I Left My Wallet And Possibly Part Of My Liver In San Francisco

Look at me! Taking a whole week off without even asking. I put a lot of thought into it, did the math (my absence probably cost be somewhere around $4.72 in ad revenue which I decided I could afford) and then decided that enjoying my time in San Francisco would be well worth the unscheduled break.

I started off the week by taking Tuesday off to pay homage to H&M with my wallet. Have you ever been there?

Here’s all you need to know, four gorgeous sweaters, one dress and a scarf I’ve already managed to lose for $175. Next up, I headed here…

We do have a few Nordie’s in Dallas but trust me, it’s not the same….the fashion, the layout, the SHOES and on top of it all it was the Half Annual sale which could only mean one thing, not enough room in my luggage.   Angels actually sing from those balconies, I swear it.

(True story, the bag I had this time was the biggest one we have and when I was checking out of my hotel the bellman tried to lift it up into the trunk of the cab and the handle broke from the weight. )

Ahem. Embarassing.

Enough of the shopping though, there was also a lot of time with a few people I adore. First off, I went out for drinks with one of the founders of my company who is also a great friend.   We’ve always been close but bonded over our mutual love of all things twitter (or in the case of our company, Tinker…) and now I can stalk her 24/7.

After that I was off to dinner with my old boss from CBS who is also a great friend and mentor to me. Fantastic dinner and great conversation, only made more perfect by the fact he brought a bottle of his own 2007 Pinot Noir from his vinyard for us to share. The thing you should take from this is that there really is no way to ever get rid of me once I attach myself to you….many have tried, all have failed.

After a day of shopping, drinking wine and having dinner with some of your favorite people, you know what is the perfect thing to cap the evening off? Watching a bust go down in your hotel right as you get home, that’s what. I walked up to the hotel, just as happy as I could be only to be greeted by approximately 20 police cars and cops running inside like a SWAT team. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out when you are staying on the top floor of hotel and the police are swarming in, you probably don’t want to go there. After about :30 minutes, the police started coming back out again and I asked one of them if it was okay to go back in. “Yes m’aam. The perp has been arrested.” she said. Wait, that can only mean one thing….PERP WALK!!!!

Yeah, it’s blurry, shoot me…or fire me from my job as an iPhone paparazzi. I tried.

The rest of the week was spent with my West Coast crew from work…there is a reason we are called Glam Media….

The West Coast Crew. The blonde one in the front is my boss…try to say nice things about me, okay?

Sales Dev Divas  (also known as the women that save my life on a daily basis) plus one cool Sales Guy…he was kind enough to share his last Coke Zero with me during a long morning of meetings. I’m in love with him. He knows it too.

More of my Westies…the tiny one in the middle? She had the unfortunate job of taking me to the airport with my big giant suitcase. It was bigger and weighed more than her…she laughed at me, I deserved it. Also, the brunette on the end? Is six weeks away from having her first baby. Feel free to be jealous of her for being so small still…I know I am.

This is the New York Sales Dev crew. I’ve talked to each of these beautiful girls on the phone on an almost daily basis for two years but never met them in person…I love them.

This is the Entertainment Team…aptly named if I do say so myself.

So there you have it, my absence explained with pictures to prove it.   I hope you all enjoyed your little break from me because I’m back…and as I warned you earlier, you really have no hope of getting rid of me.