The reason for Chicago: BlogHer. To be honest I barely learned anything while I was there in the sessions, but meeting some of the presenters was interesting. Although the education was lacking, the networking aspect more than made up for it.
I love this park surrounded by the huge skyscrapers. The guard in the park took her job seriously, telling kids not to mess with her flowers or ruin her park. Green spaces in cities still always surprise me despite knowing they will be there.
The Bean:
Outdoor concert:
Chicago at night.
Chicago was a lot of fun mostly because of the people I met while I was there. I met a lot of the women I interact with on my other blog. It was awesome to meet people for the first time that have been reading my blog for months. They already felt like part of my life and meeting them wasn’t awkward at all. I also ran across a lot of self-promoting, self-important mommy bloggers that weren’t of any interest to me… but I will stay away from that topic.
After waiting YEARS to visit Chicago, I wasn’t disappointed, but I wasn’t overwhelmed either. It is a nice city but not a magical one for me like I thought it might be. Maybe if I go back and experience more of the city and less of the conference atmosphere it would be better.
