Decompressing ... BlogHer09 had me hopping!

Wow, I'm still trying to decompress after the few sensational days at BlogHer09. So many bloggers, so little time to try and do everything I wanted to accomplish. But what an experience! 1300+ bloggers not to mention all the PR/sponsor individuals and a few other curious onlookers that wanted in on the fun. Yes, I attended some fairly interesting sessions, popped in on plenty of parties, and walked around feeling slightly overwhelmed by the largeness of it all. I wonder just exactly how much coin was dropped to make it all possible.


(View of Chicago from the road. Yes, we drove there. Doesn't it look like there's a face in the little cloud on the left?)
But I really don't care about most of that. I decided to attend because I wanted to meet other bloggers. And, boy did I get that chance. I had some fun conversations with many bloggers I already knew of including @zrecsmom of http://zrecs.com/ and Average Jane. And I made lots of new connections and friends including Stacey from CreateaBalance.com and the sweet and petite Tara behind When Tara Met Blog. Standing in line for one of the parties I even met a Community Keynote speaker, Danielle (#10), of Knotty Yarn. Her reading of "stuck in the middle with you" had me reaching for the Kleenex not because I was crying but because I was laughing so hard I could barely see through the happy tears. The Community Keynote Lineup was full of wonderful, insightful bloggers sharing some heartbreaking, funny and beautiful moments.


(That was the line on Thursday night to register!)
Anyhow, like I said I'm still decompressing. Promise to post a few more pics and memories later. In the meantime, I'm trying to decide if I could handle a trip to NY next year. Yep, that is where Blogher '10 will be held. You can even register already, if you are so inclined. ツ