I hosted MomzShare, a MD/DC/VA networking event, this past weekend. It’s always so nice to meet the people you know through the computer in person, and even better when they all brave hellacious traffic to come out to you. Special thank-yous to the following people/businesses for making the event a huge success…
MomzShare hosts Lara from Chicken Nuggets of Wisdom and Jennifer from Hip as I Wanna Be.
Maryland bloggers extraordinaire Mary from Pajamas and Coffee and Sunday from Extreme Adventures in Parenthood.
Leiann from Love and Kindness offering hand massages with her homemade lotion.
The adorable Nic from My Bottles Up.
Delicious Skittle-Vodka, courtesy of Adyron from Adyron’s Kitchen.
Melanie from Sisarina, with Angie from Seriously A Homemaker and Molly from Stilettos and Diapers.
Social Media cupcakes brought by Amy of The Social Pollen.
Megan from Modern Bird Studios dropping some cards.
Coasters courtesy of the hysterical Naught Betty.
Delicious food provided by Pivs Restaurant.
The Berry Scary Mommy Martini. How fun is that?
Gratuitous pre-party shots of my house, because how often will it be professionally photographed?
Wine bottle candles from Mary Freeland of My Wine Bottle Light.
And two party crashers…
{All photos taken by the talented Eddie Winter of Edward Winter Photography– he was amazing. If you are in the area and need a photographer, I can’t recommend him highly enough.}
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Oh, Jill, it looks like all of you had a wonderful time! :)
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Whow a clean house. I forgot what it looked like (mine has been taken over by the Fisher Price “Little people”)
oh lady… your house is so warm and inviting. i absolutely LOVED seeing you in your beautiful abode. congrats on the new gig and may much MUCH more awesome find your way. xo!
Great party pics, your home is very lovely!
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People were oohing and ahhing over your print!
1. Your house is GORGEOUS!
2. Nic is so sassy and adorable.
3. Skittle vodka? Looks beautiful and needs to include more details on how… Please?
Holly {ArtistMotherTeacher} recently posted..Maize Maze
#3: I like to buy people’s love with booze.
http://www.adryonskitchen.com/recipes/skittles-vodka
:)
Adryon recently posted..Dear Jai
It worked!
Excellent! Thank you. :)
Your house is awesome! I wish I had been there. I am determned to make it to the next MomzShare event!
Oh my God, I DIE of jealousy over your gorgeous house. Even the dog looks like he was brought in by set deco people for a photo shoot. I’m going to need to schedule a trip down to my folk’s house in NoVa around the next time you have one of those events so I can crash and eat all your food.
the pics are home and garden worthy! for a scary mommy, you sure have a beautiful house! and please do tell more about the skittle vodka…looks YUM.
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It’s super duper simple and fun! The process is even more amazing with candy canes during the winter months. The link on my site for the Skittles Vodka is: http://www.adryonskitchen.com/recipes/skittles-vodka
Adryon recently posted..Dear Jai
lovely photos! sadly, I think my invite got lost in the mail ;-)
angelica recently posted..Passage from my book- Crossing the River
Anyone is welcome- you just need to get to the DC area. :)
Gorgeous photos! The thought of Skittles Vodka makes me very happy. Beyond words.
Jen recently posted..lift me up
I had so much fun! Thanks for hosting. Your house?! *swoon* And your house filled with all those warm, friendly and genuinely lovely people?! **double swoon**
Jen recently posted..I Don’t Want to Sit Around the Potato Couch & Watch TV
Beautiful house! Looks like you had a great time.
So happy to hear you’re on CafeMom. I’ve been there a long time, and your voice will, no doubt, be refreshing.
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Wow, your house is stunning! I LOVE the big white bar/buffet/bookcase (seriously, it’s probably big enough to be all three, lol).
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SO jealous!!
and also? your house is beautiful!!
xo
melissa recently posted..Keeping Our Children Safe From Social Media Dangers
absolutely had a fabulous time- thanks for the shout-out (busted tweeting! lol). your house and family are beautiful and was such a treat to participate in such a fantastic event! ok, i’m running out of sparkly adjectives, so i’ll just go.. ;)
look forward to seeing you again soon!
Jill, thank you so much for opening your house to us. What a gorgeous house indeed!! Also, you are so damn scary in real life, too! Love you–you are a freaking rockstar!
Oh my god soooo gorgeous! I’m so sorry I missed it! It looks like it was a smashing success, of course! So glad you had the photos of your house taken too – what a neat thing to have!
