On Thursday, Heather as well as I headed down to new Orleans for a seminar with our mommy blogging peers. We stayed at the Ritz Carlton, where the seminar was held, as well as made a lot more wardrobe, shoe, as well as hairclip modifications every day than we understood we were capable of.
Heather provided on a panel with Jessica Ashley, editor of Shine’s healthy living channel, Karen Walrond, author of just recently published The appeal of Different, as well as Laurie Smithwick of Kirtsy. The remarkable Asha Dornfest, creator of ParentHacks, was the moderator of this discussion about making your blog progress as your life changes.
Heather’s gown is not truly a pregnancy gown however it was able to tie just above her bump as well as earned her beaucoup compliments. thanks to Lesley Evers for supplying it!
We likewise sat next to Karen as we used to indication copies of The Rookie Mom’s Handbook for seminar attendees. kid was my hand not worn out after that. turned out nobody needed our signatures.
(Left to right: Heather as well as Whitney, Karen Walrond, Kristen Chase, Stacy Morrison)
That night, we co-hosted a mixed drink celebration with the LEGO/DUPLO team. incredibly fun! The picture booth was a significant hit — literally, as Heather bonked herself on the nose with a significant musical note constructed out of DUPLO bricks.
Here are feline Lincoln as well as Lindsay Ferrier.
And from leftish to rightish: Dina Freeman of BabyCenter, Colleen from elegant Mommy, Me, Heather, as well as Whitney from Mommies with Style.
The next morning, a little gaggle of us went out running. As everybody chatted about the half-marathons they’ve run, I stated nothing. I exercise less than when a week, as well as just went along for the ride, pretending to be one of those athletic chicks. I don’t believe any individual was suspicious. (I am in the middle of the front row below.)
The food? I know, everybody talks about the food in new Orleans. Where did you eat? you may want to ask me. Well, truthfully the food there is not truly my style, so I wasn’t obsessing about having long meals rich with seafood. The very first night, my good friend Anna invited me to identify along at her dinner with the Merry Maids advertising team. That was a excellent meal total with drinks, apps as well as dessert. The next two nights, in an effort to capture in as lots of events as possible, I ate sandwiches from regional delis. however with extremely great company, I may add.
Sandwich night: Cecily, Allison, Rachael, Esther, Heather, Marie, me, Kristen, Neil. (Photo courtesy Kristen Howerton.)
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