I spent my Saturday in a dark bar with a bunch of hot women from the Internet. How’d you spend yours?
Seriously, a great time was had by all at Blissdom ‘08 at the Hotel Preston here in Nashville organized by the talented women of Blissfully Domestic and sponsored by One2One Network and Epson.
I have to admit I was suddenly overcome with nervousness the first five minutes I was there because of an unexpected ”uhhhh…meeting lots of new people” reflex. I wasn’t going to mention that, but I know some people go through that…so there you have it. Once I started talking I was fine, so much so that I probably didn’t stop talking ALL DAY and ALL NIGHT. Just ask Mrs. 007 and Lori from Front Porch Legacy, both lovely new bloggers from Middle Tennessee that I sat with.
Check out these Blissdom speakers:
- Tsh from Simple Mom (who needs Martha Stewart?)
- Jennifer from Playgroups Are No Place for Children (check out her informative posts for bloggers)
- THE original Busy Mom
- The Nester (squeeee!)...again, who the heck is Martha?
- Lotus from Sarcastic Mom
- Karla from Looking Towards Heaven, VP of Blissfully Domestic
- Alli, the queen bee of Blissfully Domestic
- Megan from Velveteen Mind who can work that mike and is the brainchild behind Blog Nosh magazine
- Robin, editor of Blissfully Domestic’s new faith channel
- and keynote speaker Lynn Terry of Click Newz
Michelle Lamar (White Trash Mom) was not able to attend and I was bummed because I was hoping she’d demonstrate some mad Halloween tampon crafting skillz.
It was all very informal with lots of great hair in one room. I mean I could not stop wanting to touch the Queen of Shake Shake’s hair when we were talking, ya’ll. Leisa Hammett, a Nashville writer whose 12-year-old daughter is an amazingly talented artist, was also queen of hair for the day. So I’m obsessed with hair…I digress.
We were treated to an awesome performance by Jessie Baylin, who just appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Several of us went to dinner at Sunset Grill and I sat with some of my Nashville peeps and the Cincinatti crew: Shannan from Mommy Bits, Susan from Working Moms Against Guilt, and Amy in Ohio. I thought about taking Mrs. CPA’s adorable baby girl home with me, but decided against it.
Everyone there was just awesome and I know I am forgetting to link to some of you lovely ladies (like just now I am adding Ginger from Attention Target Shoppers and Missy from the House of Flying Monkeys). (Gush, gush, smooch, smooch.)
Me (yes I am that short), Malia from Live, Laugh, Love, Amy from Milkbreath & Margaritas, and Lori from Front Porch Legacy (she and Mrs. CPA get my vote for best Southern accents).
Mark your calendars for February when Blissdom STRIKES AGAIN. Will there be signature pink Blisstinis? I bet there will.
p.s. Thanks to Johnson & Johnson for helping me provide their great new Melt Away Stress lotion for the swag bags!
p.p.s. Secret Agent Mama has an awesome photo set on Flickr from Blissdom. She is an amazing photographer! Ginger at Attention Target Shoppers has a great recap...I met her Saturday and got one of her fun business cards.
I am still so dang sad that I wasn’t able to make it, and not just for the swag! sigh
chanting February, February!!
rachels last blog post..Dirty Stuffed Peppers: Mouthwatering Monday
I had such a fun time for the little I got to stay. Maybe next time I won’t plan too many things at once.
Jordanas last blog post..Overscheduled
That looks so fun. I wish we had enough bloggers to organize something like that around here.
Hey girl!! It was tons of fun! I also wanted to touch The Queen’s fabulous hair. And I noted in my post that Busy Mom’s hair was looking particularly sexay. (I had the hair fascination thing too – lots of very good hair in the room.)
Can’t wait to do it again!
Y’all have too much fun up there in Tennessee. Maybe I’ll buy a plot of land there so I can claim to be a TN blogger, too!
Jills last blog post..Me-Me-Me-Meme
LOL - that short…*snort* Look at you go you blogging socializer you.
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Hugs,
Holly
Holly Schwendimans last blog post..Where To Begin?
Hi Jamie! It was so great to finally get to meet you at Blissdom. I’m so glad that I got to sit with you and Mrs. 007; and get to stare at the lovely hair that belongs to Amy of Milk Breath & Margaritas. Okay, Amy, I need your hair guy. I want your hair guy. Call me!
And if you ever need to “hear” the South again, I’ll just holler across the hills and cook you up some good Southern grub too!
Oh, man. So jealous. Sounds like it was a blast.
Amy@UWMs last blog post..Angry
It was so great meeting you in person. Finally!
And really, you could have touched my hair all you want. you probably should have because I’m about to go get 4 inches cut off. Ack!
I hate that I had to leave before cocktails and dinner!
Michelles last blog post..Safe Haven Shrinkage
I’m hoping to make it for February – it sounds like so much fun!!
Heather @ Not a DIY Lifes last blog post..More of Him Monday – Give to God
Hey there fellow Blissdome-goer!
Sadly, there just wasn’t enough time to meet everyone, and I missed introducing myself to you! I simply CAN’T stop reading all these recaps – it stinks to be back home and back at work!
Hope to see you in February!
I’m having so much fun reading everyone’s reactions to Blissdom. I’m sad that all I was able to do is send you all a copy of We Are Girls Who Love to Run – I wish I could have been there, too – REALLY, it looked AMAZING and I have SO much to learn about blogging! If you ever get a chance to review the book, please stop by my blog and let me know so I can send my readers over to meet you!
Briannas last blog post..Tuesday Trials & Achievements: Support Your Favorite Authors
It was such a great event, and you did such a wonderful job giving a run down. I’ve added many more pictures to the set and might be adding a couple more. Every time I look at my batch I see another that I haven’t sent to edit.
Thanks for the props; I means a lot to me.
Viva La BlissDom!
Secret Agent Mamas last blog post..Blissful Wordless Wednesday
So glad you had fun, wasn’t Jessie incredible? Such an unexpected treat.
`Arianne
(part of the One2One Team)
To Think Is To Creates last blog post..BlissDom 08: A Recap
Jamie I had so much fun meeting you and getting to know you better over dinner. Blissfully Domestic put on a great event. It’s always so much fun when you get to get together – in person – to chat.
shannanb aka Mommy Bitss last blog post..A Blissfully Great Weekend!
I know I’ve said all this before but I’m so glad you came and that you stayed for dinner and that we got to hang w/ Amy & Busy Mom and the Ohio crew!! (Did someone ever get around to taking care of the bartender?)
Malias last blog post..The Dreaded Four Letter
Great recap. Being an introvert, I felt quite nervous entering that lounge all by myself. Then I was welcomed by the first of many amazing women I met that day. I definitely plan to go in February. See you then!
Laurin @ Laurin and Kelly Talks last blog post..Walk this way
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