I had a great time Saturday night! Thanks for hosting Jill. I have to agree, your house was beautiful, warm and cozy. The skittles Vodka was s-t-r-o-n-g but delish! My only wish was that I could have arrived earlier. Can’t wait for the Winter event. :)
YOu are a ROCK star for hosting such an event, and then showing it to us. I love the
“EAT, DRINK, and be SCARY” sign.
angie recently posted..A bully is a bully is a bully
I have to admit that I am coveting your house. Your dog. Your kids. The whole damn Scary Mommy’ness that I got to experience on Saturday night.
It was one of the best nights I have had in a very long time.
Love all of those beautiful pictures! sounds like a really fun time!
Boohoo! I am still sad I couldn’t make it. It looks like an amazing night!
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Oh, sometimes living in Utah sucks. I’m jealous you got to hang out with Mary (marymac), she’s hilarious and lovely. Also, your house is beautiful and you know you’ve hit the big time when you have your own cocktail.
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Very. Cool. Woo!
laura recently posted..Pretty
momma your house is gorgeous. i love how clean it is. and want that art piece over the fire place.
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Had a wonderful time! Your house is beautiful- thank you so much for welcoming so many people into it. I was nervous about coming to such an event not really knowing anyone and the cozy atmosphere was a lovely place to make new friends.
Calliope recently posted..Kindness In A Cruel World
It was so nice meeting you Jill! Thanks for hosting and again BEAUTIFUL home. Totally jealous!
I had so much fun. I was so nervous, but now I feel so stupid for even feeling that way for a second. All of the beautiful women I met were so warm and welcoming.
Thank you for giving us a space. You have a gorgeous home! It was so nice to meet you! I can’t wait to see everyone again!
Adryon recently posted..Dear Jai
Fab house, fab women and most importantly fab cocktails (I gots my priorities straight)
Congrats on CafeMom as well!
Your house is amazing; I loved all of the little details, like the built-in book cases in the living room, and that awesome dining room table with benches. Thanks again for volunteering to host!
How fun! Why don’t I live in D.C. again? Sigh. Looks like such a fun and lovely evening, Jill, and I LOVE your house. Also, I miss you! Feel like I haven’t heard from you in forever! xo
what a gorgeous home..and what a nice event. :)
You all looked wonderful and happy ….I love all the smiles!
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I would kill for one of those cupcakes. Seriously.
It looks like everyone had a blast.
Allison @ Alli ‘n Son recently posted..Pumpkin Pie Chocolate Chip Muffins
You seriously brought the awesome out for the gang. It had to be one of the best -if not THE- best event we at Momz Share have done this far. Just so you know… my house and I had a long talk when I got home and I’ve given it an ultimatum. Spontaneously produce built-in book shelves, a Harry Potter closet and hard wood floors or it’s over.
Wow, you house is beautiful.
And looks like it was a very fun evening. So wish I could have been there.
Just glad I didn’t break anything. And I SWEAR I didn’t peek in all of your secret doors. Only just a few. And I didn’t see anything creepy. Or kinky. Or anything. Thanks for letting me spend the evening in your Casa. Is was SO not dumb:)
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It was such a fun night, thanks for opening up your gorgeous home to all of us!
Looks like a very fun time! I am extremely jealous.
Your house is gorgeous.
Missy recently posted..My Testimony Part I
what fun! and you have such a beautiful home :-)
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HOLY WOW!! GORGEOUS HOME!!!
What a great night – everyone was so friendly. It was awesome meeting you and Skittles vodka is wonderful!
Love the shots! Everything and everyone just looks so awesome.
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Your house is amazing! I especially love your dining room table. It’s beautiful!!
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I’m just going to come out and say it, I don’t know how all five of you fit into that tiny house. It must be so claustrophobic. I feel for you. I really do.
Fabulous time Saturday! But I expected nothing less from you and the Momzshare gals.
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Totally love the pictures. I was thinking you had been holding out on me and keeping news of your extra practice from me because they were so fab! : )
The party looks amazing. Really amazing!
Totally running over to read your debut post even though I am so tired I can barely keep my eyes open!
Life with Kaishon recently posted..You have got to be kidding me
Beautiful home – so wish I was already living in DC … would have loved to have been there!
Next year? Please say you’re doing it again!
Jill your house is beautiful! What wonderful photos. The cocktails and treats were so cute/creative too.
btw, checked out your new column on Cafe Mom and left you a comment there as well. Love the whole list idea! I totally get it on the heartburn – omg, I had no idea it was so painful. And i’m with you 110% on childbirth, not only is it not saucy, it is GROSS.
