A Week of Bliss, Part 1

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Hey y’all!

It feels good to be home!

I got back from Blissdom yesterday, and I am physically and mentally exhausted. I had one of the most incredible weeks of my life, and I’m thrilled to be sharing the fun with all of you. Because I’m still trying to process everything, today’s post will be part one of the fun stuff. Hopefully tomorrow, I will have part two of the fun, and then Thursday I will share with you what I learned about myself and blogging.
Tuesday, I headed to Dallas to spend the night with Neely. Kiley met us at Neely’s house Wednesday morning, and Amber picked us all up. Then, we started the 10ish hour drive to Nashville.
The conference was held at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville. The hotel is beautiful, and I wish I’d taken pictures. All I have are pictures I borrowed from people on Twitter :)
Thursday, we went down to registration, and within minutes who did we see?
Jenn! Jenn is more than just the fabulous person who designed my blog. She’s a precious friend, and I seriously could have left Blissdom right after I met her and been completely satisfied with the trip. She’s amazing in the blog world and even more amazing in real life!
Thursday night was the kick-off party.
Meghan, me, Neely, & Kiley
Friday morning was the official start of the conference.
Paula, Alli, & Barbara, the wonderful women who created the conference!
Jon Acuff, the opening keynote speaker
Oprah! She recorded a special video inviting us to Girls Night In. The words “Hey Blissdom” have never caused 750 women to scream so quickly as they did when they came out of Oprah’s mouth!
My sweet Twitter friend Jen! We have wonderful chats about our need for caffeine, and I’m so glad we got to meet in person!
Neely and Maggie, also known as Gussy!
She is just the cutest thing ever! It was wonderful to meet her in person!
The Lorax hung out with us all day Friday!
Neely and Kiley at the Lorax party Friday night
My bff!
Kiley and me
Rachel and me
Jenn tried grits for the first time! I don’t think we explained them well enough to her, so she didn’t like them.
My roadtrip buddies
Me and Meghan! I’m so happy we got to spend time together again! I’ve missed her!
Neely, Crystal, and Amber
My wonderful roommates
Jenn and Rachel
Meghan and Amber
Molly and Baby Callan
Joe Jonas performed first! During one of the songs, he reached down and took my hand. We had a moment. It was nice :)
Up next was Rascal Flatts! They were amazing! They sang “Why Wait”, “Fast Cars and Freedom”, “Bless the Broken Road”, “Banjo”, and “Life is a Highway”.
Gary Levox
Joe Don Rooney. He’s gorgeous
Jay Demarcus
Me with Joe Don!
Neely and Joe Don
We met the guys after the show! It was awesome!
Before the concert, we had dinner with Heather and Tiffany! They are both super sweet, and I’m so glad we got to meet!
Up next, all of the Saturday fun!

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