Just because you aren’t in Chicago right now partying it up at BlogHer doesn’t mean you have to stay home and wash your hair. My dear friend Robin over at Pensieve had the fantastic idea to host a party of her own — a cyber party she calls Blog Hop. The best thing about a cyber party is that no one cares what you’re wearing or if you smell good. So put on those jammies, pour yourself a drink, and power up the laptop for an evenin’ of meetin’ and greetin’.
Robin and I have teamed up this year to bring you the second annual Blog Hop (which basically means she did all the work, and I made a blog button. Oh yeah, and I found a few cool prizes to add to her growing list.)
Wait, did someone say prizes?
Well, what’s a blog party without prizes? And just you wait till you see the prizes we have lined up! There’s a $25 Build a Bear gift card, a $50 Paula Deen gift card, 12 Naturally Nora cake and/or frosting mixes (a $50 value), a black ECOBAGS(R) Talk Green To Me tote bag, a $52 selection of Sun & Earth products, and the $150 registration fee to the Type-A Mom Conference, for starters. All the deets are on Robin’s site, but basically all you do is put our button on your sidebar using this code:
Then write a post telling us a little bit about yourself, link in to Robin’s carnival post, and start visiting!
Oh and hey! You’ll want to plan to join us for a little video chat tomorrow night (Friday) at 10 EST.
So for those of you who don’t know me, I’m Jo-Lynne. I’ve been blogging since April of 2006, and it’s been a wild ride. I started out wanting an outlet to keep up with friends and family from afar, but it soon turned into a writing hobby and then a part-time job. This blog has taken me to places like Disney World, New York City, and Boston to partner with companies who want to reach moms. It’s given me the opportunity to host local events that give back to the community and to speak about my favorite topic (blogging, of course!) at the She Speaks Conference in a few weeks. It has provided me with a home-based business designing blogs that allows me to make some extra spending money while staying at home with our three kids. But most importantly, this blog has brought me a community of friends from all over the world who I would have never met without it, and I couldn’t be more grateful for that.
I live in a rural suburb of Philadelphia with my husband and three kids. This is a photo of us taken at a family wedding a few weeks ago.
I am passionate about my faith, my family, food, and fashion. (And alliteration, clearly.) Please feel free to poke around and read about my escapades. (Warning: I can get a little, um, wordy at times. Sorry about that.) If you’re interested in our family’s commitment to getting back to a traditional diet, you can read more about that in my Health and Wellness posts. I have a series of How-To posts touching on a variety of topics from cooking to blog design, and I love to talk Fashion and Shopping. I also host a weekly carnival on Tuesdays called What I Learned This Week, and I’d love it if you’d join in!
Well, I won’t keep you. I know you have lots of blogs to hop around to this weekend! But please take the time to leave a comment so I know who stopped by and I can return the visit. Party on!
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Whoa girl…that DRESS! Yeah so…a lot different than say, the dress you wore to MY wedding!! HA. Dare I post that? HAHA. Yes I’m threatening you
Hubba, Jo-Lynne!! Dang…you look great!
Just stopping by on the bloghop-09. What a beautiful photo of your family!
OK. I should have gotten my act together to participate in this! Looks like fun!! You are a hot mama at the wedding, there! Love it!
Can’t wait to hang out at She Speaks. I’m sure there won’t be anyone else there…
Hi Jo-Lynne! Can’t wait to meet you next weekend! I suppose then we won’t feel like we’re missing out, right?!
I, personally, LIKE the dress!
I’m sure you have a wonderful personality to go right along with it!
Nice meeting you “at the Hop”!
I’m at home with a sick baby instead of at Blogher right now, so I thought I’d participate at the Blog Hop, to keep myself from staring at the BlogHer tweets and feeling sorry for myself for not being able to make it.
I must say, you look fantastic in that dress, woman!
Hey gal! Just stopping by to say hey!! Love the family picture!!! =) Enjoy the party!
SO great to meet you! love the family pic
beautiful!
you sound like a fun, creative woman…my kind of chicka!
