This weekend BlissDom was filled with amazing experiences – seeing my friends in person, learning from panelists, listening to amazing musicians like Chris Mann and even a developing a few new friendships. Of all the things that happened this weekend though, the craziest had to be getting stuck in the elevator at The Hotel Preston with 12 other bloggers for almost 40 minutes!
The thirteen of us were taking the elevator from the LL when after a few moments, it just stopped (talk about a good way to kill your buzz from dinner….).
We tried calling the front desk using the phone in the elevator, but in the end it was social media that saved us. Almost instantly we all began reaching out via twitter (#Elevator) to our friends and contacts. Someone Googled and found the number for the front desk. It was amazing. What had brought us all together in the first place – social media – would end up being the same tool that would save us!
After calling the desk and tweeting to friends, we noticed a placard on the wall…. SHIT:
We killed time trying to distract each other and calm those among us who were not comfortable in tight/close spaces. Here we were – some of us complete strangers – coming together to get each other through the situation. In the end, we dubbed ourselves - the Elevator 13 (according to Twitter, the Hotel staff named us the Elevator People…..).
The group included:
Jennifer, Play Groups Are No Place for Children
Victoria, Vdog + Little Man
Heather – The Spohrs Are Multiplying
* Heather’s Post
Heather – The Queen of Shake Shake
* Heather’s Post
Emily – DesignHer Momma
* Emily’s Post
Amy – Amy in Ohio
* Amy’s Post
Hebba – JeepGirl17
* Hebba’s post
Me – Mommy Bits
Ali – Blessed Treehouse
Sandy – Organize with Sandy
* Sandy’s Post
Jenny – Mommin It Up
* Jenny’s Post
Dawn – Kaiser Alex
* Dawn’s Post
Cortney – Once A Month Mom
Sandy happened to have her Flip and shot video while we were waiting for the elevator repair man. I’ll try and add a link to it once she posts it / shares it as well as to other posts on the situation. This is one conference event I’ll definitely remember for a long time to come!
Why does the crazy stuff always happen to me???