So Much Bliss, So Little Time

Ok, SO…BlissDom ’09 was amazing. I cannot really describe it. I had the BEST time and was pretty much GIDDY all weekend. And since Emily *loves* it when I am giddy, that worked out really well. Seriously, though, it was great for Em and me to spend some time together that was not at a family function or a playdate! It had been way too long. But alas, the weekend was short…I could have done with a couple more days of bliss!

I loved the sessions at BlissDom, in particular a great panel on passion in writing with Steph of Adventures in Babywearing, Catherine of Her Bad Mother, and Shannon of Rocks in My Dryer. Those ladies BROUGHT IT!

But of course, being a social butterfly, I was most excited about seeing and meeting so many amazing women, some of whom I already “knew” from the blogosphere and some I was lucky enough to just meet for the first time!

I was so excited to meet my friend Rachel, of A Southern Fairytale (and I was not disappointed):

My girl Rachel - a Southern Fairytale

Two of the sassiest girls in the blogosphere, Emily and VDog:

Emily and VDog

Here’s the funny and amazing AmyinOhio (who also knows how to organize a great PARTAY):

AmyInOhio - the AWESOME!

I was privileged to moderate a panel that featured this smart smart smart and hilarious lady, Leslie, aka Mrs. Flinger:

leslie, mrs. flinger

I got to hook up once again with my bloggy BFF, Jill:

Jilly Jill & I

I loved meeting the chic & sweet Jo-Lynne, I knew I would love her and I did and DO!

sweet & chic Jo-Lynne

And of course I had to smoosh my face up against She Who Brought BlissDom Into Being, Alli:

me & my girl Alli

I am so thankful for the time I got to spend at BlissDom this weekend…more stories still to come! For a great BlissDom-related laugh, check out my BFF Luanne’s post on what was “Overheard at BlissDom”– add your own fave BlissDom quotes!

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Weekly Winners: Emily & Jenny at BlissDom ’09 Edition

Welcome to the Weekly Winners BlissDom ’09 edition! We had an amazing time and this week we’ll both be telling you all about it and showing you LOTS of pictures. But to start off we’ll be a tad narcissistic. Before BlissDom, Emily and I realized we really hadn’t had a good picture taken of the two of us since her sister’s wedding…in 2005!!! We decided this terrible oversight MUST be amended at BlissDom, so…I bring you…pictures of Emily and Jenny (and sometimes some other people!) at BlissDom ’09!

Here we are Friday afternoon before the opening session:

Emily & Jenny Fri. at BlissDom

And Friday night at the cocktail party:

Friday nite cocktail par-tay!

I know there were some pictures taken of us during the day Saturday…but they must’ve been by other people, because they are not on my camera! So, other people, please email them to me!

Saturday night with keynote speaker and Emily’s girl crush Jen Lancaster. I seriously have NEVER (not an exaggeration) seen Emily SO EXCITED in my whole life. She was totally googly-eyed over Jen (who is totally awesome and funny – go buy her books!!)

Emily & I with Jen Lancaster!!

Saturday night at the MOST FUN DINNER OUT EVER (story to come!) with AmyInOhio and Shannan from Mommy Bits:

w/ AmyinOhio and MommyBits!

And here with Julia from Hooked on Houses, whom we originally met in an elevator at IKEA 11 months ago:

from Ikea to Blissdom

And with Tricia and Cortney, our Dayton friends from Once A Month Mom (yay for co-bloggers!!!):

w/ Tricia & Cortney from Once A Month Mom.com

That’s a little taste of all the fun we had at BlissDom. Stay tuned for the whole story including the tales of the Best Bus Ride Ever, the Worst Elevator Ride Ever, and much, much, more! Oh and also what we learned about blogging. Yeah, that too!

Fore some photography that is amazing and NOT picture of Emily and me, visit the Weekly Winners HQ at Sarcastic Mom.

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