I have subscribed to your blog for a couple of months now and always enjoy reading your posts and seeing what’s going on with you and your family!
I also recently read In Defense of Food as well as Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. Both books gave me a whole new perspective on the food we consume. I look forward to following you in the “wellness” journey.
Hope you’re having a great time in Chicago!!
Hey Jo-Lynne! I know your face! I must be following you on twitter lol. Oh…yup I am. This blog hop is fun! Thanks for helping put it together
K bye 
I still LOVE the dress!! Wordy…nope. I call it thorough! lol
I am sure this is completely inappropriate, but you look HOT in that dress!
Nice to meet you.
Hi Jo-Lynne!
My name is Christine and it’s great to get to know you here.
After reading your introduction and then poking around a bit, I came across your post “So Is It Really Worth All The Fuss?” Funny, well not, but ironically these are some of the same questions, concerns that have been running through my head these past 6 months or so. I really haven’t known where to begin. So you can imagine I appreciate some of the reading material you posted and you can bet I’ll be checking it out.
I look forward to getting to know more about you and I’ll be following your journey in Health & Wellness.
PS Great Dress! Beautiful Family!
Hey, Jo-Lynne! (Love your name) Popping by for Blog Hop. Great site you’ve got here. I’m excited about reading some of your food posts, as I am also quite the foodie. Good to meet you. Happy blogging!
What a beautiful dress you have on! Your family is so lovely. Thanks for having a blog hop. You’re one of the lucky ones who have been able to make some money in blogging. Woohoo for you! That’s wonderful! I’ve seen you around a little bit but I’m delighted to run across you in this way too.
It’s so nice to meet you!
I love your blog….and spirit!
Oh….that dress? Is H O T !!!
Beautiful family!
I love the idea of the bloghop, I’m so bummed out that I’m not at BlogHer! You have a beautiful family!
So, yeah, I’m finally joining in. I’ll echo the virtual cat calls from above… that dress looks great on you. And your family… couldn’t be any cuter.
You did an awesome job on the button! I love it! Nice to “meet” you!
God bless,
Amanda
Stopping by for the BlogHop. What a lovely family!
Stopping in from the Blog Hop. It is nice to “meet” you.
Thanks ladies for helping us feel like we aren’t alone!
I really couldn’t go this year and probably won’t go next because, well, my babies need me! Ok, I need them but either way….
Hello!
Hopped over the pond from Australia to be a part of Blog Hop ’09. Please drop in for a visit sometime.
Deborah
Love the Blog Hop! Love the button design. Thanks for sharing. I’ll be back again to read your blog.
Okay, that picture of you in that dress is sending me to Nordstrom tonight to get something to wear to the wedding that I am going to in two weeks. If everyone else is dressed like you, I’ll look frumpy!
Great idea!!! I love your short bio kinda like we met at a fabulous party. Beautiful Family. Stacy sent me over this morning.
Thanks for the Hop.. let’s me run into people I might not have met. I admit that I often fall into “alliteration” also, words just seem to fall out that way!
Now that I’e left my hello, I’m off to read more of your blog
Love the intro. Love what you guys are doing with this. Positively love the photo.
What a beautiful family. And, my dear, you ROCK that dress!
Glad that you signed up at Blog Hop 09. Personally I love the dress. Come join in on my other blog today for Date Night. http://www.mychickflick.net
love your fam…and you guys really doll up well! you all are super cute! love your blog! glad i came by to visit…
Love your blog! the Hop is a great idea! Thanks!
I love this idea! I’m in the Philly burbs too
I am stopping by from Stacey’s Random Thoughts. I’ll put your badge in the sidebar and try to put up a post tomorrow.
Thanks for the awesome blog hop. I hope to join the video chat tonight. I added the button to my sidebar.
It’s great to meet you! I must say, that dress is HAWT! Amazing.
I will be at She Speaks (as an attendee), so maybe I can stalk you out and say ‘hi.’
(I wonder if I’m in your blogging session…)
Oh, and I don’t want to panic you, but you mentioned that SS is “in a few weeks.” Be prepared, girl, because it is in ONE WEEK! Yahoo!!!!
