It’s not often that I can escape my bubble of SAHM-land and get together with my IRL blog friends, but occasionally it happens, and when it does, it’s great.
Last week, my old friend MJ invited me to be a part of a roundtable and brand “expo” at the Hard Rock Hotel all part of an SV Moms/ Chicago Moms Blog initative. I was really flattered to be invited because even though I helped to launch the CMB back in the day, I have the tendency to be a lame “slow blogger,” as Alma says, who hasn’t written over there in quite some time.
But that aside, it was great to see old friends like Jill, Kim and Caitlin, and to meet up again with new ones such as Meredith, Melissa, Beth and Lisa. I’ll always feel a connection to the CMB community even if I’m not online with them every day, and for that, I’m grateful!
I’d be remiss, though, if I didn’t mention the brands that attended the event. MJ brought a variety of companies into the room, and I thought while they were all eager to connect and chat with us, it never felt sales-y or pushy. I think the brands like Peapod, Energizer, Garrett Popcorn and The Oprah Store were as excited to be there as we were. It also helped that Peapod had read my recent post and tweets about saving my Passover and that the awesome Liz was on hand from Oprah to make it more personal, however, their genuine interest and social media savvy was impressive.
I couldn’t finish this post, though, without mentioning that the highlight of the event for sure was that I was one of 10 or so winners of Chevrolet’s #ChevyMissions. By winner, I mean that I get use of a Chevy vehicle for an entire weekend. I’m looking forward to my drive in the Chevy Tahoe on an upcoming trip to Michigan. I’m planning on utilizing all the cargo space that car offers as compared with my smaller SUV.
I always feel re-energized to become a “faster” blogger when I attend these get togethers and I am hopeful that as the Chicago blogging community continues to grow, we’ll all still get together in these smallish sessions.
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Enjoy the sweet ride for the weekend!
Sounds like a fun event. I’ve been to a couple of recent blog events here in Nashville and it’s always awesome to talk blawg with other peeps since most everyone I know IRL’s eyes glaze over if I start talking about blogging.