Hi everyone! I miss you. I’ve been neglecting you this week. OK, possibly maybe not really, but I feel that way.

I also have started feeling recently that things were getting too serious & pimp-y & straight-laced around here. I was starting to get jealous of bloggers who post pics of the food/parties/galavants they’ve ate/attended/galavanted, & I want some of that love here. I eat/party/galavant, too! But for some reason, those posts fall by the wayside, deemed “not important.” No longer, I say!

To start the lovefest, I just have to post pics of my new besties Jess Swift & Khristian A. Howell. Jess & I have become close friends since we started working together last August (yes, she was my client! love it!), & we could hardly believe that we never met! I was so, so glad that I agreed to help her / forced my help onto her (depending on who you ask) so we could spend the better part of 4 days together while she was here for Surtex. Khristian is also a fantabulous designer who exhibited at the conference, & since she & Jess traveled here together from Atlanta, we were all joined at the hip. We might have sobbed on the street when saying our good-byes. And when I say “might have,” I mean “definitely did.” But can you blame us? Look how cute we are, even after walking around in cold, wet, humid, misty-rainy weather!

from l-r: Khristian, Jess & Me. We’re in love.

This next picture did not at all occur by me stalking Kelly Rae Roberts after Jess spotted her walking by her booth, & then me “nonchalantly” walking in the direction Jess pointed me in until I spotted the back of her head & then “nonchalantly” pretended to text on my phone until I could “nonchalantly” swoop in & introduce myself & then “nonchalantly” bring her to Jess’ booth where she nonchalantly (no quotes – Kelly Rae actually did it nonchalantly) brought over Mati Rose & then we all nonchalantly chatted up a storm & then I “nonchalantly” asked them if it was lame if someone took our pic & then I “nonchalantly” happened to have my phone in my hand. Nope. That didn’t occur at all. Except it did, because here we are:

from l-r: Kelly Rae, Mati Rose, Jess & Me. Nonchalant.

Now if that wasn’t enough awesomeness, a few days later I got to meet, for the first time ever, the lovely, the talented, the sparkly, the effervescent Alexandra Franzen! You & I both know her & love her for her Spruce Up Your Resume Scholarship & her crazy delicious blog, Unicorns for Socialism, but since I’ve been working with Alexandra for the past few months I was psyched to have an in-person session! So I dragged her both kicking & screaming to one of my fave resaturants & treated her to an assorted plate of bruschetta & some wine out on a garden patio while we spoke of dreams, wishes, goals, challenges & ice cream. It’s a tough life.

Sure, it was a million degrees & our make-up sweated off, but what of it?

And to end the hodgepodge of awesomeness, I’ve been asked to be on the panel at Blog Out Loud‘s first NYC event on June 14th! I don’t know how I tricked Rebecca into asking me, but I’m over the moon. Do ya see Nancy & Bruce (my logo people) next to the Etsy logo?! I’m dying. Also, Fanny & Jane is providing treats (I just met Jen from Fanny & Jane & one of my fave blogs, Follow My Bliss, today for margaritas & 2 hours flew by like 20 minutes. Such, such a great time) & you’re gonna wanna eat ‘em ’til you die of goodness. Plus, it’s free. Plus, you get a goody bag. I’m so seeing you there.

I said I’d end the awesomeness there, but I tricked you! Turns out that my 2nd Blogiversary is this Tuesday (wow! eek! gasp!), & to celebrate I’m doing the Great(est) Giveaway that this blog has ever seen. From Monday to Friday, I’m gonna be giving away packages (read: more than 1 prize offered each day) from the likes of Jess Swift, Crafty Fanny, Kylie Springman, Diana Brennan, Up Up Creative, Everything Little Miss – I can go on, but I like the suspense. And of course, Alexandra Franzen will be back on Tue to announce the winner of her scholarship.

I told you this was a hodgepodge of awesomeness. Would I lie to you?

Oh! And 1 more awesometastic thing! If you head on over to the To Be Continued…Facebook Fan Page & click on the latest video, you can see/hear me sing as part of the cast of Full House last month. Yup, my husband writes all new episodes of 80s/90s sitcoms & then casts me in them. Yay nepotism! In case you can’t tell who I am in the video (it’s the pigtails, I know), I’m the one who starts the song off. But don’t blame me if you have “You Got It, Dude” in your head the rest of the day.

OK. I’m done now. Please proceed with the long weekend.

But come back Monday for more awesomeness!

NOW I’m done.

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I’ll be on the panel at Blog Out Loud 6 on Monday, June 14th at 7:30p at Tonefarmer (yes, Tonefarmer) in NYC. I’m there, it’s free, Fanny & Jane is offering deliciousness & there’s a goody bag. You’re so coming.

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