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Arizona's RE Blogging Network Meeting - All of our Active Rain Friends - HUGE SUCCESS!

Candace Robinson and friends outdid themselves. I'm sure she will share photos, videos, and a beautifully designed article, but I wanted to share my thoughts:

1. It was a lot of fun! I got to meet - personally - Candace, Paul, Nick, Mike from Tucson, Shaliesh, Doreen, Callie, and more. There were a ton of people in attendance.

2. We did have a lot of potential bloggers, and so it was an ongoing Active Rain event. Helping each other to learn.

3. Jay Thompson was there to share some of his successes, including his recent interview in the Phoenix Magazine. I believe it was March or April issue. A whole spread on him and how successful his blog is at: PhoenixRealEstateGuy.com.

4. Several of us took pictures, and I'll share some of mine with this post, but I'm looking forward to seeing those of the remainder of the group. I just THREW this together.......no red fonts, nothing, wanted you all to see it right away! ;-)

Networking

Jay Thompson

Teri Ellis and Jay Thompson

Jay, Me and Mike of Tucson

Jay, Teri and Mike from Tucson and ??

Notice how I got into all of the photos? Wonder how that happened on my camera? ;-)

This is our Candace!!! (photo by Mike Jones) (she didn't like the one "I" took.) ;-)

Paul, Jay, Nick, Candace

Candace, Paul, Jay, Nick

Paul speaking

The Group

The group

Shaliesh

Shailesh

Tom of Tucson

Mike of Tucson

Jay

Wrapping up - Jay

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Posted by Mesa, Arizona Real Estate *** Teri Ellis, Broker, ABR,CRS,GRI,ePRO,MRE on 04/25/2008 10:02 AM

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55 Comments on Arizona's RE Blogging Network Meeting - All of our Active Rain Friends - HUGE SUCCESS!

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Great shots Teri! Wasn't it fun to meet everyone? I'm glad I made it.

I am just green with envy, Teri!!!! For some reason, that plane that Paul said he was coming never showed up in NOLA. ::tapping foot impatiently:

The big question - who took video????

Candace

It was fabulous to meet so many people. What a bunch of nice, smart, fun, professional people!

Lisa - Candace had the video rolling throughout.

Can't wait for the next one! Actually the next one is May 22. I'll be in Rocky Point on that day, but I WILL be at the one after that!

Teri - It's the May issue. Just came out a couple of days ago.

Teri, These are wonderful photos and so fun to see all of you networking together!

Doreen: yes, it was very cool. I already felt I knew everyone, but this was very special. Thank you to Candace for making it happen.

Lisa, LOL, you are a hoot. Candace had it running the entire time. Can't WAIT (yeah, right) to see it. ;-)

Jay, it was fabulous, meeting you as well. We enjoyed hearing from you and we were hanging on every word, right guys? ;-) Seriously, loved what you shared and what you had to say. I look forward to meeting you again and having you share all of that other good stuff. ;-)

Katerina, it WAS fun! I didn't leave until after 11:30...........None of us seemed at a loss of words.

Mike, I apologize if you saw that I put your name in as Tom. I literally threw this together to make it more timely. ;-)

Teri - It looks like you guys have a great get together. The pictures came out fantastic.

Jesse, thanks. I didn't even tweak them...........;-)

Terri,

It was AWESOME to meet everyone and put faces to names. Thank you so much for the picture. Do you mind I use two for my blog post on this? I'll provide a link back and cite your blog?

Thanks,

Hi Teri.. This was a lot of fun and a great way to learn from others. Looking forward to seeing everyone next month! You did a great job speaking today..

Hi Teri... I love posts like these and seeing our online connections translate into the real world. Thx for sharing your pics, I'm smiling BIG time. Looks like you guys had a blast!

Teri, Looks like you all had lots of fun. It is fun to see other photos of people and kind of see the "real" person instead of our same old photos online.

