Blissdom 10

I just got back from my longest road trip as a blogger and I am exhausted and exhilarated!  My journey began last Thursday when I departed for Nashville to attend Blissdom.

I was so excited to go back to the place where it all began for me, Blissdom.  Blissdom is where  I met my bloggy friends in real life for the first time just 3 short months into blogging.  Although I have seen these fantastic women throughout the last year at other events, attending Blissdom was like coming back home and having a big family reunion.  Barbara, Allie and Paula really know how to throw a party!  The keynotes, the wisdom workshops, the sessions, the parties, and of course all of the fantastic sponsors were all very top notch and well planned out.  I have decided to tell my story with photos rather than a ton of words, I hope you enjoy it.

On Thursday there were a series of specialized Wisdom Workshops available and I decided to take the Photography workshop.  It was conducted by Dawn Camp, Mishelle Lane, Angie Arthur, and Deanna Garretson .  I learned a good bit from these fabulous ladies about using my camera more effectively, I could have stayed in this session all day!

Thursday night there was a great welcome reception at the Jack Daniels Salon in the hotel.  I didn’t take any photos there, not sure why, I guess I was too busy catching up with everyone!

click here to see more about my Blissdom experience

Your Songs by Harry Connick Jr.

I love Harry Connick Jr., he is hot, a great actor,big into charity and a fantastic singer too, total package right? My favorite movie with him is “Hope Floats”, he plays a great knight in a pickup truck!

I was so excited when I was offered the opportunity to receive a free copy of his new cd “Your Songs” from One2One Network to review.  This cd is a great jazzy,easy listening, mellow out kind of cd.  He has the kind of voice that makes you swoon and crave some more.  I have some other songs by him (I love his Christmas songs) and I have to say this is not his best work but it is a really good album.  My favorite song is “Smile”  I like the upbeat tempo of it, I have only every heard this song in a much slower tempo. (Lyle Lovett sings a version on the “Hope Floats” soundtrack that’s really good too).

I definitely recommend this album for a night when you need to unwind, relax and soothe your soul.  Run a hot bath, light some candles and relax and enjoy!

Want more Harry? Here are some great links!

Behind the Scene look at ‘Making of’ the album: http://bit.ly/HCJrVideo
Harry’s website: http://www.harryconnickjr.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/harryconnickjr

~Kim