Dear Beth,

Just because you go to a conference and you have a camera doesn’t mean you need to always put yourself in the shots because in the end your shots will be ruined because you either talk while someone is taking your photo or you blink or you look like you are going to eat someone.  (seriously, why so eager?)

Love,
Beth

Now that that is out of the way, I wanted to share with you some of my friends that I met at Blogher.  Blogging is a beautiful thing, you create these relationships on-line where you share your life honestly (hopefully), you read about others and their struggles with life, you relate, you share, you create a friendship.

And for me?  People helped me and loved me during the darkest days of my life.  I met so many who have affected me more than they could ever know.  My only wish is that I could have met more of you.  Anytime someone approached me and said “Beth!  I read your blog!”  I would be like “Really?  Because now I want to lick your face and hug you and talk about us forever and ever!  LET’S TAKE A PHOTO, WITH ME IN IT, OF COURSE!”

Fortunately, that hardly happened so there wasn’t much face licking.  But dangit, when it did happen, I loved it so much.

It happened here with Rita.  I licked her face.  We weren’t good photo mates because when I took a good photo, she was talking and vice versa, so I’ll just show both to you.  She’s wonderful and beautiful.

Beth & Rita (megryansmom)

Beth and Rita (megryansmom)

And then I met Zakary.  She was the first person I met.  I know what you are thinking and you’re right, she does look just like Kyra Sedgewick and when we were checking in right next to each other, I did not look at her and internally freakout that “KRYA SEDGEWICK WAS CHECKING IN RIGHT NEXT TO ME!!  WHERE IS KEVIN BACON?!”  Nope, not me.  *cough*

But instead, it was Zak and that made me so happy because I really LOVE her.

Beth and Zakary 6459

And then I met Amalah and then I passed out and I remember nothing past that moment.

Beth & Amalah (OMG)

Why?  Why Beth?  Why must you be in EVERY.SINGLE.PHOTO?  And apparently I was very thirsty.

Oh look, here’s a shot without me, what do you know?  This is Erin and Alice.  I ADORE Erin and Alice.  Erin, Sarah and Stephanie and I walked one mile to Anthropologie and a mile back.  It was a highlight of  the weekend.

Erin & Alice

And then I met the Justices from MamaLaw.  Justice Fergie and I have been blogging together since we were blogging babies and then she was pregnant when I was pregnant with James and Jake and she had a little boy and we are so connected I could cry thinking about it.  And when we met?  There were tears and it was so unbelievably beautiful and memorable, I will carry that moment with me in my pocket forever.

Justice Fergie & Justice Jonesie

And Justice Jonesie is on the right and is the most beautiful jerk EVER.  (she’s not a jerk, she’s awesome, but she’s so beautiful that she’s a jerk.  Got it?)  They are putting a conference together this fall which I think is incredible and I’m so proud of them.

That’s all I have for now, but there are more…so many more!  (hopefully not so many of me and my VERY SHINY FACE.)  KBYE.

One more note:  I loved Blogher and I think you should go in 2010, despite the swag issues.

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Once again, I want to give HUGE, MASSIVE PROPS to Snapfish for sponsoring part of my trip to Blogher.  I have some really, really cool giveaways coming up from Snapfish.  Be on the lookout!


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