First, I want to send a big shout out to all of you who have voted for me in the Cleveland Magazine #BloggerBrackets! So excited to have made it to this far! If you haven't voted already, you can get your vote on HERE.
Another cool thing about being on Twitter is the Tweetups! So much fun to finally meet your Tweeps in real life. When I heard about the Cleveland.com Tweetup at the House of Blues for Guitar Mania I knew I had to go. I always look forward to see what kind of awesome creativity is displayed every year. The guitars are so creative and I love how the proceeds from their sale go to the United Way and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame children's art program. Here's some of my favorites from previous years:

We were so excited that we ended up being early, so Smitten...in Cleveland and I met up at Dredgers Union (my first time there!) and shopped around a bit. This dress is on my wish list...actually BOTH of ours!
When we got to the HOB, we grabbed a beverage & secured a spot right next to the food of course..

As more people showed up, the mingling and chatting was on overdrive.
Saw some familiar faces:
@masongoodman, @sarahberridge, @JoeG2001, @KaseyCrabtree,@ADHicken, @clefoodgoddess, @nidhizzle, @poiseinparma and hubby @hansmatic, @allisonpeltz and more.
And I FINALLY got to meet @clevelandsaplum,@lzone,@dawgpndgirl and@KTOinCLE!
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Sarah, Nidhe, Charlene, me, Reshae, Kimberly and Katie |
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Kimberly, Katie, Rich, Nidhe, and Reshae |
I had a lot of fun - such a social event! I can't wait til the next #CLETweetup!
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@SGertner and @MKate105 were so nice - great party ladies! |
Others eagerly slurped their giant bowls.
We were treated to a surprise pickled everything platter from the chef...we gobbled it up like we were starving!
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from top left: cucumbers, okra, beets, cabbage, broccoli stems and butternut squash center: pickled ginger, sauerkraut and soy soaked hard boiled eggs |
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my favorite veggie - the pickled okra - don't knock it until you try it! |
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Scott and Amanda |
Thanks Cleveland.com, United Way and House of Blues for hosting a super cool Tweetup - can't wait to see our finished guitar!
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Garrett is talented and CUTE! |
Such a fun event. Great meeting you! that pic of kim is awesome.
ReplyDeleteAwesome! This looked like a lot of fun! I'm so in the dark with Twitter. Looks like I'll have to be paying attention in order to take part in these cool events!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the write-up and photos as always!
Oh it looks like you guys had a BLAST! I wish I could have squeezed it in. Looks like I'll have to find another event to make up for it with you all! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun time! I love your mini guitar, too!
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