It’s Monday, so it’s time for another Inspire Me Monday link-up! You can check out all of the inspiration linked below and link up your own if you’re a blogger!
Whew I cannot believe the weekend is over already! As I’m typing this, I’m still in Colorado, but as you’re reading this on Monday, me and the Dave Cakes will be driving back to Omaha, Nebraska, busting our butts to make it in time for a fun Omaha Bloggers get together! It involves eating grilled cheese and soup, so I’m pretty excited.
Inspiration Found at Blend Retreat 2015
If you’ve been following me on Instagram, you might know I’ve been hanging out in Colorado with some fellow blogger friends. AKA “blends.”
The lovely ladies Lindsay from Lindsay’s List, Janetha from Meals and Moves, and Lauren from Me and the Mountains arranged the fourth annual Blend Retreat in Boulder, Colorado.
Have you guys ever been to Boulder?? It’s gorgeous.
And the people are all super nice and chill. Plus there is a ton of good food, drinks and hiking.
I want to move there. Like, yesterday.
Not only did I have fun hiking up big mountains and eating meals so tasty I wanted to lick my plate, I was able to chat with some amazing ladies.
Some of them are old friends. [left to right: me + Katie, Maddie + Me, Julie + Me]
Some of them new! [Kindal, Kanoi, Me, Ericka, Giselle, Meigan]
Either way I am coming away from the experience refreshed, inspired and ready to take on the world.
[edit to add this lovely group photo snagged from Broccoli]
Thank you to all the ladies who attended, but especially to those who took the effort to make me and everyone else feel welcome. Believe you me, your kindness did not go unnoticed. Not all of us are extroverts (and some of us are HUGE dorks), but something that I’ve experienced the last 4 years of Blend Retreat: everyone is welcome. All fitness levels, all blogger levels and all coolness(?) levels. (Head over here to see the full list of bloggers [and readers!] who attended Blend 2015.)
I’m so very happy I decided to attend!
[Tweet “Inspiring ladies from #blend2015. <3”]
My Favorite Posts from Last Week’s Link-Up:
Strawberry Poke Cake via Lou Lou Girls
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This looks like a fun idea and strawberries are on my mind lately!
Frozen Mini Pies via A Sprinkle of This and That
This reminds me of my mini yogurt pies…only frozen! Perfect for the summer!
Most Popular Link from Last Week from Last Week’s Link-Up:
May Real Food Meal Plan via More with Less Mom
This is a great food plan that you can download in a PDF!
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Linking up to: Weekend Snapshots, MIMM, The Fit Dish, Fitness Friday, Thinking Out Loud (All of the lovely link-ups I participate in here.)
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I had never heard of the Blend Retreat until meeting you, but couldn’t attend this year. Hopefully it’s somewhere easy to get to next year! I’d love to meet more blogger friends. 🙂
Yeah I feel like the retreats or conferences are never close by living in the midwest. They seem to be on one of the coasts, but Colorado wasn’t too bad to travel to from Omaha! 🙂
I’m glad that you had a great time! I’m sad that I couldn’t go this year (well, not that sad, being pregnant is pretty exciting too :)), but maybe next year!
I’m sad you weren’t there either! Lots of ladies stayed home because they were preggers though haha. Hopefully next year! 🙂
I was so bummed I couldn’t go this year, especially since it was in Boulder! I’ve only been there for a day, but instantly fell in love! It reminded me a bit of Madison actually!
Oh really? I haven’t been to Madison (just driven through) so this makes me want to visit!
Wow! What a beautiful setting for a retreat! I’ve definitely got the BLEND retreat on my radar for future years. 🙂
Yes they always pic awesome locations..so far all with mountains for hiking! 🙂
I went to write my first FULL Blend recap and it happened to end up being about the inspirational people I met at Blend. I think I’ll have to showcase one person EVERY Monday for the next 12 months now… haha.
See you soon! 🙂
It’s so hard to write the recaps! Especially when I took a million pictures and we did so much in three days!! So good to see you, lady! 🙂
Ahh I’m so jealous you were at Blend! It looked like it was an amazing time! I’m hoping to get to go one year!
You have to go next year! The setting is always beautiful and everyone is so nice!!
Blend Retreat is definitely on my to-do list. Boulder looks so beautiful and everyone seems so lovely. Thanks for the recap!
Gosh it really is beautiful. I kind of want to move there…or somewhere close that has mountains!!
I was nervous about attending too, but so glad I did! So happy to have met you..I’m loving your posts already! 🙂
I’m so glad you came, too! We crammed so much awesomeness into two days!! And thank you! 🙂
Thank you so much for featuring my Mini Frozen Pies! So much inspiration on your link party! Thanks for hosting and have a fabulous Memorial Day Weekend!
Of course! They sound so delish!
You have a great Memorial Day weekend yourself! 🙂