My Weekend in Austin for the Texas Style Council 2013 Conference (In "Grams" and SLRs)

I must say that it's hard to put this past weekend into words. Luckily I took lots of photos, and they tell the story better than I could hope to with words alone. 

I had a wonderful time at the Texas Style Council 2013 conference. I was nervous going into it because I'm not very comfortable with mingling and meeting new people. I pushed myself to do it (because I knew it would be good for me), and I'm extremely glad I did. 

I ended up connecting with lots of bloggers who inspire me, as well as making friends with bloggers and brands I hadn't heard of before. I even met a few people who are newer to the game than I am, and I was able to share some of my experience and advice with them. 

Although the events were tons of fun, the craft cocktails were ever flowing, the classes were informative, and there was a shocking amount of swag, it was really the people that made this weekend such an incredible experience.

P.S. If you're wondering why my prom date looks like a younger, tanner, curlier version of me, it's because she's my cousin. Getting to stay with my family in Austin was just the cherry on top of the Peanut Buster Parfait that was this weekend, and I'm glad I could take Zoe to a crazy, swag-filled, photo-booth-ridden blogger prom before she goes to her own senior prom next year.