Wow your family is beautiful! Nice to “meet” you!
I Love the button and the dress! It is great to meet you and I look forward to learning more about you and your blog!
hello! just hopping by via BlogHop! so nice to “meet” you! you have a beautiful family
You’re stunning in apricot! It’s so nice to meet you. Thanks for co-hosting BlogHop ’09 with Robin.
Blessings,
e-Mom
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Ooohlala! Look at you in that dress! That’s hot
Thank you so much for Blog Hop ’09! So fun!
Guess what? Chances are, I’ll be in the Philly area next summer (July, around the week of the 4th). We must get together while I’m there!
hello! i read here every day but thought i’d comment for a change.
Wow you look totally fabulous!! And what a beautiful family! I am so excited to participate this year in the blog hop ’09! Thanks to you guys for putting it togther!!
Hi there! Niki from NJ here. Nice to “meet you”! I enjoyed checking out your blog.
Just stopping by from the Blog Hop. Your family is very sweet. Have a good weekend!
Beautiful family photo! You look beautiful! It was great to learn a little more about you!
Love the site and the dress! Great looking fam too!
Hello
You look stunning in that dress and have a lovely family. My name is Ellie and just wanted to introduce myself. Thanks for letting me visit. Feel free to visit me anytime. It’s not a big fancy blog, as I’m not so computer savvy. I love blogging. Nice to meet you.
What a lovely family picture! I’m visiting from the blog hop (via California), what fun getting to know some new (to me) bloggers
Oh, I enjoyed reading a bit about you. I joined in on this blog hop too. I had hoped to go to BlogHer this year but here’s looking to NYC in 2010. Love the button you designed for Robin.
Nice to meet you sounds like you are one busy lady. Good for you I am jealous wish I had the energy to do all the different things. I have 3 blogs but really only concentrate on 1 and not as much as I should. I did the blog hop last year and saw some really great blogs. Hope to see you again.
Very nice family picture. It’s nice to meet you. I think my favorite part of blogging is meeting new people and seeing new websites. How cool is that you get to meet with companies. I am envious! Look forward to reading more of your blog.
Hi Jo-Lynne! This is Frelle from twitter, and I came in as part of BlogHop. I am glad to know you better, to learn about your blog design business (since I need help there!), and to learn about your faith and your health and wellness posts! I hope you get some time soon to stop by and visit my blog, I would love to get to know you better!
I am stopping by to get the button for BlogHop.. yes I am late.. that is me… A day late and a dollar behind.
I have to say I have enjoyed reading your blog while I was here and learned a lot.
I just finished the Twitter article. Thanks for all of the great information, especially about the RT.. I am one of those irritating people who RT.. won’t anymore I love how you said to rewrite in your own words and give credit to original tweeter.
Thanks!
BlogHop has been fun.. off to visit some more great blogs
Thanks for doing this!
It’s way more fun than the other thing
I decided to join in on the blog hop fun as well!
I already read but it is always fun to learn more things about the bloggers I currently read.
Have a great weekend!
Great Site, Stopping by from BlogHop 09. Looking forward to getting to know you. Come on by and visit!!!! Glad I Hopped on over.
Hi, thanks for co-hosting the BlogHop. I’ll be back to poke around. Nice to meet you!
I grabbed your link from the BlogHop ‘09! Nice to meet ya!
I hope you get a chance to stop by over at my blog, too.
I have a few great giveaways here http://www.shortme.info/187/!
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What a gorgeous family! Blessings ~ Heather
You have a beautiful family!
Just blog hopping by…I love the up-to-something face on your older daughter. That was totally me at her age
I am hop-ing over to you from BlogHop’09, I am #311. It is so nice to meet you!
Be sure to Hop on over to my place and check out my 30+ giveaways (with a new one added daily) and to spread the BlogHop’09 Love!
Ashley
Beauty4Moms
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Wish I’d known about this when it happened. I totally missed it. Oh well. Maybe next year
I just wanted to point out again that that dress is GORGEOUS on you. 100%. You definitely picked a winner.