Wordless{ish} Wednesday: BlogHer 11.

BlogHer was amazing. Yes, it's insanely busy... you're always scheduled to do something... BUT, it's worth it. I learned quite a bit at the sessions I did attend... but, the best thing about this conference is being around all of these bloggers! It was so great to be able to talk about my blog without getting the, "yeah, I know you blog already" look. The bloggers were my favorite part of the whole conference. Loved it. Seriously... these bloggers are CA-razay! In a good way.... of course. ;)

Sooo.... There are so many lovely blogger ladies in the photos below. I'm just going to list their names and sweet blogs here: Mae from Parenting in Progress, Jill from Baby Rabies, Jenni from the Blog, Torie of 25 Designs, Beth Anne of Heir to Blair, Morgan from the 818, Alena from Charmingly Chandler, Hannah from Peggy Ann Design, Jenna from Blogged Bliss, Mandy from Harper's Happenings, Erika of Bird E Studios, Dumb Mom from Parenting by Dummies, Suzanne of Bebeblog, Mandey from Mama and the Dudes, Molly from a Day in Mollywood, Stephanie from Mrs. Stephanie T., and... of course: I was there!

 Ummm.... and, here are my millions of iPhone pics I took. :D Linking up with Amy of course. :D

AND... because this post should just be longer.... This is how we kicked off BlogHer '11:

 

I have more to share about what I'd do different next year... and what I've learned (because I know you want to know...). For now... just a few highlights and dislikes.

Highlights:

- The bloggers.

- The sessions.

- Hand-dipped Dove bar.

- The session with Gluten Free Girl.

- Seriously... all the bloggers I met. The BEST thing.

- The first day in San Diego. So fun.

- My roomies.

- Your mom. Just kidding... just checking to see if you were still paying attention. ;)

- Day drinking... I know... But, it was fun.

- The first day's breakfast.... hash browns... bacon... WTF? Yes. AMAZING.

Dislikes:

- Lack of sleep.

- Missing my baby.

- Not being able to clone myself to be two places at one time.

- missing my baby.

- Thinking it was a good idea to fly out at 6:30 am on Sunday morning... wha? Yeah... 3 hours of sleep. 

- Lack of sleep.

- The second day's breakfast.... oatmeal... bagels... fruit... meh.

 Sadly... I met these ladies (and two dudes) and did not manage to get photos with them (well, I think I'm in a couple cell phone pics with a couple ladies): Jamie from the Grumbles and Grunts, Kylee from Two Pretzels, Krystal from Tie a Little Ribbon, How to Be a Dad's, Katie from Pickles and Paisleys, Miranda from Not Super Just Mom, Amanda from a Martini Always Helps, Angry Julie, Stephanie of Goober Grape and Monkey Man, Kelly from Turnip Farmer, Nanette from Say it, don't spray it, and so many more!

{If you have a Wordless{ish} Wednesday, please feel free to link it up below. BY the way: Shawntae from A Little King and I now share our Wednesday Linky's. :D. And, feel free to link up to these blogs too... 5 Minutes For Mom, Parenting by Dummies, Project Alicia, Supermom, And Then She Snapped, and Live and Love Outloud.}

♡ Chelsey

My Free Crappy Portrait

I almost forgot about this! I emailed the talented artists at Free Crappy Portraits to get a free portrait! I sent them the following info:

My absolute most favorite meal would be fried chicken with a glass of wine. <---- classy. I always draw myself with antlers on my head... don't know why. I love shoes. I have a little girl (Ruari, seen in photo) that's 19 months old. She loves... doggies, horsies, oranges, and potstickers.

The thing is.... it's not a crappy portrait! I just love it! LOVE it! Totally printing for my home thanks Free Crappy Portraits! Head over to get your own! :D

♡ Chelsey

My favorite blogs...

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Do you ever visit a blog and wonder... "Hmmm... I wonder what blogs this blogger reads EVERY day..." Well, I thought it would be nice to share a couple of my faves... BUT, I'm limiting myself to five blogs for today. I will be sharing more later of course. But, for now: Just 5.

It was So freakin' hard to pick just these 5. There are many... and I mean MANY blogs I read at least on a weekly basis. But, these blogs I always find myself visiting... always.

Reasons I love each of the following blogs: They update often... their photos are always beautiful... 99.9% of the time their posts have photos in them (I'm such a visual person that a photo in a post is always a plus)... AND, these ladies are all very nice (unless they're totally faking ;D)...

Here are the first round of favorite blogs:

Ashley Sisk

Oh, Ashley. This lady is pretty awesome. I met Ashley in the blogging world WAY back when... It really seems like forever ago, but I think I actually met her in June 2010... June 23rd, 2010 at 3:10 pm... Just kidding, I don't remember the exact date. But, she entered one of my Paper Mama Photo challenges. I checked out her photo entry and wandered through her blog. Her photos were just gorgeous!

As time has gone on we've exchanged many emails and the occasional instant message. I really consider her a real friend. I wish she lived closer. Probably best that she doesn't... kidding. If you haven't checked out her blog... you are completely missing out on something awesome. Give her a visit. Ramblings and Photos.










I Rock So What

The lovely Jess. This girl cracks me up. I love visiting her blog. She's so open and honest and FUNNY! Her posts are always great to read.

I randomly found her blog one day through Allie from It's a Wonderful Life (another amazing blogger). I've been hooked ever since.

It's been great watching her beautiful photos of her son turn into amazing/awesome photos! If only she lived closer... I bet we'd have many playdates.... Please give my friend a visit if you have a moment. I Rock So What.




A Sorta Fairytale

Miss Mandy and Bennett. Mandy's blog is one of the earlier "mom blogs" I found. She had entered one of my earlier Paper Mama Photo challenges and I was SO in love with the photos of her little Bennett. They were all so beautiful.

I was lucky enough to meet her in person a couple of times now (here and here). She is so amazingly sweet. And, little Bennett is so cute! I just love wandering through her blog and all her beautiful photos. Please give her blog a visit! A Sorta Fairytale.















Harper's Happenings

Mandy and Harper. I love this blog. I don't really know what took me so long to find her blog. Melissa from Hi, Baby told me about her awesomeness probably in August 2010.

I wandered over and explored her blog and LOVED it. Harper is one of the cutest babies ever! And, Mandy's pretty cute too. :) She's such an interesting person and a wonderful story teller. I love to go and check up on her and her family. Please, check her out! Harper's Happenings.






Christopher and Tia

The beautiful Tia. I've been following and loving her blog for.... ummm.... over 2 years now? For some reason I feel like I started reading it October 2008. I even donated something to her old Monday Suck Days... :) Her little Charlie was still in her belly growing.

Tia is a wonderful story teller. I love reading her posts. The photos that go along with them... the way they're written... beautiful. She recently turned off her comments (to spend more time with that family of hers) but, don't let that stop you from visiting. I love it. You will too! Christopher and Tia.

WOW WOW wow. That was so hard to just choose 5. I wish I could pick my top 1,000! More later. I'd LOVE to see what your favorite 5 bloggers are! Feel free to link up your 5 favorite blogger's post below!

Would ya could ya? Vote for me?

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