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You are here: Home / All Posts / Rocking the Red Carpet at Mom2.0

Rocking the Red Carpet at Mom2.0

Published May 5, 2015. Last updated November 16, 2019 by Liz. This post may contain affiliate links.

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Being back home today was exactly like being at the Ritz for the Iris Awards.

Except instead of champagne I drank tap water. And instead of a fancy dress I wore sweatpants. And instead of walking on a red carpet I rolled around on my dirty rug. And instead of talking to famous people I talked to the people at Dunkin’ Donuts.

So not really the same at all.

Still, I’m happy to be home, because I missed my family.

But that’s not what I’m going to talk about right now. I’m going to talk about FANCY things.

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Please note that my dress matches the tents in the background. Coincidental? Well actually yes that was coincidental.

As any of you who were following along on Facebook are aware, my mind was blown on multiple occasions by just about everything relating to this trip. Free hotel lotion? Mind blown. Bags full of swag? Mind blown. Molly Ringwald appearance? Mind blown. Cheese platters on standby? Mind blown.

Here is one small example which will sum up the level of fancy for the week:

At 10:30 a.m. on Thursday a man was walking around offering water to people on a break from the conference. I jokingly asked for champagne. And he went and got me champagne. At 10:30 a.m. True story.

Now, if I’m going to be totally honest here, I can’t say that I achieved my goal of being the Jennifer Lawrence of Mom2.0 Summit. I think I was actually a lot more like Bambi, but not even regular Bambi. Bambi on a steady diet of champagne and red wine.

I’m not sure if it was due to my height (I’m short) or my enthusiasm (I’m excitable) or some combo of the two, but people spent considerable time patting me on the head.

I met a lot of famous bloggers and for most of the conference I felt like a seat filler on Oscar night. REALLY happy to be there and pretending I was a famous person even though I was only allowed in so that Jack Nicholson could use the bathroom. (To be clear Jack Nicholson was not in attendance at this conference. That was just for illustrative purposes).

Here are some of the most exciting people I met and was able to get selfies with (Tip: calm, cool professionals always take selfies at conferences).

Allison Slater Tate

Allison Slater Tate (editor of The Mid and fellow Iris Nominee as Breakout of the Year) and Me

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Bunmi Laditan (aka Honest Toddler) and Me

Ilana Wiles (Mommy Shorts)

Ilana Wiles (aka Mommy Shorts) and Me

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Heather Armstrong (Dooce), Kelly Wickham (Mocha Momma), and Rebecca Woolf (Girl’s Gone Child) and Me

You guys. These people are BIG TIME! I know I look very natural and cool cuddled up with Dooce, but I think it will surprise none of you that I embarrassed myself right before this photo was taken. I asked if I could get a picture, and when we went to take the photo there was no space left on my phone BECAUSE OF ALL THE SPANX PICTURES I had just taken! I had to keep scrolling through and deleting pictures of my dainties while standing with arguably the world’s most famous bloggers.

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I blame these guys right here. Damn you, Spanx!

I had another especially awkward moment when I was saying goodbye to Jill Smokler (aka Scary Mommy) and instead of giving her a normal hug I went in really low and basically rested my head right on her chest, like a small child might. I just nestled right in there, and while it was certainly cozy it did not have the benefit of adhering to agreed upon social norms.

To make up for these social mishaps I did ROCK the red carpet, as evidenced here:

Iris AwardsThe photographer told me to “do whatever feels natural.” Um, I was on a red carpet. Nothing felt natural. I panicked and started pumping my fists like I was at a Red Sox game.

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Yes, my bra is showing. No, it wasn’t part of the protocol to be ON the red carpet like this, but I don’t think I’ll ever be this close to one again, so I thought I should really get a feel for the fibers.

As most of you know I was defeated in the Iris Awards by Amiyrah Martin of Four Hats and Frugal. Amiyrah was super nice and deserving and aside from yelling “I was robbed!!!!” I handled the loss gracefully.

Iris Awards

Luckily I was sitting at a table with Jessica Shyba of Theo and Beau fame. Jessica won for Best Photography and so I just posed with her trophy and it was basically like I won.

Iris Awards

I headed back home on Saturday, and aside from accidentally hitting an elderly woman over the head with her own cane (which I managed to knock loose from the overhead compartment on our flight), getting my right arm briefly trapped between my armrest and the window, and somehow sitting in the wrong row thereby splitting up a family, things were smooth.

This was my view:

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When I got home, flowers were waiting for me. And so was my little boy. And if coming home to that doesn’t make me a winner, well, I don’t know what does.

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The most important selfie of them all.

