This is a scroller guys, but I can’t express this trip with words. So here goes…
{lily + me}
{Everyone!}
{Me & Ev’Yan}
{Lys}
{Me & Feisty}
{Legendary Cali girls, Steph Corwin & Wishcake}
{My Nora & Me}
Vegas was unbelievable – so exactly what I needed. I was at a place where I was dying for adventure and needed more than anything to get away. Breaking out on my own and diving into a sink or swim situation put a lot of things in perspective for me – on who I think I am and on who I am when push comes to shove.
More than anything, Vegas was about love. Jump up and down, laughing love – of the people around you, for filling in the gaps between the Issue & Opinion Posts and finding out what someone does for a job, what kind of gelati they like, what their favourite band is. Vegas bridged the gap between the bloggers we imagine when we’ve been reading for so many months and the people who write those blogs.
There is too much to say – so much that a number of times I was asked to put introspecting on hold until I got on the plane. Thank you to my friggin‘ amazing roomies who I am completely taken by, thank you to everyone who went and thank you to everyone who was gracious enough to listen in on all of us on our blogs and on twitter for the past few weeks.
I woke up yesterday morning and felt like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, and when I read your blogs I can can’t help but feel so happy to have shared some time with you. How is it that knowing how you fix your hair, how your high-fives change when you’ve had too much to drink, how you look at your fiance or husband, or what your voice sounds like when you’re really laughing makes you so much more dear to me?
You guys reminded me of how much fun there is to be had, and of it’s value. You reminded me that I should be laughing more, bringing more joy into people’s lives, and compromising my heart less.
Good people can be so hard to find in life. It’s amazing what being around 25 of them for a weekend can do for your heart. From the bottom of mine, thank you all so much.
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This post made me all nostalgic. Um, can we go back yet? Can we? I’m not even kidding.
You are a complete and utter gem – I couldn’t believe when I actually got to meet you. You made me giggle with what you posted on my blog – even if I didn’t say it outloud, I was thinking the same thing. “She knows me! Eeee! I feel so cool now!” And you are just as lovely face-to-face as you are through your writing and photos.
There are many people I wasn’t able to spend NEARLY enough time with in Vegas, and you are definitely one that I wished I could have stolen away with for a while. Next time, deal? Deal.
Thanks for being so sweet, and for being a constant inspiration! Love you!
I’m coming in a bit late (I had some technical issues getting on to comment earlier), but I wanted to make sure to tell you that I had a FANTASTIC time getting to know you in Vegas. It’s like summer camp for adults – all of these people getting together for a short time to have the times of their lives.
These photos kind of make my heart hurt a little. Wish I could have been there. From the sounds of it, it was quite the life-changing experience for many.
So amazing. Really wish I had taken the plunge. One day.
Love the photos, love the captions. Love your plaid top! I realllly wish I could have been there! I hope there’s a next year!
super late comment on this post, but I LOVE how you recapped with the pictures. It was such a joy to meet you. <3
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