As you all know I had the privilege of attending the SNAP! Conference 2013 this past week. So today I’m sharing my SNAP! Conference 2013 Recap with you. You have all heard me go on and on about how excited I was to attend on social media for weeks. Well I am beyond thrilled that I was able to attend and happy to report that it was an amazing experience!
I wasn’t really sure what to expect going on this trip since it was my first blogging conference. I had heard amazing things and knew some of the ladies attending which made it a little less nerve wrecking. Although I will admit I had HUGE butterflies in my stomach before going. Most of which you can blame on the flying portion of the trip (not a huge fan, not because I’m scared…I just get motion sickness), the other part that caused butterflies was meeting lots of new people I didn’t know. Don’t get me wrong, I love meeting new people…in fact I’m not typically shy…I’m actually quite loud and funny (at least I think I am). Although in new situations I like to observe for a moment then I jump in at full force. This is a different experience though, we all in some way know many others bloggers through social media and connections we’ve made through our blogs. So once your face to face with each other it’s almost as if you’ve already met and that feeling of nervousness is gone.
I know for me I was thrilled to meet many new friends that I’ve communicated with via social media over the past year and a half of my blogging career. Yes there were moments of being getting a little googly eyed over some of my favorite bloggers that I was able to meet in real life. One of the highlights for me was meeting Desiree from The 36th Avenue, we had some great discussions, some fun laughs, and it was an awesome experience getting to hear her voice in person with her great accent. And I can’t forget getting to meet Tauni from SNAP! Creativity at Your Fingertips for the the first time. We’ve spoken so many times via email, and all I wanted to do was hug her and thank her for the gracious opportunities she’s allowed me in being part of this amazing conference. I feel like I made some great connections while on this trip with other bloggers, we had so many laughs and such a fun time. I’m so excited to see those relationships blossom and grow as we support each other in our blogging careers. This years theme is
We received these amazing necklaces from The R House
Here are some things I learned while on my trip:
– No one actually used their camera’s, everyone used their iPhones
{note to self: get iPhone immediately!}
– I didn’t even look at my laptop once while I was there and could have left it home
– I packed way too many clothes…now I know for next year
– There is so much more to learn about blogging that I thought
The hotel grounds where SNAP! is held are gorgeous. Tulips everywhere, wish I had of remembered to take a picture of them. Everything we needed was within walking distance {except a couple of nightly trips to JCW’s for cheese fries & onion rings with a bunch of fun ladies}. We were offered tons of classes, all so informative and some great opportunities to chat with some amazing sponsors.
On the last night after dinner was over, the lights went down and the glow sticks came out! It was a huge dance party, and all the ladies were having a great time. And no I’m not a dancer nor do I normally feel comfortable dancing, but everyone was doing it and we all had a great time. Check out these photo booth pics from our night of fun…
Here are some of the pictures from the event photographer and the pictures I posted to Instagram while at SNAP! enjoy…
{Me & Tauni}
{Group pic of all the SNAP! helpers}
{Dinner with some of the funnest ladies around: Kristi & Kelli from Lolly Jane, Katie from Sweet Rose Studio, Lindsey from Better After, Sunny from Dandelion Square, Stephanie from The Daily Blarg, and Emily from Is this REALLY my life?}
{the TOMS all the SNAP! staff were wearing during registration}
{beautiful paper flowers on the tables during the dinner sponsored by Cricut}
{dance party madness}
{me & Kristi from Lolly Jane getting crazy}
{listening to the amazing Ana White teach us all about power tools}
{dinner sponsored by Lowes, so good}
{these are the necklaces I passed out during the conference to 20 lucky gals}
{we are the first ones to try this new candy bar collection from Cold Stone, they are so good}
{I didn’t get as many cards as I wanted, nor did I pass out as many as I wanted…oh well next year I will do better}
I can’t wait until next year! Thanks Tauni for creating a great event.
I’m right there with you – WAAAY too many clothes, didn’t touch my laptop, and didn’t get nearly enough cards! At least we learned & will know better for next year, right?
I kid you not, I saw those cute Toms under bathroom doors a few times, and loved them to bits, but I didn’t even realize that the whole group was wearing them until I just saw your picture! 🙂
so nice to meet you rebecca!!
thanks rebecca for making me one of the lucky recipients of the neclace! I am in love with it and get many compliments. Thanks for sharing your talent with me- and not running when I tracked you down!
It was so fun to hang out with you in real life for once! We definitely need to do an AZ meet up soon. And thanks for the adorable necklace too! So glad I was one of the lucky ones to get one, even if I had to stalk you for it! 😉
So fun! Thank you for sharing : )