A Viennese waltz

I’m very excited to be attending Word Camp EU in Vienna this week. The lineup of speakers is superb and so many of my coworkers are going that it’ll be like a mini grand meetup. Ben and the kids are also coming along and we’re going to stay in Vienna for an extra couple of days afterwards to have a look around.

On the Saturday night there’s going to be a ball. Yay! A ball! I have been given permission by Ben to abandon them for the evening so I can go and pretend I’m young and popular for a couple of hours. For once I won’t have to prance around my room in a dress looking silly; instead I get to it out and make a fool of myself in public. This is how I normally look:

But I’m imagining something like this:

Ok, I realise I’m probably getting a bit carried away and it’ll be more like this:

In any case, I’m always very happy to make a fool of myself, especially if it means I’m the centre of attention for five minutes, albeit for all the wrong reasons.

This is why I love the tech industry. People in tech, in my experience anyway, are so non-judgemental. I could wear a chicken suit and it would be fine. Vienna here we come!


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5 responses to “A Viennese waltz”

  1. Pam Kocke Avatar

    So excited to see you! Really hope I can meet your family!

    1. Rachel M Avatar

      I’m so excited too and can’t wait to see you!

  2. Sherri Avatar

    Hi Rachel! I haven’t been here for so long, and I’ve missed your posts! And then, when I do, you have disappeared to Vienna! I bet you’re having a wonderful time. I would be up there with you dancing the night away…sounds like a wonderful time! Enjoy!! 🙂 xx

    1. Rachel M Avatar

      Thank you! We’re not in Vienna yet but will be soon and we’re all very excited; Elizabeth particularly so. I hope it lives up to her expectations.

      1. Sherri Avatar

        Ooops…sorry, misread that! I’m sure Vienna will live up to Elizabeth’s expectations…it will be wonderful for you all! It’s a place I certainly hope to visit one day!

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