Last night’s cocktail party was quite the hullabaloo! <—Where did that word come from? But really, the energy in the Reading Terminal Market in downtown Philadelphia was absolutely contagious.
Bloggers, booze and badges.
I mean how cool do we all look with our sexy conference name tags? Let me answer that for you: Not Very! 
The cocktail hour kicked off at 7 p.m. and included heavy hors devours, beer and wine.
My fabulous roommates for the weekend, Tina, Courtney, Lisa, and I arrived fashionably late and ready to use up our drink tickets and eat some food!
My favorite appetizer of the evening was some kind of a crab and corn fritter that I dipped into a creamy chipotle sauce.
Oh yes.
The whole event was a lot of fun! It felt like stimulation overload meeting so many bloggers and blog readers in such a short timeframe. I really wished I had more time to chat for longer with so many people! I guess I’ll have to try to take advantage of the breaks in the agenda tomorrow to meet more people and continue to get to know new-to-me bloggers.
(Photo courtesy of Meghann)
(Photo courtesy of Caitlin)
Now I gotta get goin’! The Health Living Summit breakfast buffet is in full swing… and my presentation is in two hours. Eek!
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Good luck with your presentation! I’m sure you will be awesome! Looks like you had a fantastic night :). And you look absolutely gorgeous!
Good Luck today!
Good luck today with your presentation! I can’t wait for the recap!
Huge good luck to you!
I love seeing all you blog gals in one place, it would be overwhelming for me!
Love it!!! Looks like a blast. Have fun today at your presentation! You’ll be amazing!
Sounds like a fantastic time! I hope I can go someday!
Sounds so fun! love the pics 🙂
You better fuel up for the presentation…which of course you’re gonna nail!
Good luck !! I know it will be fanstastic!
Xo
Good Luck today! I KNOW it will be fantastic! 😀
Sounds awesome!! Good luck on your presentation!!!! 😀
Good Luck on your presentation!!! Should have someone film it so us bloggers at home can watch it too 😀
Ahh! Looks like so much fun to be able to meet TONS of people you’ve been communitcating with through blogs! Some day, I WILL make it to a conference. Good luck today. You will rock it! 🙂
Your hair seriously always looks perfect! AHh!
I wish I could be in your room! You guys are some of my favorite bloggers. 😉 You’ll do great on your presentation!
Good luck on your presentation! 🙂 I can’t wait to read the posts about what you taught and how everything went!
Good luck today, I bet you all will do great! And can’t wait to hear a recap of it all! 🙂
Good luck today! im glad you got the chance to go to redding terminal, its such a philly staple. I hope you got to try something from the flying monkey bakery
I just got back from Philadelphia. I was there for 3 days at a conference for technology in schools. It was fun and we also went and stayed down by Reading Market.
Good luck with your presentation! Sounds like you all are having a blast in Philly!
Good luck today, Julie! I’m sure you’ll be great!
Good Luck on your presentation!! I know you’re going to rock their socks off!
Good luck! You will do great. P.S. I read over on Courtney’s blog that some of the bloggers that went for Froyo (I would assume you would have been one of those) ran into Ashley/JP from The Bachelorette. Too funny! I hope you got a photo with them, but I feel like you would have posted?
YAY!!!! Good luck! You all have *the* cutest dresses on!!!! 🙂
The Reading Terminal looks like the coolest place for a cocktail reception! I haven’t been to Philadelphia except for Pat’s cheesesteaks at 2AM. 😛
Good luck on the presentation!
Cute dress!
Good luck with the presentation! I can’t wait to read a re-cap!
Looks like so much fun! Good luck with the presentation, can’t wait to hear about it! 🙂
in about 2 minutes, i will officially be your newest blog follower!!! i found you via courtney at sweet tooth sweet life and am excited to get more inspiration for easy meals (pb fingers was the BEST!) and motivating workouts. have fun in philly and good luck on the presentation today!!!
thanks so much, colleen! so glad you found me! 🙂
AHHH good luck today!! You will rock it 🙂
Looks like a fun evening–you all look so pretty!
Love you dress! Where is it from?
it’s a lucky brand dress!
Umm, I don’t know… the red lanyard that name tag is hanging from is pretty schmancy 😉
It’s like you’re all wearing a matching necklace!
Wish I could be there to hear your presentation. I’m sure it will go fantastically…you have such a good way with words 🙂 I don’t comment often, but wanted you to know I read every day. It’s a bright spot in my routine!
that’s so nice of you to say. thank you!
I absolutely love your dress! Where is it from? I hope you are enjoying Philly and that our crazy weather stops for the rest of the weekend!
it’s a lucky brand dress. i ordered it online from ruelala.com 🙂
Have a great time! Good luck on the presentation!
Hullabaloo makes me think of the jungle book 🙂 it sounds like you’re saying hello baloo!!!
Hehe blogger meetup overload! Sounds like a fun overload though
Good luck with the presentation/I hope it went well if you’ve already done it 🙂
I wish I was there, it looks like so much fun!
The Healthy Living Summit totally knows how to party! The cocktail party sounds like fun and the food looks fantastic.
Good luck with your preso. I’m sure you’ll rock it!
I hope your presentation went well!
Looks like all you ladies are having a grand time! I love readings all the different recaps around the blog world! Enjoy the rest of the weekend 🙂
I bet you did amaaazing with your presentation! I can’t wait to hear all about it <3
You all look absolutely stunning. Can’t wait to hear how the presentation went!
I am so glad you got to meet some amazing bloggers!
Julie! I love your dress! You look gorgeous! Looks like you’re having a blast!
Good luck today! you’ll killlll it!
GOOD LUCK!! well i guess its alrdy passsed.. i know u did AWESOMESAUCE
You look like your having so much fun, Julie! So glad to see it. You have helped to inspire me to start my own blog.
I hope to meet you at the HLS next year and personally thank you for all of the inspiration you have given me!
xo,
Heather
HLS seems like so much fun, I hope I can go next year! Have a great time with your roomies!
I hope we get a peek of the presentation!
This is my first time on your blog!
We met last night (you and Court snagged a spot under my umbrella). Just have to tell you…in a non creepy “I’m married and just had a baby” way….you are probably one of the prettiest people I have ever met in my life! Gorgeous..and sweet 🙂
ahhh my little umbrella savior! 🙂 you were my hero! thanks so much for your comment. you made my night!