3rd Annual Mimi G Conference| My Week in LA

3rd Annual Mimi G Conference| My Week in LA

Last Tuesday I flew alllllllllllll the way to LA to be with my girlie Mimi.  It was time for the 3rd Annual Mimi G Conference so that was a PERFECT time to go visit lol.

There was a TON of work involved but soooooooooo much fun.

I can’t even begin to tell you guys what a great experience it was. When registration opens for 2015 GET YOUR SPOT! I’m NOT just saying that because I love Mimi, I’m saying it because it was an amazing experience.

While all the sewing tips, fabric shopping and information in general was fantastic the love, support and encouragement from all the women there left me in awe.

I don’t think I’ve ever been around such an amazing group of women from all walks of life. This was MORE than just a sewing conference.  Friendships were made. It was so great to connect with so many women who I see on Instagram or in the sewing group. It was fun to hug everyone and ohh and ahhh over pretty fabric, but one of my favorite moments during conference time was hanging out with Kelly and Candice. They are JEWELS.

If you follow me on Instagram then you have seen most of these pictures but here are just a few pictures that I was able to take:

In the hotel room before the event started. This was such a special moment. *tear* Randy was amazing. He made sure I had Starbucks lol. No seriously lol. He’s Mimi’s right hand man.

Sweetie pie Candice. I LIKE YOU! lol

Kelllllyyyyyyyyyyyy. I’ve known Kelly FOREVER but this was our first time meeting. She’s the bomb and CRAZAAAAAYYYYY lol

Be Bold Be Fabulous Be You! The one and ONLY Natasha!

The AWESOME Stephanie Brown Grant. You don’t know her? GOOGLE HER!

The rest of the time was even more fun. The last time I went to LA Tony was with me, but this time he didn’t go so I did some exploring on my own. WOOHOO.

My most shocking moment was realizing gas was $4.99 a gallon. SAY WHAT NOW!? My face was ALL balled up lol. I won’t be complaining about the $3.16 I pay here anymore lol.

Here’s a quick dump of pictures :

When Mimi did the big reveal about her new Simplicity Patterns. I teared up. I’m so very, very proud of her. If y’all think she inspires YOU…  When we took our trip to NY last fall I told her this was just the beginning and it really is 🙂 and yes I stole this picture from her blog lol. I’ll admit it lol

First stop was for Deep Fried French Toast lol. I started craving this about a week before I left lol

We both picked up these amazing journals. I’m totally addicted to journals/notebooks.

When I tell you we ate Good-T?! We ate GOOD. **as I sip my green smoothie*

Yeah. No Words. Thankful though 🙂

This butter cake though….AMAZING

Hi mom’s blogger friends!!! (this is jaelyn)…k …bye….

Now that Jaelyn has finished hi-jacking this post…

LET ME TELL Y”ALL ABOUT MY TOTAL MELTDOWN.

So I made a dress to wear to a charity event that I was going to attend with Randy and Mimi. Welllllll I made the dress and DID NOT TRY IT ON before I left. Why didn’t I? For what? I KNOW it will fit. WRONG.

I tried it on and it was WAY too big. Like WAY. There was no time to fix it so I started to have a meltdown. A BIG ONE. Mimi was all just wear something in my closet. Ummm HELLOOOOOOOO lol we are not the same size lol. She said wear this…it will stretch lol. I wanted to laugh but I was on the verge of tears. I wasn’t going to go THEN she said ADRIENNE THE LEATHER SKIRTS!! Two days prior we purchased these fabulous leather/knit skirts in both colors that the store had available. We then found a shirt in her closet that would fit me. Man listen. She is made out of magic lol. Tragedy avoided lol

Stole this one from her blog too but I was there and I’m in the pictures so TECHNICALLY it’s not stealing lol.  I have never laughed so hard in all my life. These two guys were HILARIOUS and so nice lol

Yep snatched from Instagram lol

More food…

I love meeting people that I have met while blogging. Non-superwoman is one of the sweetest women and has such a sweet spirit. I enjoyed talking with her over apple pie, ice-cream and coleslaw lol

Larry , owner of Michael Levine was absolutely amazing. He took me over to see the warehouse and explained how everything worked. This store is a very well oiled machine. Larry is soooo nice.

Selfie!! Everything in this room is $2.50 per pound. There is some GORGEOUS FABRIC IN THIS ROOM!!! OH MY WORD!

More food. *sips green smoothie*

Last but not least I HAVE to thank Portia again for my lovely gift:

When Portia gave me my gift bag I told her thank you and put it in my purse because I was a tad bit busy. We then went to the fabric store and I forgot. After the conference was ALL over we were eating dinner and I reached into my purse and had to CALM MYSELF DOWN BECAUSE THERE WAS A MINION IN MY PURSE lol. The Starbucks gift card and her note was so sweet. It’s now in my happy corner.

My most memorable moment of this trip? Probably when Mimi and I were up at 1 am laughing until we almost wet our pants at old pictures and ordering the new Vogue patterns lol

Alright guys that’s all I have lol