This morning I am getting ready to leave Denver and the BlogPaws West conference. It was fun, informative, and inspirational! I'm looking forward to getting home, virtually connecting with the people I met, and utilizing some of the tools I learned.
I did not win the Pettie for Best Cat Blog, but my friend Sparkle did. I was so happy for her and her human! I know it sounds trite, but I was thrilled to be a finalist among these very popular and established blogs -- I look up to every one of them!
Although BlogPaws West was an experience I will not soon forget, I am looking forward to getting home to my 2-legged and 4-legged family. Will my cats be happy to see me or will they shun me for a day or two? I'm thinking the former -- I do have cat swag, after all...
Here are a couple of my favorite memories from the conference!
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| Kyla Duffy's aerial work on opening night -- a performance art message against puppy mills. Beautiful! |
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| Friends! Janiss from Sparkle, the Designer Cat and Stacy from Trupanion -- out for a night on the town! |
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| Finally meeting my friend Janea from Paws and Effect! |
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| Getting to see lots of pets, including Snotface the Ferret! Oh, and I met Stephanie too! |
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| Informative sessions like this one for Lijit -- can't wait to use this on my blog! |
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| The cheesecake....my paws were all over it! |
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| Birthday-Cake-flavored gelato...so good, I enjoyed it two nights in a row! |
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| Contributing to the artist BZTAT's mural, which included participants' heartfelt personal thoughts on animals. |
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| Watching the Be the Change panel was inspirational beyond belief! |
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| I am the change for animals! Excited to get home and create some action! |
Did I
mention the gelato?
