Please allow me to introduce you to my first guest blogger on Will Run for Pasta! Her name is Bee and she blogs at The Spicy Bee. We met last month at the Portland Bloggers Meetup and she is super sweet! When she started talking about using baking soda and apple cider vinegar in hair care I knew we’d get along great! Like I mentioned yesterday, I wasn’t feeling well when the Pacific Northwest Blogger meetup came around, so I gave Bee my ticket, and this is her recap of the event for me.
Take it away Bee! (The following photos and words are all from Bee herself.)
I was recently bestowed the honor of going to the Pacific Northwest Blogger Holiday Party for Sarah from Will Run for Pasta as she fell ill last minute. I was especially excited for the venue of this holiday party–West Elm! Whole Foods provided food and drink and there were goodie bags filled with fun freebies from blogger sponsors attending the event. This even was led by The Paper Mama‘s Chelsey and had 75+ bloggers in attendance!
Chelsey welcomed us to the event, and the local Whole Food’s Sommelier introduced us to the bubbly being served that evening and the traditional method for opening champagne. The method is called sabering and involves using a sword to hack at a point in the neck of a bottle of champagne (after it’s been chilled for 48 hours beforehand and moved carefully, as to not shake it). One solid hack is administered, and the pressure of the champagne washes away any glass shards from the top of the bottle, meaning the champagne is safe to drink after being opened. He had personal experience attempting this method.
The nibbles from Whole foods included an array of cheese and meats, as well as a hummus plate and some veggies. For dessert, we had the gorgeous little pumpkin pie bites that are pictured above. They were delectable little 1-2 bite pies that had fudge and caramel to add to your liking. These were perfect for feeding such a large bunch and stayed together well all evening out on the tables.
The goodie bags themselves were provided by Whole Foods, and I enjoy using mine as a lunch bag for work or for a quick run to the grocery store. Inside there were bits and bobs from over 20 sponsors! (For a detailed list of sponsors click here). I especially enjoyed playing with the paper mustache (you may have seen the picture from my Weekend in Review post). Beyond the bags everyone received, there were more than 10 different raffles to attendees that tweeted from the event (#PNWBlogger, #WestElm, #WEPDX, etc.–one entry per tweet I believe). They raffled everything from photo sessions to Levi jeans!
All in all, this event was a major success and a joy to be a part of! A hugenormous thank you, again, to Sarah for her generosity in sharing her ticket with me! I hope that if you find yourself able to attend a Pacific Northwest Blogger Event that you do. It is a fabulous networking opportunity and goodies will likely abound!
great photos by Bee! Bee was telling me a little about the roggers group and I wish I was in Portland {I recently moved to Salem} so I could join! Sounds like you’re a great coach/support!
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I wondered (via Instragram) if you were in Salem now. I went to Corban University back when it was Western Baptist College and lived in Salem for years, still go down every once in a while to see friends. I’m in Wilsonville and sadly have not met up with the Roggers at all
Meeting before 5pm during the week doesn’t work and the weekends just haven’t worked out yet. Kayla from Fit Life Forward is the fearless leader, I think she runs in her sleep 😀
The perks for keeping a blog can be juicy. Looks like this party was A+. But the best part of blogging is the networking, and it’s fun to read about everyone’s adventures beyond the computer screen, which on some days feels like my best friend.
This was such a fun event!!! I’m so sad you missed it Sarah, but so glad Bee was able to attend and blog in your place
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I knew I should have just bought a ticket at the last minute, I didn’t though and this post is making me regret it even more! Looks like it was a grand ole time. I def will need to make it to the next one.
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I with that I could have gone!
It looks like it was a ton of fun! Next time Sarah we will both end up making it!
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For sure! We can’t let them have all the fun without us 😀
Love your blog Sarah! Your Portland Bloggers meetup looks so fun! Have a great day! -The Six Sisters