On Saturday evening, I’ll be rollin’ into Ft. Worth for my first blogger event. When we moved to Texas, I joined a group of Texas Bloggers on Facebook. And will be meeting some of them this weekend!
Ten Things To Know About Me (not at all in order of importance):
1. I am obsessed with bubble tea. My favorite is a shop called Chatime that opened in the Mall of America shortly before we moved from Minneapolis to Texas. I’ve tried to recreate it myself with only so-so results.
2. Speaking of Minneapolis, this summer we moved from Minneapolis, MN to Richardson, TX. I was born in Oklahoma, spent half my childhood outside of Washington, DC and the other half in Dallas, TX. I went to Minnesota for college and stayed there after meeting my husband. During my first year of law school, we decided we would move to Texas when I graduated. We wanted to raise our family near extended family.
3. I don’t have big Texas hair. Or a drawl. I have short hair that is trying to look funky and messy. My mom doesn’t like it. She thinks women look best with long flowing hair. My hubby thinks it’s sexy. (Smart man). Obviously, I like it. I think it fits my style and personality.
Looking forward to meeting you Saturday! Yay for short hair no matter what Moms say
Agreed. You have to do the hair that works for you!
Can’t wait to meet you! I like the short hair. Okay, I’ve never heard of bubble tea and want to try the Shiner!
I highly recommend both bubble tea and Shiner. The best bubble tea I’ve found in the DFW area is called Fat Straws, with one location in Dallas and one in Carrolton (I think). See you Saturday!
I love your short hair, I love bubble tea, and I also have a lot in common with you politically.
I’m also glad to not be the only one there without a heavy drawl! I’m from the south, but I never took to the colloquialisms or drawl!
Can’t wait to meet you. Sounds like we have some things in common! A good start. When I was in Minnesota they thought I had a Texas accent, but here people think I have a Minnesota accent. I guess I’m somewhere in the middle!
Great post, and super informative! I feel horible that I haven’t written one up yet, but I have been super busy making sure the party is a hit! Can’t wait to meet you!
Julie
http://jules-beautifulday.blogspot.com
The party was definitely a hit! Thanks so much for all your hard work. I enjoyed meeting you and everyone else!
Jill, i wish i would have read this BEFORE we met at the event. I would have made a Beeline straight for you. Just be reading this i feel like we have a lot it common (minus the accent though, it’s bad and i cant help it). Let’s meet for lunch or something. I’ll email you my phone number. You’re short hair is precious and i wish i had the courage to pull it off. Orange is my most fave color in the whole world and i may take your lap when you’re not looking. JK.
Hugs! Holli
good grief i must proofread before i post! I meant i may take your LAMP not lap. lololol!
Hehe. It would be strange if my lap were bright orange, and my daughter would miss it if you stole it, so please don’t! lol.
It was fun to meet you on Saturday. I wish we could have talked more then. We’ll have to meet up again!
So, I just found your blog today and… guess what? I moved to Texas (I’m VERY close to Richardson!) in October of 2009 from Minnesota (grew up in Shoreview, went to boarding school for three years in Faribault, lived in Minneapolis and on the East Side of St. Paul until I moved down to Rochester for a job in 2006… and then I moved to Texas!)
I guess I am out of the loop on blogger meetups but would love to meet you for coffee or something! Welcome to Texas! I have found that the Texas bloggers I have met are all very nice people!