I Flew into Arizona yesterday to attend the Mom 2.0 Summit, and not only was my roomie and kindred spirit Laura waiting for me at the airport, but this was the gorgeousness that greeted us at The Phoenecian .   Hello Heaven.  Laura, Jyl, and I worked out at the fitness center, and then rallied for dinner… 

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Oh my goodness, y’all!  It’s a good thing that Mouthwatering Mondays is a BLOG post instead of a VLOG, because I don’t have a voice!!!! My voice started going right before my session on The Principles of Storytelling at BlogHer Food on Friday morning, and by Saturday’s closing party – I was whispering. I had such… 

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If the title doesn’t rope you in…. I just don’t know. The BlissDom conference is in Dallas in 2 weeks and while this is the 5th time I’ll be attending, this is the first time that I’ll be rooming with my sweet, darling friends and vlogging inspirations –  Jenny and Lu.  (That’s Jenny On The… 

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I love what I do, I love this blog and that it gives me a space to share my life and my family’s life with y’all. It gives me a place to share my passion for food, photography and writing with y’all. It has also afforded me some wonderful opportunities and trips. One of the… 

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This is definitely not your traditional guacamole   It’s not like any guacamole I’ve ever had. This is the recipe for the Copa Cabana Tropical Guacamole that my group came up with during the Avocado Workshop at EVO. This is the same workshop where we worked with no power other than generators, and where the… 

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Breathtaking     In Case of Emergency     Recycling, Park City Style     So Many Stories     Jump on THREE     Jump Take 1   Jump take 57     Put EVO on your must attend list.  Seriously More photos and stories to come

‘I’m going to EVO…. I’m going to EVO….I’m going to EVO’ Go ahead and imagine those words accompanied by sing songing and skipping and a great big goofy smile because all 3 of those things have happened when I say those words! I am ridiculously giddy and super excited to be attending my first EVO… 

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One of my favorite parts about conferences is coming back home and reflecting.  Reading over my notes, reading my friends’ notes, IM’g, Skype-ing, and Twittering about all the ideas, inspiration and information whirling and swirling inside our heads. Capturing the moments, both in words and images and then sharing them – that is a powerful… 

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Because Surprises Learning Food   Laughter Friends The Memories   BlissDom ’11 from Blissful Media Group on Vimeo. Why Blissdom?  Because of everything you see in those images and that video and more. Because after months and years online, to hug, hold hands with, laugh with, cry with and share experiences with the people whose… 

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  Yes, I squee’d when I got my Prep for Bliss package yesterday! Thank you so much to all the wonderful Blissdom Sponsors for all those wonderful little goodies! Are you going?  Let me know in the comments and PLEASE leave me your twitter URL so I can make sure I’m following you! PS –… 

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These are just a few of the faces, the first of many from NOLA and Mom 2.0 summit that make my heart happy.   My husband saw this pic of Y and said; “She looks mischievous and fun”   Everyone who knows Cecily is a better person for it.  I know I am.    … 

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  Goodbye New Orleans and Mom2Summit!  Thank you for the memories and the fun!

[donotprint]Y’all, I swear,  I really wanted to title this post: “So, This One Time at BlissDom” but, it turns out, I already wrote that post There are so many amazing moments swirling in my heart and mind from BlissDom, that I can’t quite get them down on ‘paper’ yet. However,  one really spectacular moment for… 

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