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I’m going to go ahead and warn you that there is kinds of randomness ahead…consider this post mostly a brain dump of what is going on in my head right now 🙂

–  You know when you meet someone online and they are totally awesome.  Then, you get the chance to meet that person IN PERSON and you get all kinds of nervous?  Yeah, that was totally me last week as I prepped for my trip to BlogHer Food where my roommate was none other than my good online friend, Allyson.  Truth: she is even more awesome in person! So glad to know her and now be able to call her a friend versus just an online friend.

– Going right along with that, I had some major anxiety over BlogHer Food.  It is way bigger than any conference I have ever attended and I just didn’t know how I would fit in. It was definitely a great trip and I enjoyed connecting with brands and few bloggers but was in no way the same as Snap!  Snap feels like a big party where almost everyone is eager to meet new people and learn.  BlogHer Food felt a little more like high school where everyone had their cliques formed and weren’t necessarily eager to break out of them.  Yes, I met some fabulous people including a wonderful mom/daughter blogging team, but there just weren’t the same warm and fuzzies everywhere you went.

– I am so frustrated with myself and the way I continue to eat so terribly.  This week, I have started really focusing on eating cleaner and not falling temptation to all the sweets and unhealthy food that comes my way.  One thing that is definitely helping me is that the weather is finally making using our grill way easier! Wish me luck 🙂

– This weekend is Memorial Day weekend. Can you believe it?  I am wondering where the first part of this year disappeared to. Soon school will be out and I will have two kids who need a whole lot of entertaining on my hands.  On the plus side, long weekend…woot!

– I started playing Words with Friends again.  And, of course, I started getting my butt beat. Maybe that was the reason I stopped and not the lack of notifications that it was my turn to play.

– This will be H’s first year where she goes to camp.  It isn’t sleep away camp or anything but it still has me nervous.  Plus, she has to take so much stuff with her each day and, of course, it all has to be labeled which I am so not used to.  Thinking of trying out the camp combo of premade labels.  Anyone have any experience with those labels?

– Last night we went to see my daughter’s first grade music concert.  Talk about the cutest things you ever saw.  The theme was back at the barnyard so there were lots of cowboy hats and braided pigtails all around.  The kids did a great job and looked like they were having so much fun.  If I can figure it out {i.e. get Mathlete to do it for me}, I’ll get a few of the short little videos online so you can see all the cuteness.

– I have to stay out of the mall.  I don’t end up spending a ton of money on myself but the kid’s clothes at Gymboree {especially the red, white and blue stuff}, Nordstrom and Gap are killing me.  In the online world, Tea Collection also has a bunch of stuff that is super cute. I’m going to have to try very hard to avoid their Memorial Day sale…especially with dresses starting at $15!

– Oh and I am so excited that I managed to get in on the pre-order for tickets to see Disney on Ice – Frozen.  H is going to be beyond excited when I tell her.  Of course, it isn’t until October so I’ll be keeping that secret a little longer so I don’t have to hear “when are we going” from now until then.  The Frozen merchandise search starts now though because I am sure she will want to wear a dress to the show.

– If you love Starbucks, visit me on Facebook today to enter the flash giveaway.  And I do mean flash…it ends tomorrow morning at 9am {EST}.  A bunch of my blog friends are doing it too so you can get in on a fun round robin and maybe win a lot of other great prizes too.

Yep…think that is all for today. Happy randomness Wednesday.