Mom~E~Centric

Ok, listen…so here’s the real deal.  I am a heifer.  That’s about all I can say about it.  I am a heifer.  Yes, I totally berated those women last year for going to Blogher and talking about nothing but Blogher for days on end.  And, then I went to Blissdom and I tried not to just blabber about it for hours on end and I put some of the posts out of sight just in case you didn’t want to read about it….and I apologized and ……

but holy crapolo…..I had fun at Blissdom and I met the most awesome folks…and now, I’m in Houston, courtesy of someone that asked me not to reveal them just yet…but I will, as soon as they give me the go.  I spoke with the man, yea make that The Man tonight and so maybe it won’t be long…

In the meantime, holy moly people….I feel like a really teeny tiny fish (as teeny tiny as a 200 pound woman can be) in a GREAT BIG POND.  I swear, I was star-struck when I met Tanis, and Allison (fussypants) and Casey and Jessica and and Jen Lancaster and Catherine (herbadmother) and so many other people at Blissdom.

And, then the kindness of Esther to allow me a place to lay my head.  And, lo and behold, the Queen of Party (that’s me, in case you don’t recognize me) fiddle-farts around about going to the meet-up bash tonight…all in the name of finding something stupid that was stowed in my luggage and begging me to dig for it just a minute longer….and Dear Me…I was star-struck again.  A rock star got on the elevator with me and I almost lost it.  I swear, I made a total fool of myself.

I looked at this woman.  I KNEW that face.  I turned her badge over…and DEAR ME, THERE SHE STOOD.  Y, yes, Y, yes JoyUnexpected was standing right the freak in front of me.  Well, she was barely standing because I thrust myself upon her and yelled…loudly…OH MY GOSH, IT’S YOU, I DIDN’T KNOW YOU WERE GOING TO BE HERE.   As if, I mean, she totally works for Blogher and I totally work for….erm…no one, but anyway……she was here…and if you don’t believe me, just look….

And, if that doesn’t convince you….you know I want you to believe this bad or I wouldn’t be posting a photo of myself but…just look…..

Do I not look just as corny and stupid here as I did when I was so star struck by the ladies at Blissdom? (nod your head yes lest I have to go back and post those photos of me and all those great people again and ya’ll, I really don’t like the way I look in these pictures, but holy mother of Sequoia these ladies are for reals) Y, ya’ll Y is here!  And that’s me, right beside her….look…totally a rock star…God I love her……and ….all these great folks and….I am so going to be a rock star one day and you, you will all put me on speed dial….. I know, I know, it’s not a rock star on speed dial but heck, IT COULD BE…if you just wanted me to be….I would be your rock star…..ok, never mind….

photo by A Mommy Story and that was the Ridiculously Big Salad and I ate almost the entire thing alone….yerp, no kidding

Ermmm…Anissa, what’s up girl?

Barbara Jones and Allison Worthington the two brains behind Blissdom photo by Lucerb

Hummmmm…yerp, you see it right there by Crazedmommy

Linda by Linda…

the boobs in the lobby???

Casey doing her thing by Sphors

Those leopard print elevator walls…..I don’t know?  Sorry

Fussypants and Velveteen Mind by…I don’t know again, sorry

Herbadmother and Jasper by Anissa

Izzy or the Caffeinatrix by Anissa too

Jen signing autographs by musicjen

pink slip by crazedmommy

the crayon dress by lucrecerb

erm…..yea by crazedmommy

and now, a few of my own…

awww my bed…..not really, that’s mine on the other side with all the junk on it…this would be Boy Genius’s bed before the weekend was over.

She said, “I have a food blog”…acowboyswife….

Me and fussypants hehehe

Kelby sends a text message to Anissa

Casey and her pearls from peachbuttdesigns studio

Rachel handing over those pearls….talk about generosity!

Me and Jen Lancaster…I think I might have posted this one a time or 10

Out of all the women I met, there was only one that I didn’t feel like we would be “friends” if given the opportunity.  She was popular and she has a great and charismatic attitude, but she isn’t easy to talk to in my opinion and I don’t know that I bought her cocky attitude.  That said, I felt the same way about 2 or 3 others until they stood and chatted with me for 5 or 10 minutes and instantly, I was in love.

Therefore, I’ll name no names and I’ll probably post photos of her because she really is a gorgeous girl.

So, where to start….no particular order, just as I come to them and can give proper credit for them..

That’s A Mommy Story and the photo was made by A Mommy Story who I happen to read regularly but had no idea she was there.  But, anyway, that salad there, I had that on Friday night and I darn near eat the whole thing…no kidding.

Anissa or Hope4Peyton licking a pair of boots for crazedmommy to get a good shot at…

Barbara Jones from One to One Network and Allison Worthington from Fussypants who were the hosts for Bissdom.  This photo was made by lucrcerb

The other door said “stand” and I am not kidding you one bit..not one bit…this photo was by crazedmommy too.