Oh I am jealous wish I lived in the area. Your house is beautiful and looks like you ladies had a fab time! Congrats on your new gig, best wishes!
Tina @ Life Without Pink recently posted..A Family In Need
Okay, seriously I am absolutely in LOVE with your home. It is so gorgeous. I love, love, love your style and I am jealous of that party!! As always Jill, you rock!
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Oh honey, your house is just gorgeous! I’m going to right click and save all of these for inspiration for my house. I am so tired of my tired stuff! I am praying that I will become as successful as I dream to be so I can get out of this tired funk! I love my (rental) house, but it is sooooo drab and totally uninteresting –except at Christmas time. :p
Looks like such a delightful soiree!! Next time, you need to be sure to invite me, mmkay? ;)
xoxo
I’m so sad I missed it. Looks like everyone had so much fun. :* You have a beautiful home!!
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Those pictures are amazing! And your house is beautiful and the event looks like it was fun! I love seeing the faces that go with the familiar names.
Ally recently posted..Generosity Abounds
Wow, what a beautiful home and fun party. I am new to your blog, but LOVE LOVE LOVE reading everything you write. I’m hooked ;) Thank you also for sharing all the blogs and websites of those who attended your party, I was particularly fond of the Skittle Vodka…I love Vodka probably more than I should, but who the hell cares! Can’t wait to make up a batch of that stuff. Keep blogging, you have such a gift!
I am so bummed I couldn’t come. At the last minute my stepdaughter got sick and she was going to babysit. My DH said he was going to be late coming back from work and – ended up coming home in enough time for me to actually go, of course, by which time I was already engaged in work for my biz. I even emailed Jennifer to try and give my ticket away if someone wanted to go – ugh! I was really hoping to come and meet some new faces….hopefully next time! It sounds like it was a good time though and your house is beauteous!
What a beautiful home you have! And yes, gorgeous photography. And…did you say Skittle-Vodka, the combination of my two favorite things on earth? Hark! The angels are singing! The heavens are opening! It’s raining Skittle Vodka!
Looked like a blast!
How beautiful. You really have a fine decorating hand.
Lauralee Hensley recently posted..These Holes Arent Holy
Beautiful house and gorgeous dog! Looks like a great event.
First off, your house is absolutely beautiful and I am sitting over here in my shoebox feeling wildly happy for you and feeling like I want to blow my house up. Second, I am so so very sad I missed this. There were so many amazing and wonderful women there, and I’m sure it was an absolutely incredible time. Third, could you BE any more gorgeous?? All in all, I’m totally jealous of you, apparently. But in good way, like a way that makes me want you to have more and everything you’ve ever wanted…because I adore you. I am so lucky and grateful that I was able to meet you, and make a connection to someone that I admire and can’t say enough wonderful things about. I bet MomzShare was a success and then some.
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Wow! Great photos…I thought I opend up a spread from BH&G!! *so* need the Skittles and Berry Scary Martini recipe! -always looking for new concoction to serve on my bday (Halloween!) and colors and names fit the bill!
Wish I was closer to enjoy such an event-I have not seen anything like that around here…looks like a lot of fun.
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It was so great to see you, your house. Your amazing and your unpacked and I have yet to be unpacked from a move that I did 3 years ago. Painting….you have inspired me to paint my walls….darn you. :) xoxoxoxo thanks for allowing me to come. You rock!!! #weknowthis
Your house is gorgeous! Love those built-ins in the living room. And all the colors, so pretty. And what a great time! I would love to have a bunch of bloggers to my home but alas, where I live now? There aren’t a bunch of bloggers… ;)
Elaine recently posted..Five Drawers and a Door
Of course, I’m going to agree with everyone else and say how gorgeous your house is and…. clean… unlike mine at the moment. Looks like everyone had such a great time!
I’d love to host a blogging party one day too but that would kinda ruin my anonymity. ;)
zeemaid recently posted..Homemade Cranberry Sauce
Can I say “that looked like a girls night out on steroids”? Ohmywords! Too bad I live about a bazillion states away, because if i lived near you I’d have to find a way to score an invite to the next event!
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You have a beautiful home. And what an awesome group of ladies! It looks like the event was a great success and you all had a nice time. It is amazing that you can create such meaningful relationships via blog-sharing!
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Your house is gorgeous!!
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