I’m actually writing this post from the Michigan Flyer, a Coach Bus that travels from East Lansing (one city over from where I live) to the Detroit airport and back, it has free WiFi, satellite TV and radio, an outlet for my laptop, and it only cost $25 bucks each way! I’m never driving to the Detroit airport again!
We picked up passengers in Jackson and now we’re on our way to Ann Arbor to pick up a few more, then on to the airport! I leave at 12:17 pm Michigan time and arrive in San Francisco at 2:14 their time, so it’s 4 hours and 57 minutes in the air. I brought my MP3 player and my Sony Digital Reader to pass the time. I bought “Twilight” by Stephenie Meyer and “Are you there Vodka? It’s me Chelsea” by Chelsea Handler and downloaded them to the Sony Reader, so I don’t even have to carry books!
Excuse me for a moment, readers, I need to address any of the WONDERFUL companies and PR firms who have recently (or not so recently) sent me products to review or agreed to sponsor a giveaway:
I’M SORRY I AM SO BEHIND. I tried, I really did, I even asked a blog friend to help me get organized and she made me this nifty Google Document Spreadsheet with all the reviews and giveaways listed on it, and it was supposed to have me all caught up. But I just couldn’t keep up with the schedule AND get ready for BlogHer at the same time. I promise, PROMISE you that when I get home, I am going to write every single review and run every single giveaway, and not take on anything new until I am caught up.Thank you all SO MUCH for your patience!
And readers? Please keep reading while I’m gone! My sponsors check my stats pretty regularly, and if unique visits drop way off, they will stop sponsoring, and that will mean less giveaways, so please, stop by, read something from the archives, I would really, REALLY appreciate it!
I’ll be home from BlogHer on Monday morning (plane lands at the unholy hour of FIVE AM, Michigan Flyer bus leaves at 6:25, I’ll be home by 8:30 AM). I’ll work on uploading photos and write some reviews of all the great SWAG we are sure to be getting, and then I’ll check for giveaways that are ending or have already ended and choose those winners.
Thank you all so much, dear readers! Thanks to all of you, MomReviews is a huge hit, and I couldn’t have done it without you. It’s because of you and your support of this blog that I get to do the great giveaways and go on the awesome trips. OH! OH! I forgot to tell you! On Monday, July 27th, I’m going to Cincinnati to meet with the people from PAMPERS at Proctor and Gamble headquarters!! Pampers is the only brand of diapers that didn’t make Kaitlyn break out in a heinous rash, so I can’t wait to tell them how loyal I am to their brand. And I’ll have more great stuff to post here, too!
I should stop writing now, GEEZ. We’re almost to Ann Arbor! Big smooches to everybody, have a great weekend, I’ll try to post a bit from BlogHer!!!!
I said it on twitter and I’ll say it here. You really deserve to go to BlogHer and you worked so hard to get there. I am amazed at how far you have progressed with your blog(s) It is simply incredible and the amount of reviews and giveaways and sponsors you have, well you certainly could teach other bloggers a thing or two. Care to mentor me a bit? I’ve got great blogs with good content, now I need some sponsors.
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Have FUN!! San Fran is my favorite place in the world! I’m so glad to see your book purchase. I hope you love it as much as some of us!! Lemme know if you need to “unload” some of the consumption you may feel!!!
Wow – I never knew about that bus! Does it just go from Lansing or does it come all the way over to GR? What an awesome idea.
I agree with BenSpark – you deserve to go, you worked so hard and I can’t wait to hear all about it!
And if you’re looking to mentor people…
I’m going to miss you while your gone!! I will come visit all your blogs and check out your early days!! You deserve to be going!!! Hurry back!! Have fun and see you when you can put up a post! It’s awesome that the bus has all those features for ya!!
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um okay let’s try this again shall we??
You have a blast there!!! Will miss you while your gone and will go through your archives on your blogs!!! See ya when you get a chance…or when you get back home…whichever comes first!
You deserve this trip!!!
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Elizabeth, way to go! I know you’ll have a blast!
I really appreciate how you reply to comments on your blog or to emails. You’re very busy yet you take the time to connect with your readers and that’s very much appreciated!
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THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU YOU PROBABLY HEARD ME SCREAM WHEN I WAS READING MY EMAIL AND I READ I HAD WON A 100 DOLLAR GIFT CARD FROM MOM REVIEWS AND TMOBILE BECAUSE YOU WERE IN ANN ARBOR MY HOME I SO APPRECIATE THIS WIN HAVE A GREAT TIME AT WHATEVER BLOGHER IS BECAUSE THE WORD IS NEW TO ME BUT I SURE AM GLAD I FOUND YOURS!
That is really cool! I didn’t know that one can do all that on a coach. Over here in Singapore, we are able to be connected wirelessly in most public places. However, up till now, there are still no connectivity on public transport. Not that I need to be connected to the internet while traveling, but I think it is rather useful to be able to connect to the internet even while traveling. Have a great journey and enjoy yourself!
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Wow, I am wondering now how I can win something form reading your blog!:) Great idea of having a sponsored blog with free giveaways. And you on the bus writing to us? Thank very much for that! I’m sure that we will still be reading this blog and sponosors won’t go away:D
I am so happy for you and your blog’s success, goodluck on you BlogHer adventure. Keep us posted!
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That’s a really good place to good. And I believe that you deserve to go there. Best wishes from my side for your future and keep doing good work.
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Wish you bon voyage mate. You have a nice website and nice style of writing! Keep updating. Thanks!
What an exciting little adventure you are on. You’ve earned it, so have a blast and be sure to check in when you can!
we are able to be connected wirelessly in most public places. However, up till now, there are still no connectivity on public transport. Not that I need to be connected to the internet while traveling, but I think it is rather useful to be able to connect to the internet even while traveling. Have a great journey and enjoy yourself!
After a longer time I look by and read myself this very interesting and well written contribution again once here. Really very informatively! Greetings from Germany!
I really enjoy reading your blog – you are doing a great job.
I love your blog, it’s fantastic. Keep doing it. Cheers
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Must say a very nice blog. enjoying it really. Thanks and all the best for future.
Blogher is simply great and a nice place of blogs.