Much over-used by me already, but this is Linda from Short Pump Preppy and since she was the one that put it on Flickr, I’m so totally sharing it.

Boobs in the lobby…by me…

And nothing more appropriate than to end this set of photos with my new woman-crush, Casey from Moosh In Indy and made by The Sophrs

See, she really is pretty glamorous.

If you want to read about Blissdom, here’s the place to do that….and as I post more photos and more information, I’ll send that your way as well…

Ok, so remember, I told you, I have already met the most incredible group of women and there is no way I can name them all.  But, for now, I’m going to stick with “if you gave me a card” then I get you here…

I’m going to tell you a little about the folks who were extra-ordinary nice to me and it’s not that anyone was mean, it’s just, some folks I traded cards with were sitting at the table with me and there were sessions in process so chatting wasn’t much of an option.  But, I did have lunch with some great women…so those, you have to hear me rave about.

Starting with registration when I was given a smiley face because I was here alone and didn’t know anyone…..

Right off, a great girl named Roni from skinnyminnymedia said, “Oh you are alone too”…and instantly, we were buds.  I mean, you know, as big of buds as you can be in the first 5 minutes of meeting…but buds still…don’t fret it.  She also has Green Lite Bites

She hooked up with some ladies and I ran up on them and we were all ravishing.  So, I had wheels and no one else did.  And, we were out of here for a few…….That’s one way to be the most popular girl on the block, hehehe!

One of those women was Toni from The Happy Housewife and one was Kate from A Simple Walk and Joy from Fivej’s.

Now, as I said, I met many many many many more women.  I even have these two AWESOME photos to share….

Me and Tanis from redneckmommy and if you don’t know Tanis, you don’t know anyone…

Can you tell that I am like a complete dork and I am so enamored with Tanis that I could……lick her…?

And, there’s Allison from fussypants and well, yea, if you don’t know fussypants, you don’t know Blissdom 09 and you don’t know Blissfully Domestic now do you?

Yep, you got it, I’m excited!

Just so you know, there’s lots of picture taking going on around here too, just look….

That’s Joy taking my picture as I take a picture of her…woot woot for Blogger Blissdom!

Now, I also received cards from Alyson from 3 Ps in a Pod and Shash who is crazedmommy and I’ve been chatting with her prior to arriving here so she was another awesome find in person.

Ack, I missed a card, Katie with the Geek Squad, how could I miss that card?

And, let met tell you about David Griner who I managed to really deal some misery too because…..he works with social media with Little Debbie snack cakes.  Little Debbie is actually is one of the sponsors here and they chose this huge group of women to try out their new 100 calorie snacks and give some away.  I wasn’t one of them.  Big surprise?  No?

Ok, no for real, I’m not surprised and wasn’t even offended…until I figured out they were based out of….yea, get this..Birmingham, Alabama.  Yea.  Surprised?  No?  Well, after I learned that, I was like, whoa, I have 10 blogs and I am an Alabama born and bred girl, I look like I could totally use a few of the 100 Calorie snack cakes because obviously I’ve been eating the real things.  And, to add insult to injury, all things being equal, when asked where I am from, I answer “just outside of Birmingham”.  So, do you think these guys snobbed me on purpose?  Ha!

No, I’m just not that very well known…but now..maybe…we could have 100 calorie Little Debbie Snack Cakes for life.  Ok, for a week?

Ok, so I am at this thing call Blissdom.  As if you haven’t heard me talk about it incessantly for a month…just know what, yea today around 2, I arrived at the hotel and made it to my room.  I took nap and then…then…aahhhh I headed to dinner with an invitation fro Linda from LindaSPPreppy.

People, this is what my blackened Mahi Mahi with some crazed cheese sauce looked like and to be perfectly it was feakin’ awesome!

I know, it looks like a desert doesn’t it.  I met some great women already, I’ll name a few because you know, name dropping is so cool…first I told you that Linda invited me to dinner….so that’s one,

Then, there was Robin, Melanie, Sugar Jones, Jyl, Carissa, Rocks in my Dryer, and that’s just to name a few.  And, the biggee. right off the bat, I got to meet…..Ali …..wooohoo

Wait a few more Plus Size Mommy, Mrs Flinger and… and…ok, I’m sleepy

Oh and this is Lori from A Cowboy’s Wife, she has a food blog, so erm….she is making a picture of her food that probably looks 300 times better than mine, for more reasons than one.

Consider yourself warned:  No More Name Dropping because, geez, how could I mention everyone when I can’t even keep up with everyone when I am in the same room with them….just so you know.

That’s what the room looked like before I trashed it.

And, does anyone know who these men are in my room?