I’m back from Nashville and tickled pink at what a great event BlissDom ’08 was! First off I just want to say a HUGE thank you to Epson for sponsoring the event and making it FREE for me and all the other bloggers to attend. They provided us with great food & drinks, a team of photographers who documented our participation throughout the day (and then printed the pics for us to take home on the amazing Epson Artisan printer!!) and an awesome musical guest, the very talented Jessie Baylin. (That girl can sing, peeps. And she’s adorable also, and had a great style. She had these blue boots on I just wanted to rip off of her pretty little feet. After she was done singing of course!)
Thank you EPSON!!
I am happy to report for all of you that were just chomping at the bit to know, the ladies behind Blissfully Domestic are class acts. The real deal, yo. Just sweet and smart and funny and gorgeous! So thanks to Alli, Karla, and Robin and also Barbara Jones from One2One Network!
At BlissDom we learned a lot about all things blogging. The info was great, the speakers were insightful and sometimes very hilarious, and the topics were tres, tres applicable, from making your blog your own, to developing a brand, to how to make big bucks on the internetz without taking your clothes off!
Here are Megan of Velveteen Mind and Alli (Mrs. Fussypants) imparting great wisdom and laughs to us all.
I know, you are reading this and weeping with shame and regret you missed the event. Never fear, my dears. Mark your calendars for BlissDom ’09 in February!!
Of course, since I am a social outcast butterfly, my favorite part was the PEOPLE. I love, love, love meeting and making bloggy friends! I was thrilled to meet bloggers I already loved like Mishi (aka Secret Agent Mama). Here we are posing with the electric breasts in the lobby of the Hotel Preston. She is like, the coolest. I want to have a weekly coffee-and-photography lesson date with her!
And then there was Lotus, who I love to read over at Sarcastic Mom because she is just real, real, real. Luckily, she is also hilarious and a great writer. I even got my pic with her and her famous bloggy toddler Braeden!
Ooh and guess what – I got a preview of Fussy’s next “Fight the Frump” post! She’s going to be talking about must-have accessories. Her current favorites are ME and her baby Jeremiah!
I made a new bloggy friend that I really, really like. Go give her some love. It’s Moriah from Please Pass the Salt. She came and sat next to me at BlissDom and I am so glad that she did! This is the photo the event photographers took of us. Isn’t she adorable?
So, in summary, BlissDom was amazing, EPSON rocks, Fussy needs to photoshop my head onto Britney Spears’ body, the SWAG kicked butt, and I may or may not have had a sip of the special drink they made us called a “BlissTini” that had pink sugar all over the outer rim of the glass.
Mmmm…sugar.
The only thing that would have made BlissDom better is if my favorite loving cousin Emily could have been there. I mean we need to appear together at these things cause we are confusing the CRAP out of the blogosphere since there are two of us who run this disaster blog!
One other thing, if Jill could have joined me that also would have been SPECTACULAR! I mean, she IS my bloggy BFF. When Fussy asked me to be HER bloggy BFF, I was like, “Sorry Fussy, you’re really cute and all, but Diaper Diaries already asked me, so…” It was a little awkward, but I am a loyal BBFF, right?? I don’t just give it up to anyone.
Got more questions about BlissDom? I am sure I forgot to mention lots of great stuff! Ask me in the comments and I promise to answer!
Diaper Diaries is one lucky gal.
{wipes tear}
Seriously, it was wonderful. Can’t wait for us to get together again!
And, yes, Epson rawks. They respect the brand!
That picture is awful.
(Of me.)
So, so fun to meet you, dear. Let’s do it again!
Looks like so much fun!!! thanks for the recap and sharing the pictures.
It was indeed a blast! So glad you came, and I hope to see you again in February!
It was an awesome time, wasn’t it?! It was great meeting you. I loved your outfit, btw. I meant to tell you, but I feared for my Precious every time you walked by. (ha!)
No more going out of town! We missed you like crazy!
Awww, thanks for still giving me top billing even when I can’t be there. Next time if I can’t come you just need to carry around a cardboard cutout of me the whole time.
Twas an amazing event! 🙂 It was wonderful to meet you and everyone else. Hope to see you in February.
Oh, and if you find Jessie’s boots, don’t forget to clue me in. That girl has style!
I am so glad you had an awesome time. Can I go in February? I promise I will start blogging again by then.
Glad you had a great time! Sounds like it was an awesome conference!
Great pictures. Nice to have a picture to go with the blog! I so wish I had been able to go. But my sister in law was due that weekend. And I wanted be there for her. But then I got sick. GRRRR
I so need to start a blog of my own instead of posting witty and insightful comments on yours… yeah, I know… thats a REAL stretch. But I DO need to think about blogging.
Cool pictures! Looks like y’all had a great time!
I had so much fun and it was great meeting you too! (Loved your dress btw) 🙂 Next time stop bugging me for so many drink tickets you lush….ha ha ha, just kidding!! Viva Le BlissDom!
Thanks for the wrap up! Those of us that couldn’t be there really appreciate it! 😉
You look HAWT mama! And I’m so jealous you got to meet Mishi and all those other cool peeps!
I hate that I couldn’t make it. Looks like you all had a great time.
I’m marking Feb. on my calender.
Can’t wait!!!!
I loved meeting you in person! I love that we are photographed with the light up boobies! I love that you are one stylin’ hip mama with good taste and CLASS!!
You rocked it over there, lady. Can’t wait to see you again.
Ahhh… such a fun post. Perhaps I should have waited for today to post? My post is positively boring compared to the others I’ve read… Heh.
Hey there! I am just SOAKING in the au jus of all these Blissdom posts! Its like I never want it to end…*le sigh*
I don’t believe I actually introduced myself to you, but wish I had had the time!
Hope to see you in February!
Sounds like you had a FANTASTIC experience at the event! I’m the author of We Are Girls Who Love to Run and would love to hear what you thought of the book (once you get caught up after such a fun weekend, of course).
You are so adorable, and even if most of what we did was smile at each other and run around, I hope we can sit and chat more at the next one. You rock!
`Arianne