Socal blogger Meetup Deux

so I know I haven't been around lately but I've been really sick (still am) and have pretty much done nothing but sleep lately

anyway I went to the second socal blogger meetup this past saturday and had so much fun!

the meetup was held at Roppongi in La Jolla and I totally want to go back there for a date night the food was so delicious!

we were outside in their little front patio area and it was just the perfect day!

there were seriously so many amazing sponsors! go check them all out here, really go! I promise you want regret it (though your wallet might, such cute stuff!)

I won this beautiful necklace from The Altered Chain

it's seriously so pretty, dainty, and well made!

and there were tons of goodies and discounts in our gift bags! I totally have some shopping to do!

there were over 60 girls there which was amazing!

and they had so many sponsors donate to the giveaway that not only did everyone win something they put our names back in for the rest of it and I won a photography session with the lovely Karina Irene!  She took these pics of the meetup (my camera battery was dead grr...) and she's so amazing and being a photographer it's something I'm very picky about but can't very easily take pictures of myself so I am so excited!


now it's time for me to get back to sleep

see you in a week or so...? lol!

Happenings lately

Hubs left for training, luckily it's here so in a couple weeks I should get to see him on the weekends

But before that he got a tattoo

We finally got our playstation hooked up to the network and set up our netfilx ...so basically that's all I do now

You all remember when I wrote about the socal blogger meetup right? well there's gonna be another one on Feb 4 and I can't wait!

Our upstairs neighbors' bathtub overflowed and poured through our bathroom ceiling light and flooded it...twice

speaking of which, they must either play basketball and move furniture up there everyday or they have pet elephant ..there's really no other explanation for the noise that comes from up there

and if you could all help my friend get some free wedding photography by "liking" this picture I (and her...obviously) will love you forever! 

So I was nominated for the Liebster award by both the lovely Ana of And Everything Nice and Olivia of Olivia.Dee 

Thanks ladies!

The Liebster Blog Award is given to up and coming bloggers who have less than 200 followers. Liebster is a German word meaning dear, sweet, kind, nice, good, beloved, lovely, kindly, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing, and welcome. Thank you Ivana for the nice award. You're too kind. 

So, here are the rules for the award:

1. Thank the giver and link back to the blogger who gave it to you.

2. Reveal your top 5 picks and let them know by leaving a comment on their blog

3. Copy and paste the award on your blog.

4. Have faith that your followers will spread the love, too!

I choose these blogs:

1. Michelle from Life's Little Indulgences

2. Chelsea at Young Love

3. Jillian from Iron and Sunshine

4. Courtney from Since '86

5. Fran from Free Borboleta

I tried to pick people who I didn't remember putting this up before 

and again, thank you ladies SO much!

SoCal blogger meetup & giveaway winner!

Ok so I'm finally posting about the blogger meetup! I'm such a slacker blogger I swear! Always behind!

anywho, so obviously I should be the one person who always has their camera with them, but no, not me. I always seem to forget it when it's most important, always!

(I blame being scatter-brained, or the fact that it didn't fit in my purse...also, this is my excuse for being the last one to blog about it...ya...that's it! ;)

So I had to snag all of the forthcoming pics from the photographer for the event Karina Irene, except for the last one of me and Stephanie, that I snagged from Mandey (Thanks Mandey!)

Mandy also gave everyone some super cute earrings in the goody bags and I love mine! Will post about those later!

So I guess pics first and then i'll talk about it? Ya? ...that's what I thought

So clearly it was so much fun and I, for one, cannot wait for the next one!

The event was hosted by Tammy, Olivia, Stephanie, and Kelsey.  I seriously love all four of these ladies to pieces! Such dolls! And since they're all so amazing they obviously put on a terrific event! 

It was at Sip by Flavor Del Mar which was gorgeous and so cool! And the little appetizers they provided for us were delicious! I didn't have any of the wine but they had a ton so if you're in the San Diego area and love wine go here! I'm so glad I discovered this place because I love Del Mar! We take Lulu to the doggie beach there all the time, Stephanie and I have met up there twice for lunch, and B and I even went on our honeymoon there! (that's how we discovered it!) It's seriously the cutest little town and I want to live there so badly one day!

Anyway, back to the meetup. We played blogger bingo which was an awesome way to get to know and meet everyone! We also played that baby shower game where you can't say "baby" but this time it was "blog" or "blogger". I always fail miserably at that game cause I don't pay attention at all an this was no exception! (I am, however, amazing at the melted candy poop game...but that's another story)

We had champagne and I had my first ever sprinkles cupcake (vanilla fyi) and it was obviously delicious! 

But the best part is all the lovely ladies I got to meet! A couple I "knew" before but I was nice to finally meet them in person as well as meet tons of new girls whose blogs I'm now obsessed with! And it was so cool to have stuff in common with nearly every person I talked to (besides blogging obviously!)

Anyway It was seriously so much fun! If there's ever a blog meetup in your area you should definitely go! (or maybe start your own!) and if you're in southern CA you should for sure come to the next one!

Be sure to go here to check out all of my new bloggy friends' posts about the event!

And the winner of my giveaway is #19 lovely Jillian from Iron and Sunshine! yay!!

Email me your address and I'll get your goodies out to you ;)

amandasdailyobsessions@yahoo.com

happenings lately

I've been sick. Just a little congestion (and therefore cough and sore throat) nothing too bad but I've been trying to take it easy so I can get better asap

Lulu and I had lunch with Stephanie and adorable little Hallie.  We were bad bloggers and took no pictures except this one (which I snagged from Stephanie) but we did have the same hairstyle which obviously means we're besties.

oh! and Lulu and Hallie are obsessed with each other, clearly

we went to the beach...like a lot! cause we love it and are obsessed and I think we just can't believe we're really back in CA so we have to go to the ocean to convince ourselves (haha! jk...I just step outside and know I'm in CA and not TX)

and I joined pinterest

and it took over my life

...the end