I have never been to a blog conference before and I had no idea I would get so many goodies.
We received this Blissdom Charm designed by the lovely Lisa Leonard in our welcome bags. I've hosted a giveaway for her before, so it was such a delight to meet her face-to-face. She is the real deal.
In addition to all of the goodies from the sponsors and vendors (like free ice cream from Blue Bunny, free undies from Jockey, a tote from Lands End, and on and on), bloggers are handing out treats. I hit the mother load when I sat at a crafty-girls table for lunch.
I even bought a camera strap slipcover by Ruthanne from Eclectic Whatnot, just because I sat by her at lunch and her work is so beautiful.
I might ask for a necklace from Allora Handmade for my birthday and I'm definitely ordering some of her hair pins to reign in my doo. Jessica does amazing work.
They served PB and J bread pudding for dessert, which...well...let's just say it wasn't chocolate...
... or cheesecake.
But that's OK, because Edie from Life in Grace made some delicious fudge and that satisfied my sweet tooth quite well.
I didn't go to any of the sessions, yet, today. I had to escape to my room to process everything. The generosity and friendship and advice and fun have all been a little overwhelming in the best possible way. It must be how a three year old feels at Christmas when his parents buy him too many presents because they're so excited for him. (Not that we've ever done that.) I wish I could spread all of this throughout the year instead of getting it in one huge dose that is so amazing I am about to burst.
Tomorrow is back to reality. I fly home to have a nice dinner with my husband and then get right back into mommy mode and getting-ready-for-the-ground-hog-day-sale-at-Lucketts mode and I-just-learned-I-have-a-toilet-and-sink-and-beadboard-sitting-in-my-living-room-that-needs-to-be-installed-in-my-bathroom mode and when-does-Miss-Mustard-Seed-ever-sleep mode. Yeah. That mode.
For now, I'm going to enjoy my fudge, my goodies and my new friends.
