Blissdom {Networking, Fun, and lots of learning}

 I met tons of amazing ladies at Blissdom -- very few of which I took pictures of.  This is my first blog conference so bear with me.  I will learn eventually!  I did steal one of Brittany's pictures to show you how I kicked off my bliss weekend....

Pre-blissdom lunch at Cracker Barrel

Allison {House of Hepworths}, Kristen {Ahoy Graphics}, Michele {The Scrappe Shoppe}, 

Sandra {Sawdust and Paperscraps}, Erin {Two Story Cottage}, Brittany {Pretty Handy Girl}, me, Gail {My Repurposed Life}, Jessica {Sunny Tuesday}, Rose {Confessions of a Curb Shopaholic}, Lisa {Condo Blues}, Deneen {Dreaming In Color}, Amy {Positively Splendid}

 We started with lunch at Cracker Barrel.  I got to put lots of faces with names.  I then headed to the Blissdom newbie meet up and Handmade Market.  

I was blessed to meet Myra with My Blessed Life there.  

Plus I got to meet Meggie with Hoosier Farm Babe   -- she is one of the Real Farmwives of America -- I love keeping up with them!

I hung out with a group of Nashville bloggers Thursday night.  Amazing ladies all of them!

Lisa with Franny Bolsa

Samantha from Household Hero

Dana with Prudent Wisdom

Amanda with Magda Rowe

Becky from Becky's Graphic Design

Also, Leann from Montessori Tidbits who I did not get to spend as much time with as I would have liked to.  

Over the course of the next 2 days, I met with tons of great ladies and will try to list most of them below.  I went to sessions where my head filled with tons of great information.  I could try to type it all here but I don't think it would fit.  I was left with lots to contemplate, lots to implement, and lots left to learn.  Blissdom was a wonderful experience.  I would recommend it to anyone.  It is a bit overwhelming for a newcomer (over 750 bloggers!!).  However, they all welcomed me with open arms! 

My list of people I met is extremely long and I did not even get to all the people I wanted to meet.  That alone is incredible!  After 3 exhausting days I can say that these ladies are as great in real life as they appear on the net!  Without further ado, in addition to all of the mentions above, I met:

Kristi with The Decorologist

Diane with In My Own Style

Cindy with My Cottage Love

Becky with Organizing Made Fun

Lisa with Lisa Leonard Designs

Maggie with Gussy Sews 

Kristi with Creative Kristi 

Meghan with The Tuckers Take Tennessee
Rachel  with All Free Holiday Crafts
Joy with Obsessed with Scrapbooking
Diane with Capadia Design
Maggie with Accidentally by Design
Dina with More from Mom
Molli with Cleverly Molli
Heather with Basilmomma
Laurie with Little Blue Chairs
Sarah with Three Boys
Ricki with Family Fun Mom

Plus others I probably have left out, misplaced their cards, etc.  So did I meet you and not add you to the list??  Let's meet again...leave me a comment below! :)
Next year, I will be buying my Blissdom ticket as soon as they go on sale...how about you?
~Thanks for stopping by!~
~Angie~ 

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