wish you were there

I wish that you were sitting next to me at BlogHer, helping me laugh at the feeling of me being the only blogger there without millions of followers and hundreds of comments per post. That you were sitting next to me at one of the several dozen tables dimly lit with the fluorescent glow of five hundred or so laptops open at any given time, rolling your eyes at the need to be on Twitter 37+ hours a day. That you could have smiled and nodded along with me at the women that appear to be shocked that I have never heard of their blog before.

I wish you could have been there to grab the over hundred dollars worth of swag stuff, together laughing at the idea that we are in a 'recession'. That you and I could have been getting free chair massages side-by-side, jumping into the photo booth and possibly, just possibly getting up on stage and singing a little karaoke Dancing Queen. That we could have drank the free Goose Island beer and fancy, I-can't-remember-their-name cocktails, squeezing in the last free one right before last call. That you and I could have gone to the McDonald's After Hours Party on the top floor of the hotel and eaten 3 or 4 cheeseburger each, from the burger buffet and then hidden all evidence under the linen tablecloth.

That would have been awesome.

Next year, okay?

Until then, I'm packing up most of my swag stuff and giving it to one of you. I'm calling it my "Wish You Were There, You Better Get Your A$$ To Next Year's New York BlogHer" Giveaway.

I love you guys and I really do wish you were there.



Highlights of the package:
$10 Lands End gift card with free shipping promo card
A 'designed for women' level with keyhole locators
Build-A-Bear bear with code for a free bear tee
Strawberry Shortcake Action Figure with DVD
Strawberry Shortcake: Lemon Meringue - soft figure
Hanes Sport Socks
A Go Girl (hee-hee)
a great canvas bag
and a few other nice surprises