- February 23, 2010
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- Bloggy Bloggy, Conferencing
Mom 2.0 Summit – Like A Mountain-Top Experience but Only Higher, Like Maybe A Cloud
This was me the first morning at Mom 2.0 Summit… all wide-eyed and bushy-tailed. Excited much?
Clearly, and with good reason. It was the stuff dreams are made of — time away from the kids, time away from the kids, rooms-ful of women (and a few men) talking social media, talking and talking and talking, laughing and laughing and laughing, sharing ideas and knowledge, meeting people I have adored for a long time… and meeting new people to adore!!!
I got to pretty much sew seeds of connection with countless People of Awesome. For instance, my roomies:
Awesome Holly of June Cleaver Nirvana, Awesome Laurie of Tip Junkie, Awesome Amy of Mom Spark, Awesome Jyl of Mom It Forward and bringing up the rear… Awesome Me *twitches*. Our other roomie, Awesome Rachael of Todays Mama was off creating her own Awesome outside of our Awesome group picture.
Awesome, huh. Told you.
Then there was Awesome Mandi of Trainer Momma. I met her at the Mad Men party the first night there. We just clicked. Her smile is so contagious! Or maybe I’m just a stalker…
Then there was Awesome Rachel, who is probably one of the sweetest and warmest people EVAH. On earth. Ever. I really do come across as a stalker, don’t I? I don’t care. Love. Her. And I must share it with the world!
Speaking of love… Amy… Awesome Amy. Sister material here. I told her recently that if I wasn’t married and we weren’t both girls, I’d totally marry her:
#shine and #love
Am and Are.
Awesome Holly. Oh HOLLY!!! I knew she was Awesome (*waves to Papa*), but I had no idea we were so kindred in passion and laughter and more laughter. This woman…
Why are we so blurry? On account of trying take pictures while laughing and on a moving bus! You don’t even know.
OH!!!! Awesome Laurie!!!! This girl! I just… a passion for accessories, in the morning she had us play music while we got ready and her laugh just invites you in. I wish I had a pic of her with one of her cool hair do-dads! But I prefer her pic to be with me anyway 
And my Awesome Jyl… I learned so much just listening. That girl has a mind and drive. A smart one, that girl… and FUN! Cute, fun AND smart?! Not fair! And she connected me with my roomful of Awesome at Mom 2.0. You get glitter for life Jyl… glitter for life.
And then there was my reunion with Awesome Esther! We met at BlogHer ’08. She is just as sweet and delightful as I remembered…
And I cannot forget Awesome Andrea! You know there are just people you dig on… she is one of “those” people. I am not a stalker, I am not a stalker…
And there was my missing roommate Awesome Rachael in the top group picture in this post. As I look through my treasures, I realize I have no picture of the two of us together. I think that is the only NOT Awesome thing to come out of this conference. I say Boo! Gonna have to fix that. EVO much?
My word. That is hideous! Clearly, this picture needs a Rachael…
These are merely a handful of The Awesomes. Sometimes we were too busy talking to get our pictures on… sometimes I was too afraid to ask if I could get a picture. A REAL stalker wouldn’t have that little check. I am only half-stalker.
For example. Awesome Jenny (a.k.a. The Bloggess). Somehow… it happened that I ended up with her camera while she sat as Czar of Nothingness and saved the life of a baby while speaking at the conference. A modern day hero, that woman… and also czar. I recommend you read her post to fully appreciate her heroine-ness.
Anywho. Me. Half-stalker. I never asked to take a picture with her, though I DID have her camera in my possession. She totally woulda – she’s cool like that. But INSTEAD I did what ANY half-stalker would do – I took a picture of HER camera on MY lap!
Genius much?
I know. It’s like I’m 13 and eating lunch in the bathroom again.
She did ask me to take pictures with her camera while she was on the panel, so I did. I obey Czars andwhathaveyou. Along with pics of her, I am pretty sure I snapped one or two up my nose, and possibly up @texasholly’s nostrils as well. I am not sure, but it is highly likely. Want to see the picture of Awesome Jenny’s camera on my lap?!
So yeah. I am half-stalker. And the other half of me is glitter. And my third half … *wait for it* … COFFEE! Half crazy might be in there too.
P.S. I failed fractions in school. JSYK.
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I think you have fully captured the awesome and brought some of it home with you! Glad you had such a great time and met so many fantastic women!
WHERE THE HELL ARE THE PICTURES FROM THE BRA AND PANTIES PILLOW FIGHTS???
dammit.
Just so you know, I’m not gay, so I hope that is okay when we get married. I just want to hang out with you 24/7.
Seriously. Love. #LOVE #SHINE
My God, I love you.
Also, you are the best photographer ever. Next time we’re getting a picture together.
Glitter for life? Seriously? I’M IN!!!!
I walked away from Mom 2.0 feeling like I wanted more time one-on-one with every single person, most especially my roomies. I told Amy yesterday that you gals need to come in early or stay late at Evo just so we can have more togetherness time. And, I’ll invite Jenny too, because we’ll for sure need a Czar and we can take a pic of you two and maybe you can be head to toe in glitter and we can all be wearing wigs. Honestly, think of the awesomeness.
I heart you and can’t wait to see you again. The end!
jyl
That camera looks like one of mine…
I’m 100% positive that the main reason all those ladies had a good time was because you were there. You are The Queen of The Scene. Your next piece of glittery shiny goodness needs to be a crown.
@fadkog – will we get to see your awesome at one of these someday?
@furiousball – what happens in The Houstons, stays in The Houstons
@momspark – I know. I am not of the gay either. So… yeah. BFF’s?
@thebloggess – I am sorry if there were boogers in my nose. *bowing to Czar*
@jyl – Definitely not enough 1 on 1 time. I love the come early/leave late idea. Let’s put that in pen!
@dumblond – I don’t deserve you. But since I’ve trapped you, I’m keeping you!
Since it looks like Amy is backing out of the lesbian marriage thing, can I be next in line?
MISS YOU SO MUCH.
@texasholly – Bring it
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I love you.
SERIOUSLY. You = sparkly glittery pink streaked happiness of my conference.
I will TOTALLY stalk you and expect the same in return.. that is all.
PLUS, LOVE that picture of us! LOVE
Man, I should have just stalked you and followed you around. It looks like you had an AWESOME time.
You are very discerning! I really tried to down-play the “awesome” factor in my post. Really. Big efforts. You should have seen my first draft.
PS: you can stalk me ANYTIME! I am still looking for my very own stalker! And YOU? Awesome Stalker! But know this… I stalked you first *circles like a shark, but off in dark corners*, but I’m not good at it. I’d starve if I were a paparazzi.
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Shine is the PERFECT description for Jenny on the Spot! Thanks for jumping into our Mad Men pic and making me feel like I’d known you for years after about 2 minutes of convo. You are simply lovely. I only wish that we could have gone dancing. Now THAT’S a shame.
Glitter baby, you are my kind of girl! I loved your business cards and I loved you! I had such a great time getting to know you. And I’m jealous of your roomie situation, fun group! I’ll be stalkin’ you now!
I didn’t get to meet you but I loved your hair! You were totally full of awesome!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thebloggess/4386436732/
Look familiar?
It was fabulous reconnecting with you. You’re so sweet & fun to hang with!