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CABi Style Suite BlogHer12 Event

BlogHer12 was such a fabulous time. One of my absolute favorite evenings was with

CAbi Clothing !

Photo Andrea Fellman Flickr

"CAbi is a relaxed shopping experience, where beautiful, high quality clothes are brought to you in the comfort of a home by a trained fashion Consultant, who values service over sales. Each season, women flock to CAbi shows around the country because they love the exclusive access to incredible designs, shopping with their best girlfriends by their sides, and having a personal style Consultant who has their best interests in mind!"

Nicole of MomTrends and Andrea of SavvySassyMoms

were truly the Hostesses Extraordinaire with this entire evening.

Thank you Nicole and Andrea!

The venue was perfectly New York City. The Penthouse of The London Hotel!

This was a lovely hotel in and of itself and the Penthouse

was awesome for the CAbi Party!

The sleek, white and enormous views of

Manhattan, Central Park and the Hudson River will stay with this Southern Girl for a long time!

Now on to the Fall Fashion finds! Look at these beautiful Fall Fashion styles.

We got a glimpse of the CAbi Fall line and CAbi totally spoiled the Moms

by letting us choose two pieces to take home to look fashionable in our own

hometowns. It was fun to try on the clothes.

It was hard to choose because all the clothes were quality, comfortable and beautiful!

Once we chose you can see our Happy Faces with our choices in hand!

Thanks CAbi! Loved catching up with blogger friends!

LOVED talking with Hostess Nicole and JoLynn Musings of a Housewife again.

JoLynn and I even got to talk a little Gluten Free. :)

Mom Fashionistas talking all things Fashion, Moms, Social Media, NYC, etc.

You see! Great to see Christine and JoLynn.

Vera Sweeney talk time! :) And got to actually talk with TheMeredithSinclair rather than wave at her like some conferences past. :)

Two of my other "Favorite Things" at the party were:

The awesome, healthy and oh, so tasty Hansen's Natural Sodas! We LOVE their all-natural

Diet Root Beer! No preservatives and no artificial And of course, others. I LOVED the Cherry Cream Soda as well!

Hansen's is so fun...

Make Up FOREVER Parisfrom Sephora! Oh, my starts, this is my new favorite me!

The long-lasting lipstick and gloss is Rocking Raleigh! Still.

True story, I had an emergency Dental Procedure and I had on not a sparkle of

makeup so I grabbed my FOREVER lips and applied so quickly and

sailed right through my 2 hour and 45 minute "overlay" procedure with

Fashionable Lips! Thank you Make UP FOREVER Paris!

No wonder I LOVE it! Paris!

Of course, small town girl could not resist these amazing Manhattan Views!

Look how lovely!

Here are the CAbi Models Rocking the Style Suite!

Check out more cool CABi Style Suite Flickr Photos by Andrea Fellman here!

Warmly,

Carolina Mama

FTC Disclosure: Thank you CAbi and Nicole and Andrea. It was an honor to spend time with other Fashionista Friends! And enjoy the new CAbi Clothing this Fall! Opinions all my own.

BlogHer12 -Day 1

We are in the City that never sleeps! ;) It is so vibrant and lively in the Big Apple!

My departure from Raleigh/Durham was good. After a one hour delay, we were off and in New York City in just an hour!

The Tour of the city was beautiful. Here are some pictures from along the way.

Tomorrow we sight see a few landmarks and then off to BlogHer12 and a couple of opening night parties (Day 1) with awesome brands like Hallmark and CABI! Stay tuned for more.

See you soon!

BlogHer Conference 2012 Week For Me

For my 5th year in a row, I will be Travel Blogging and MicroBlogging....

So yes, I am going to the Blog Her Conference in New York City! My first Blog Her was 2010 so it will be fun to be back in NYC for this Conference. We are all bustling around getting our schedules in order.

I know, you wonder, "what's to schedule?" This is the awesome time where Bloggers and Brands unite. We get to meet in real life. I am excited because a lot of the brands I work with or want to work with will be there. Many are in NYC and the other "many" make it a point to be in New York City for this.

This week I have gotten many things organized and ready like my Business Cards which I adore from Moo Cards. If you haven't tried them out, that's where I get those cute Mom Cards y'all have seen. And my cool "business" (did I just say that?) cards! They are super chic and get just the message across to potential brands, PR and friends I'll be connecting with at the Conference.

Then I have sorted out all the 'devices' that make the cut! Seriously, I am going NYC style which means sans all of my Southern luggage I am accustomed to taking. I know I will be glad - when I am in a cab, walking to Times Square, at the Expo Hall or attending a party - that I planned to bring just what I need.

Next, the Outfits! Let's say this is serious business for a Fashion Blogger! The Outfits are vital. The shoes have to rock, the frock :) has to rock and we all know the handbag has the win! All of this while traveling like I'm backpacking across Europe.

So yes, I have been Rolling my clothing the past two days. Yes, the fun part. Rolling up those party dresses so I can touch them up with an iron when I arrive... all this in my ~~non-existent~~ very limited "free time." Of course, it will be so worth it.

This is truly a wonderful time to meet people in what we call "in real life" - friends, co-workers, brands, PR, that we work with all year. So I am excited and how could I not be I love New York City. All American Girl!

Let me know if there is something you would like to see or hear here - otherwise, thanks for joining my journey. I cannot wait to share more of the latest and most amazing Food, Travel, Fitness, Family, Faith brands and NYC! with you live!

You can follow along for my whimsical moments and specifics on Twitter @CarolinaMama and on Facebook at Carolina Mama. Pinterest @CarolinaMama and Instagram @CarolinaMama.

Warmly, Carolina Mama