Eric was SO supportive of this trip. Ten minutes after I mentioned it, he sent me flight details to consider. And even though I was going to try to stay at a less-expensive hotel and commute in to the conference, the extra fees added up, so I found a roommate through the message boards and stayed in the beautiful Four Seasons.
In fact, I was a little giddy when I put on the robe, slippers, and fluffy towel after my shower, so I snapped a little picture of my giddiness. I wonder if any of the other moms did that....
And, I painted my toenails because there was nobody there to step on them and get them all smudged. I gave my fingernails a polish, too...for the first time in about two years (because someone else was doing all the dishes and cleaning!).
Then I just had to take a picture of the toilet because it had a phone by it and the toilet paper in the hotel had golden seals. I thought that was the funniest thing ever. Whose job is it to put stickers on toilet paper? Maybe my children should start putting stickers on OUR toilet paper.
I met so many wonderful people at the conference, but I felt silly asking everyone if I could take a picture--and then some pictures didn't turn out very well, so this is what I brought home:
Have you heard of "Hints from Heloise?" This is Heloise! Her mother was the "original," but she has carried on the tradition.
This picture below is from the Photo Gallery/Art Night. This idea is WONDERFUL! They took images from the blogs of the speakers, enlarged them, and framed them on the walls. Then they will auction them off this week and give the proceeds to help Haiti.
This theme, "Defining a Movement" is so powerful--the essence of it, from what I understand, is that mothers' voices are finally matching their actual influence. I love it.
It was hard to be away from my children, and I missed them terribly, but this cute email from Alia made me smile.
Here is a picture of me with my friend Sheri (from Cafe Mom) and my roommate Joy Nudd--a professional photogropher/new lifestyle blogger. They were so fun to get to know.
Overall, it was a wonderful trip! And I even got to have dinner with my high school friend Adriane and her daughter Alex before they so kindly took me to the airport.
It was hard to be away from my children, and I missed them terribly, but this cute email from Alia made me smile.
Here is a picture of me with my friend Sheri (from Cafe Mom) and my roommate Joy Nudd--a professional photogropher/new lifestyle blogger. They were so fun to get to know.
Overall, it was a wonderful trip! And I even got to have dinner with my high school friend Adriane and her daughter Alex before they so kindly took me to the airport.
Hooray for Mom 2.0 Summit! If anyone wants to go next year, it's in April in New Orleans. Very fun.
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So glad you had a great time! I look forward to hearing more about what you learned on the power of mom's website.
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