I have seriously been neglecting this blog more than I wanted to. The last two weeks have been crazy, and there is just so much stuff I have to get done every day. It is enough to drive me crazy some days. That being said, I realized I have yet to write about my Pampers experience. So, the first thing I need to do is wave hi to all the fabulous bloggers I got to meet: Amanda (A Moms Review), Amanda (Oh, Amanda!), Christine (Boston Mamas), Erica (Yummy Mummy Club), Elizabeth (Table 4 Five), Elizabeth (Busy Mom), Heather (Lil Sugar), Isabel (Alpha Mom), Kailani (An Island Life), Karen (Thrifty Mommy), Mindy (The Mommy Blog), Romi (True Mom Confessions), and Stacy (The DeBroff DeBrief). This group of mom bloggers was fantastic! We all had a blast, and you all will definitely be hearing more about my trip.
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I’ve been busy
Sunday, August 10th, 2008Meeting a fellow blogger
Saturday, July 5th, 2008My friend Elizabeth and I talk quite a bit on Messenger — almost daily — so it wasn’t weird for me to be talking to her this afternoon. However, she decide to come visit my kids and me today! The cool part of this is that Elizabeth lives 4 hours from me! Elizabeth and her 2 year old are at my house right now for a visit. The three kids (my two and her one) are playing great together, and everyone is getting along great! Us moms were able to talk, play on our computers, get some blogging done, and generally have a good time. It’s going to be sad when they have to leave, but I am so glad they came to visit!
Sony Mommy Blogger Event
Friday, April 25th, 2008I am so bad. I have been so busy since I got back, I am finally now writing about this awesome event. I was contacted about this the day before my birthday (I know, what a great birthday present!!!). Sony wanted to talk to 15 mommy bloggers and give us some cameras (I didn’t know this last part till the day before I left for the trip!). All expenses paid trip, how could I say no?
I flew out on April 16th to San Diego. They got me an a flight through Midway (which I seriously needed since Midway is only 15 minutes away and Ohare is about an hour). Sitting in the airport always sucks, but I made due. My plane flight there sucked. A little girl screamed the whole way. This is why I don’t fly with my kids. I am terrified that is going to be me. The mom was by herself, and she walked up and down the aisle for the four and half hour flight. I felt so bad for her.
We then got to San Diego and I had a limo driver waiting for me. He had my name on a sign. It was super cool. I know I’ll never see that again. He took me to the La Valencia Hotel in La Jolla (it was about a half hour drive). The hotel was awesome (I’ll be writing about it on my travel blog, so I won’t go into too many details here). Sony had boxes set up in our room (to use to Fed Ex our cameras back). They also had left us headphones for our kids, a rose, and two chocolate candy bars. They obviously know the way to a woman’s heart. We were on our own for Wednesday night (though we did have a $50 certificate to use at the restaurant). I met up with Deanna and Anne Marie , and we went to dinner. I had filet mignon. It was super yummy. It was one of those steaks that you didn’t even have to chew it — it just melted in your mouth.
The next day we had to be at breakfast at 9:00. We had a buffet breakfast (which was awesome). This is the view we had from the room we were in. Beautiful, isn’t it? We spent the first two hours after that introducing ourselves. We then had lunch out in the beautiful sunshine. We were only out there for about an hour eating some of the best food ever and I got sunburned!!! Here’s a list of all the awesome ladies who were there (if you have more blogs that I haven’t listed, let me know and I’ll get them added):
- Ciaran from MommiesWithStyle.com, Celebrity-Babies.com, CarandCaboodle.com
- Jenny from Momminitup.com
- Stacy from MomCentral.com, MomCentralConsulting.com and Mother-Talk.com
- Deanna from DomesticChicky.com, Apronista.com and HappyHousewivesClub.com/hotmama.html
- Kim from InAShoe.com
- Tracey from Sweetney.com, MamaPop.com and RocknRompBaltimore.com
- Erika from PlainJaneMom.com and emomsathome.com
- Heather from TheDomesticDiva.org and idivalicious.com
- Anne-Marie from AMamasRant.com, MyReadableFeast.com, ThisMamacooks.com, The-Write-Spot.com
- Christina from GeekGirlfriends.com and Tynanwood.com
- Amy from Amalah.com, MamaPop.com and Advice Smackdown on AlphaMom.com
- Laura from PaulnLaura.com
- Janice from 5minutesformom.com
After lunch, we got to learn about Sony and the impact of women on their business (Let me tell you, we have a huge impact!!!). We then got to start playing with the cameras we got. Oh wait, I didn’t show you the cameras yet —-
Camera #1: Sony Cybershot
Camera #2: Sony DSLR-A300K
Camera #3 – Handycam HDR-SR10
Yes, Sony gave us all three cameras! They also set aside time for us to work with their trainers so we could learn how to use them!
We then got instruction from photography expert Me Ra Koh. She gave us shooting instruction and tips of how to get specific results. She was really nice and she’s a blogger too!
We then got to go out to the beach and play with the cameras!
We then got a little bit of time to run up to our room and get ready for dinner. I took these pictures from my room!
We then met up with Sony and went to dinner at the Azul Restaurant. I got back to the hotel between 10 – 11 and went to bed.
On Friday, (April 18th), we met again for breakfast. Me Ra took some of our photos and critiqued them for us. She told us how to make our photos better. We then had a presentation from Rocket XL (the advertising agency who helped pull this all together). Us mommy bloggers ended up taking over that session with our opinions and thoughts.
After this session, we were able to do whatever we wanted till we caught our plane. Sony also gave us certificates for the spa, so I went and had a deep tissue massage. I then ate lunch and then had to get on my plane.
And that was my trip to San Diego!
April 15th
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008Yes, its about 1:15 am and I am still up. I leave for the Sony Mommy Blogger event in about 9ish hours. I am almost completely packed. I am still debating if I should grab my leather coat and put it in the suitcase or not. Depending on which website you look at, its either going to be 60-70 degrees or 70-80 degrees. I agree, there is a bit of a difference there. I am packing my swimsuits even though I think I need to take Alli before I put them on.
I am glad yesterday ended up being such a good day with Madison. I am super proud of her and can’t wait to tell the other moms of her accomplishments. Well, I think I need to head off to bed, since tomorrow is going to be a long day.
Sony Mommy Blogger Event
Monday, April 14th, 2008I leave on Wednesday for this. I am starting to get super excited. Granted, it isn’t going to be as good as going on a royal caribbean cruise. However, a couple of days of no husband and kids is a good thing, right? 
I checked the hotel out online, and it looks awesome. This whole trip just looks like it is going to be a ton of fun. I have already emailed and talked to several of the other moms who are going to be there. Everybody sounds really cool. I love that they are giving us time to blog while we are at this event. Now, do I bring my Kodak camera? LOL
