashville, so drove all the way to the hotel to say "hello." I learned about her plans to go to seminary, and she gave me the inside scoop on the Christian music industry. Good times. If I'm ever in your area, or if you're in Colorado Springs, make sure we arrange to meet!

Valentine's Day Smackdown -- 00:00
Has a year passed since our last Valentine's Day show? Hard to believe. The VDay gift from my sister arrived yesterday, but I'm holding out until tomorrow to open it. In the meantime, the team (including new team member Ashley Harris!) joins me to discuss what's in and what's out when it comes to making plans for the holiday.

The Sonflowerz -- 16:21
This week's music is provided by The Sonflowerz, a fun sister duo whose new album All Over the World is making an impact in