Where do I begin? I just attended a conference like no other… I was inspired to pursue writing which has always been a passion of mine and motivated to explore my interest in photography. Here is a brief recap…
What better way to kick-off a conference than a party…or four! Mom Central, Alltop/Kirtsy (pics here), The People’s Party, and The Newbie Mixer were all rockin’ to their own beat…and I managed to frequent all four. Thursday was just the beginning. Ruby Skye was hip and loud and the food was fab. My favorite? The chic and swanky closing reception at Macy’s! It was all about the food, shopping, makeovers by Bare Minerals, and dancing! And then there were the “private parties…”
Blogging is all about community, connection, and relationships. Some of the most amazing bloggers writers are not only creative, intelligent, and artistic…they’re genuinely great gals to know! I had a blast hanging out with Stephanie, Nicole and Mom Central’s Kara and Abbey, drooling over Rocco DiSpirito having lunch with Stephanie and Arianne, and chatting with This Military Mama and her adorable babe!
You’d think that at a blogging conference there would be plenty of time to, you know, blog! I was completely enthralled with soaking up all I could from the conference sessions and parties and socializing and networking and tweeting that I barely had time to breathe let alone blog! Fortunately many other bloggers were focused enough to live-blog the sessions. Check them out on the BlogHer website. While I would categorize myself as a mommy blogger, surprisingly I managed to miss those sessions. As a relatively new blogger and aspiring photographer I found the sessions on the technical aspects of writing and blogging to be of most value. My absolute favorite session was Me Rah Koh’s Photography Workshop and the subsequent Photo Walk with the Shutter Sisters. Stay tuned as I’ll be uploading pictures of the entire conference to Flickr.
What’s a conference without “stuff?” The swag was everywhere! Mom Select even had a suite filled with products I plan on telling you all about! Stay tuned for your opportunity to score some BlogHer swag!
A huge thank you to Mom Select, Newbaby, and HP for the scholarship I received!
And a ginormous hug and thank you to my incredible husband who trekked all the way to San Francisco with me so I could be close to our little boy.
If you absolutely can’t wait for pictures, check out Arianne’s AWESOME shots on Flickr!
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Can’t wait to see you photos on the big screen. A payoff for all that walking we did up that hill in the freezing wind! 😉 So glad we could go together.
It was awesome to hang out with you Caryn. I can’t believe we didn’t get a picture together and I’m sad I didn’t get to meet little Josh! Too bad our coasts are so far apart! Speak to you soon though. 🙂
I adored the photography session, too! She explained things so well…I’m definitely putting her DVD’s on my must-have list.
It was great meeting you (in the building traffic session.)
You are effortless and lovely. SO great to have met you. 🙂
I wanted to go soooo bad! Next year.. I’m gonna make it come heck or highwater!