Hi Teri,
Looks like a great gathering. I know it was fun to meet people you felt like you already knew.

Teri - This was a great day and a great memory to look back on! Meeting so many online friends at once was a real treat today for me and I am sure many others. I just wish your camera took better pictures of me....uggggggggggh.... I am so not good in front of the lens!! I will let you publish these, but NO more please..LOL It was wonderful to meet everyone and I truly want to say "thank you" to everyone that played a part in getting this group together, speaking and contributing with great questions and answers! Thank you to Mike & Anne for coming from Tucson too! I will get my post together soon!

Looks like you all had a great time. Wish I could have been there - I'll work on my scheduling for next time!

Teri- Looks like a great gathering.....and boy am I with Candace on the picture thing....they never seem to get our best side..... LOL :)

Awesome Pictures Teri!

Thank you for posting them so quickly, and a HUGE thank you to all who attended! We are planning on the next one already. It was so fun to meet you all and I look forward to meeting MORE next month.

Thanks again Teri YOU are adorable!

Shelli Bates

Well aren't we johnny on the spot, Teri? Kudos on getting this posted so quickly. Great pictures too! That guy in the striped shirt looks smart and stuff. It was great to finally put three dimensional faces to two dimensional faces. Just a dynamic group of people, let alone bloggers. Already looking forward to the next event!

Teri,

Gosh I am so bummed I missed it! I just read Dru Bloomfield's blog regarding the Scottsdale Technology Symposium (I havent learned all there is yet and do not know how to add a link yet!) that is tomorrow and that is where I found out about it, just a little too late!!

I will make sure to try to make it in May! It probably was great to meet everyone and to share experiences, interests, etc. I am new to AR and just think its Great, so it would be great to meet some of the people that help make it Great!

Take Care & Good Luck in '08

Sorry I missed it - I was planning to come and other 'stuff' just got in my way. I will try and make the next one.

Stephanie

Shailesh: it WAS great to meet with you as well - and yes, please feel free to use any of the photos. ;-)

Hi Nick: it WAS great fun. Thank you for the compliment, I enjoyed having the opportunity to verbally share what little I do know! ;-)

Marti, it was wonderful, and as you can see, we were all smiling big time. ;-)

Audrey, it IS so much fun seeing the fun people we visit on line every day or so.

Cynthia, it's like we already DO know each other - very cool. ;-)

Candace, I personally loved your photo that I took - but replaced it with the one Mike took. ;-) You did an awesome job of pulling this together, and I LOVED your banner........so great! ;-)

Dru, do try and make it next time, you missed a great party.

Kathy, though I like the one of Candace, I need everyone to know that I need to CLEAR whatever they choose to share if it's me! ;-)

Shelli, you did a great job too, and it was wonderful meeting you - and thank you soooooo much! ;-)

Paul, what?????? you didn't get your pictures up yet? WHAT have you to do other than share our day? :-) That guy in the striped shirt does seem kinda smart. And I think he is. ;-)

Sylvie, do try and make it. We may not be able to make them all, but if we try to get together as frequently as we can, we'll enjoy these events even more!

Stephanie, sorry you missed it.......Stuff can get in the way......next time perhaps. ;-)

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Teri - what fun! I envy you...sounds and looks like you had an awesome time.

I am glad you had a good time - looks like everyone did - great photos

Mary, yep........it was fun. Maybe Vegas could get a group together for such an event! ;-)

Thesa, we did, and thanks!

Teri, how cool was this ? What a meet up!! Your photos are great, love that blue tooth in your ear. Wheres Dalton? Thanks for the photos, makes me feel I was there.

Teri what a group! Looks like you all had a great time.

Teri These are great photos! How great must it have been to get together with all your local AR friends. I need to do something like that here!! Glad you had a good time~!

Great photos - I still haven't posted the ones I have from a small meet up in March here. Maybe I still will.