Special thanks to AQUOS Crystal and the #totheedge campaign for helping to sponsor me! And to Angela Fellars of Bird in Hand Media for making it possible. And thank you to my new friends Katie and Selina for being such a blast! Katie wrote The Mom 100 Cookbook. You should all buy it. I’m also so happy I met my new buddy Vanessa, who wrote me a poem (yes really): Ode to a Mothership. Vanessa has created an app called Covey that helps connect moms on the fly. Like Tinder but not for sexy-times. I think it’s going to blow up. Check her out here.

And finally: Thank you SO MUCH to all of you who cheered me on, helped me pick a dress, and laughed along with me during my trip via Facebook. I felt the love. And it was awesome.

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Comments

  1. Michele @ A Storybook Life says

    May 5, 2015 at 11:19 am

    I just snorted my way through this whole post. I’m not sure what part of the trip was the best, the 10:30 champagne (which was REALLY 1:30, so you’re all good) or the comfy hug with Jill Smokler, or maybe it was smacking the oid lady with her own cane. Yup, I think that one takes the cake.

    What a great trip! No doubt you’ll be back there in the winner’s circle the next time.

    Reply
    • Liz says

      May 5, 2015 at 4:32 pm

      Michele I think the best part was snuggling with Jill. It combined my love for cuddling up against virtual strangers with my enjoyment of celebrities and also made good use of my penchant for breaking social norms.

      Reply
  2. Carolyn Allen Russell says

    May 5, 2015 at 11:40 am

    Haha, I had a rough night and was worried it would start today off on the wrong foot . . . but thanks to your post I had such a good laugh that I think today might end up okay, after all 😉 Thanks for sharing your amazing trip with all of us mere mortals! It was like getting to be there, too (only less embarrassing and with fewer Spanx!) 😉

    Reply
    • Liz says

      May 5, 2015 at 4:33 pm

      Love this comment Carolyn! Anyone’s day that is turned around because of a laugh is a win in my book! (Not the kind of win that comes with a trophy. Maybe another year for that 🙂

      Reply
  3. Jeri Lamy says

    May 5, 2015 at 11:45 am

    Looks like an amazing time…and I triple puffy heart love your dress!

    Reply
    • Liz says

      May 5, 2015 at 1:33 pm

      Thanks Jeri! It was awesome!!! My dress was a hit although I kept flashing people accidentally.

      Reply
  4. Mer says

    May 5, 2015 at 11:48 am

    Thanks for this amazing new idea… from now on, whenever someone is serving water – regardless of the setting – I’ll bust out with “What? No champagne?” and just see what happens… it’s gotta work at least 60% of the time, (every time) right? I’ll report back 😉

    Reply
    • Liz says

      May 5, 2015 at 10:29 pm

      I’d say 60% is selling yourself short. I’m pretty sure you can get champagne at least 90% of the time, but I’ll wait until your stats are in to confirm this.

      Reply
  5. Courtney says

    May 5, 2015 at 4:00 pm

    Happy to hear it was an amazing time…and from where I’m sitting, “you were robbed!”
    Congrats on all the success!!!!! Keep the humor and articles coming!

    Reply
    • Liz says

      May 5, 2015 at 10:28 pm

      Courtney too bad you didn’t come along so you could have joined in the chant with me 🙂 It’s important to always keep things classy.

      Reply
  6. Nicola says

    May 5, 2015 at 4:49 pm

    Hysterical!! I can just see you there, giving out oddly misaligned hugs and charming everyone 😉

    Reply
    • Liz says

      May 5, 2015 at 10:20 pm

      Yeah Nic, you’ve seen me in action. You know how I (awkwardly) like to roll.

      Reply
  7. Lynda says

    May 5, 2015 at 10:04 pm

    Either the 3 bloggers in your group shot are Amazons, or you were squatting/sitting. You’re petite, but not a leprechaun. Thanks for the highlights of your wonderful trip.

    Reply
    • Liz says

      May 5, 2015 at 10:18 pm

      I think I was ducking down for some reason. Probably because I was intimidated by all the greatness around me. Isn’t there a saying like “on the shoulders of giants” or something? Maybe I should have tried to climb on their shoulders.

      Reply
  8. Scary Mommy says

    May 5, 2015 at 10:15 pm

    I loved meeting you. Next time, bring milk and cookies and I’ll rock you to sleep on the conference floor.

    Shit, you might actually do that, huh? 🙂

    Reply
    • Liz says

      May 5, 2015 at 10:19 pm

      That sounds AWESOME Jill. I’ll pack a cooler with some soothing snacks and white noise for the next conference.

      Reply
  9. Desiree Fawn says

    May 5, 2015 at 11:52 pm

    Mannnnn… I’m missing Mom 2.0 hardcore right now! So glad you had a good time — I’ll never forget this one! (And I TOTALLY bought my ticket for next year!)

    Reply
  10. Katie says

    May 6, 2015 at 12:14 pm

    Finished reading this a few mins ago and am still smiling. I had no doubt you would have some very funny moments to share. This exceeded expectations! Can’t wait to hear more.

    Reply
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