Thanks for the memory of things I can’t forget
July 31, 2009 | BlogHer
I went to my first BlogHer conference in Chicago.
I need this sign at home. It was on the back of a Time Out Chicago van.
Thanks to Anne-Marie Nichols (@amnichols) of The Write Spot, I caught a ride with a GM carpool groupthat included Anne-Marie, Amy Peck (@fruitlady) of Inherent Passionand Jenna Goodwin (@MommyJenna) of For the Love of Baby! That Crazy Tattooed Mommy. Anne-Marie and Amy started in Denver and picked up Jenna and me in Iowa.
General Motors provided nine Chevys for carpools to and from BlogHer09. Our group had a 2010 Traverse, which was equipped with OnStar.
Our Chevy Traverse.
Anne-Marie drives and Jenna helps navigate.
For those bathroom emergencies.
Jenna and Anne-Marie at the Great Sauk Trail rest area.
Thanks to Erin Groh (@ErinRoseGroh) of BlogHerfor organizing everything with carpoolers and companies. Thanks to Lesley Hettinger(@lesleyhettinger) and Connie Burke (@connieburke) of GM Communications, Kameya Shows (@kamkam) of OnStar Communications, Robyn Henderson (@robnh) of Design Communications for setting everything up and for treating us to food and drink (I had margaritas, thank you very much) once we got to Chicago. Here are some pictures from that party. You know, before I lost my camera.
Amy Peck (@fruitlady) of Inherent Passion, Shannanb (@Shannanb) of Mommy Bits, Lucrecer Braxton (@lucrecerb) of Art Slamand Kameya Shows (@kamkam) of OnStar Communications.
Deb (@DebMomOf3) of Mom of 3 Girls, Lisa (@blm03) of My Thoughts, Ideas and Ramblings, Shannanb (@Shannanb) of Mommy Bits, Elizabeth (@Table4Five) of Table for Fiveand Amy Peck (@fruitlady) of Inherent Passion. I can’t remember what Amy and I were talking about, but it must have been a hoot.
Thank you so much to my roommates, Devra Renner (@ParentopiaDevra) and Aviva Pflock (@ParentopiaAviva) of Parentopia. I met Aviva for the first time in Chicago, but it feels as if I’ve known her forever.
For those of you who liked my round business card, Deborah at Candice n Katie’s Art made them for me.
July 31st, 2009 at 9:45 pm
so glad you got your camera back, and yes, I loved your round cards.
August 1st, 2009 at 11:12 am
It was so nice to meet you!!
August 1st, 2009 at 10:33 pm
Clearly u got out of the hotel way more than I did which is to say u left for over an hour at a time. Good for u
August 2nd, 2009 at 8:03 am
Great pics and thanks for all the links too. Hope to attend next year.
August 2nd, 2009 at 11:10 am
How fun was THAT?!?
So glad I went and thank you for coming to the humor session! I love that we made you laugh!
Take care…
:-D Anna
August 3rd, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Oh, man, it needed to be three times as long!!!!