As you probably saw if you follow me on an Instagram or elsewhere, The Hundred came to Dallas this weekend. Sorry if you've seen enough about it, but I can't help myself from sharing about it here, because, well, it was just SO great.

I feel thankful that people took a chance and flew in from all over the country (and from England!) to attend. I feel relieved that everything came together and that the group clicked so well. I feel inspired by the people in the blogging community- there are so many kind hearts and smart people out there. And, I also feel tired. That was a lot of work!

Over the past year, I have had to post less on my blog because the rest of life demands my attention. Giving up precious hours this summer with my family was a big sacrifice for me, but I really feel strongly about making the internet a place that people can connect in a way that transcends just being online. My thought is: If it's not actually making real relationships, what's the point? This event was a way for me to put my (non-existent) money where my mouth is.

I could probably list off 100 actual great things from the weekend, but who has time for that? So, I've whittled it down to 25. Here we go.

ONE | The Hundred Hosts: Megan, Grace & Bridget. I've blogged/known these ladies for years. I had never met them in person, but when we finally met, it was like we had been hanging out in person for years. They are smart ladies and great friends. We had FUN doing this together.

TWO | JOULES. I guess I thought that everyone knew about this British brand, but I soon realized that they are still new to America. They won us over big time with their gorgeous clothes, adorable accents and, of course, the free wellies and tote bags gifted to all the attendees! (They gifted us with those lovely dresses, too!)

THREE | Meeting so many people that I've only "known" from social media handles and profile pictures. I love when online people become real-life friends. (That's the whole point of blogging for me!)

FOUR | Walking into our room at the Warwick Melrose and finding a Love Ophelia robe waiting for me. (I'm wearing it as I type.)

FIVE | Breadwinner's banana bread french toast on Saturday morning. Oh baby.

SIX | How Birch and Brass Rentals made our Farewell Brunch on Sunday so gorgeous.

SEVEN | Meg-Made balloons that were used at the Farewell Brunch for guests popped. When they did, confetti and a number fell out for them to choose a gift to take home with them! (Think Geronimo Balloons... but affordable.)

EIGHT | Peacock Alley + MILIEU hosted a dreamy block party for us on Saturday evening in the Design District. Food trucks and fine linens collide.

NINE | Watching people listen to our speakers with their mouths open as their pens scurried to keep notes. We hit the jackpot. I honestly am not sure how we will be able to line up this caliber of speakers for future events.

This particular panel was on social media with talented people like BUNGALOW MAG, PULP Designs, Lily Jade & Casey Wiegand.

TEN | That s'mores calzone from Cane Rosso at Saturday's lunch.

ELEVEN | Cake Walk's gorgeous cakes for the Sunday brunch: confetti, strawberry & pistachio. Almost too pretty to eat, but not really. I tried all three.

TWELVE | The truck bed photo booth at Peacock Alley's block party.

THIRTEEN | Minted donated menus for Friday evening and Sunday's brunch. They were so easy to make, the quality was flawless and they just made the tables look so pretty. Their work is rocking the paper world.

FOURTEEN | Kendi Skeen of KENDI EVERYDAY was our keynote speaker on Friday evening. She is articulate, smart, kind and lives above a lot of the nonsense of the internet. Plus, the girl is FUNNY.

FIFTEEN | Having brunch in a turn of the century mansion on Swiss Avenue was pretty dreamy. The Aldredge House was a perfect way to end a weekend like this.

SIXTEEN | Getting to spend the day with G race before the conference. Okay, this one technically doesn't count- but it was so nice to hang out eating good food and chatting in person. She's a good egg.

SEVENTEEN | Everyone staying up way too late in the hotel lobby and having fun together every night after dinner.

EIGHTEEN | Working with Casey Wiegand in a prop-styling session on Saturday. That girl does not have a mean bone in her body, and she can whip up a killer iPhone picture out of the most random of items.

NINETEEN | Watching people get spoiled with amazing food, big gifts and first-class venues... and all at a ticket price of $260. We tried to pour back people's money into the event. We loved getting to give them such a top-rate time.

TWENTY | Steel City Pops at the Peacock Alley Block Party. Buttermilk for me, but next time I'm getting the blood orange.

TWENTY ONE | Dressing up in cute clothes from Joules, Dilettante Collection and Bella Luxx for the fashion styling session in the Penthouse suite.... and forcing Kendi & Grace to take obnoxious pictures with me.

TWENTY TWO | Letting the attendees meander through the amazing room of gifts and choose an item to keep for themselves. (Big THANKS to all those who donated. To name a few: Maison Miru, Tech Armor, Knotty Tots, Sonnet James, Laura Ashley, Lulu & Georgia, West Elm, Jennifer Ann Style, White Plum & Artifact Uprising.)

TWENTY THREE | Tracking #thehundredevent hashtag during the weekend. :) It was so fun to lay in bed at night and see other people's perspective on the day.

TWENTY FOUR | Spending my first nights away from Viola. It felt awesome to have some alone time at the end of each day with Tyler. It's nice to feel the same connection that we had before kids still is there.

TWENTY FIVE | Having people ask us if we were "going to have another Hundred?" We think so! It's so much work without any monetary reward, but... at the end of the day, we are suckers for the nice people of the blogging world... so, yeah, probably. :)

*all images by Paige Budde for The Hundred.

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