Missy, very cool and - yes, a bluetooth. I didn't think about it until after these photos since they happened at the very beginning. Hopefully I have not more "things" dangling from my ear in any of the other photos I'm in. ;-) Dalton, who?

Bill, yes, we had a lot of people there. Who knew there were so many of our area on AR....

Jeannette, thank you so much. Great idea to start your own groups.....;-) Ask Candace how she got it started. ;-)

Steve, thank you.......One reason I put them up immediately is to make sure I did so in a timely fashion. That way everyone can be "in the moment." Please share.......it's great to see what others look like beyond their professional photos. ;-)

Also for those who attended I had promised to make my blogging 101 power point available. It is now uploaded on my blog at AzMortgageGuru.Com. Thanks!

Awesome, Shailesh. Can't stress enough how impressed I was with you, and will be checking out your tutorial in short order.

Well, it looks like you all had a great time. If you all are ever in Georgia, stop by Savannah for a visit...hehe.

Shailesh, thanks for sharing your tutorial. Did you take photos? Where are they? ;-)

Paul, where are your photos and report on the meeting?

Christy, it was great........Savannah is a place I've never been. ;-) Always reminds me of "Gone With The Wind"

Teri,

I actually did not take pictures - what a shame. I know I know... I regret it too.

Those pictures really show what a great time you guys had. It's nice to see members getting together. This is an awesome network.

I actually just lost the whole thing when my internet went down this morning, Teri. It was done except for the pictures. Last time I don't write a post in Word first. Now how many times have I said that?

Shailesh, I simply cannot believe you didn't take pictures. I know that Mike and Paul and Candace did, so hopefully SOMEONE will share other than me. ;-)

Chrystina, I know, huh? I made them large, so we could all really see what's going on. It is an awesome group here on the Rain! ;-)

Paul, that so sucks. I've done that more times than I care to remember........I've learned to post and save as a draft as I go.......but I've still lost very profound - never again to be "as good" - posts. ;-) It is soooo frustrating to lose your off the top of your head stuff. Due to time constraints, that's what I typically do...just write off the top of my head, save in draft, and then go back and fix it. ;-)

Very nice. The pictures really made it seem like we missed a lot! of fun!

Alan, good 'cause you did! ;-)

Sounds and looks like you guys had a great time. How fun to meet fellow AR members. Terrie

Terrie, we did. Paul even has more information and photos. Stop by his featured post too. He wrote more than I did. ;-)

Teri,
I look forward to meeting some of my fellow ARers in person. I can see that meeting them personally can help build the AR online network relationships. Your group looked like they had a great time. AJ

Enjoyed meeting you...I am looking forward to the next meeting

Teri~ OMG How fun is that!! So many familiar faces, I just know you all had a blast!

AJ, it was so great to personally hook up with our Arizona AR friends. ;-)

Anne and Eddie, I enjoyed meeting you as well. So glad you were able to be there. ;-)

Laura, yup! It was awesome!!! It was very cool. ;-)

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Teri: Pictures say a thousand words.... I bet you had tons of fun!!! Thanks for sharing.

Kat: I'm a huge believer on taking and sharing photographs. They tell the story.......as you can see. Thanks for coming by.

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Teri- So sorry I was late to the gig and missed the presentations... it was very cool meeting the few who'd hung around.

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Chuck, sorry I missed you. Heard you came at noon....I was back home by then. ;-) Next time I hope?

Chuck.. Is that what they call, "fashionably late?" :-) - See ya at the next one..

What A GREAT Idea!!! I am getting to know our fellow Utah Bloggers we should all get together.

Thanks!!!

Teri, I just loved the pictures. It looks like you all had a fabulous time.

Nick, you give it to him........;-)

Debbie, it was all Candace. Believe me, I, would never get around to doing something like this. She's the perfect little organizer as well as all of the other cool stuff she can do. ;-)

Marzena, thank you so much. I think everyone did have fun. It's always fun to see the real face and hear the real voice......;-)