ABC Award-- It's All About BlogPaws!

A few months ago Mom and I were honored to receive a special award.  The award we received was:

which stands for "Awesome Blog Content".  We are flattered to know that at least we have TWO kitties who like what we do! YEP TWO kitties gave us this award and we are most grateful!

The first kitty who gave it to us was Nerissa, from Nerissa's Life. (Do you know that for the LONGEST time we thought that Nerissa was a GIRL!? Nerissa is a BOY!) We're kinda slow, you'll have to forgive us. Look at this picture and you tell us if this cat isn't so pretty that you would think it was a GIRL!

Thank you for the award Nerissa!!!

As if that weren't enough of an honor, we were given  the SAME award from Pumpkin Puddy!! We were completely blown away! Thank you Pumpkin! Take a look at this cutie!!

Pumpkin we are most appreciative!!

The requirements of this award are that we must list 26 things about ourselves using every letter in the alphabet.  We decided  to change the rules of this blog award a  bit.  We  feel  with the BlogPaws conference being right around the corner, we would devote our 26 things to an event FAR MORE exciting than we are!  That would be BlogPaws 2012!!

Here we go!

A- an awesome good time. Mom went last year and wouldn't trade the experience for the world!

B-well for BLOGPAWS of course! From BlogPaws: "BlogPaws works hard to bring the best social media experts to present sessions designed to help bloggers improve their online activity, whether its a blog post, a twitter pawty, a Facebook page, a Pinterest page, or even Google+. We can all learn more and be better and when you leave BlogPaws, you will have a ton of actionable advice to follow - heck you can implement it using your phone, while you're at the airport waiting...and waiting...and waiting for your plane. "

C-CHEESECAKE!! Mom had the BEST cheesecake at BlogPaws 2011, haven't heard if it will be at BlogPaws 2012 but Mom has her paws crossed that it will be!

This cheesecake was "make a noise" GOOD!

D-Doggies!! Yep there will be DOGGIES at BlogPaws 2012! Some of you may not care for that but since Mom and I live  with a doggy,  we think that is one of the best parts of the conference!  You really see that BlogPaws is ALL ABOUT THE PETS when you see the doggies that are in attendance:

This was a puppy that Royal Canin brought last year

Look at a famous doggy that will be at BlogPaws this year!

Guinness World Record “Fastest Skateboarding Dog,” Tillman
Photo courtesty of  BlogPaws

E-Excitement! From the moment you arrive at BlogPaws 2012 you will feel the excitement all around you! Excitement, energy, enthusiasm! Have  we  used enough "E" words to convey that for you?

F-Fancy Feast! One of the "Friends of BlogPaws" sponsors that will be attending is none other than FANCY FEAST! We hear that they are not bringing the famous Fancy Feast kitty, but maybe we can change their minds?

G- GOLON, as in Caroline! If you are a kitty and don't know Caroline then you must be hiding in a paper bag! C'mon out and get with the program! Caroline is the pawson behind Romeo The Cat  and  High Paw Media  (just to name a few, she is one busy lady!) she is also a co-founder of BlogPaws! She will be at the conference speaking about Pinterest!

Caroline and Romeo

H-HOTEL- This year the Hotel that will be hosting BlogPaws is the beautiful

 Sheraton Salt Lake City.  Mom says she can hardly wait to check it out!

I-INVESTMENT- if you are a Blogger, the money you will spend for BlogPaws 2012 is an INVESTMENT in your future! You can't put a price on that!

J-Jokes! as in FUN! Laughing with your blogging friends in PAWSON! It is so much nicer to be interacting with blogging buddies in pawson rather than through a cold computer screen!

K-KITTENS! Last year there were kittens at BlogPaws! Mom wonders if there will be this year!

Mom cheating on me with one
of the kittens that were
in attendance last year!

L-LEARNING take a look at the roster of speakers scheduled to appear at BlogPaws 2012! Your brain will be bursting with knowledge!

M-Memories. You will have memories that will last you all of your nine lives when you attend a BlogPaws Conference.

N-Nose-to-Nose Awards a BlogPaws FIRST. Best of luck to all of the Finalists, hey even if we couldn't even rate as  finalists for our blog, Twitter or Facebook pages, we're still happy for ya!! The winners will be announced in a red carpet ceremony Saturday night, June 23, sponsored by Free Kibble and Halo and emceed by the beautiful and talented

 Wendy Diamond. Since Mom and I were at the bottom of the heap, I guess we won't be wearing THESE.

This photo was from an event
we also didn't win anything at MOL!

O-hhhh what a fun time you will have! Yeah so it isn't a bona fide "O" word, give us a break...we're getting tired!

P-PAW PRINTS, PAW PRINTS EVERYWHERE! This is what greeted Mom the second she entered the Hotel for BlogPaws 2011

Q-Queens of the Cat Blogging World! Meet two of the Queens of the cat bloggers! (Yes we know there are TONS MORE! Relax Glogirly  and Cathy Keisha!!! Don't get your fur all matted!!) This is a photo from last year and the two "Queens" in the photo are (left) Ingrid King, (right) Deb Barnes.

R-REGISTER!! Have YOU registered for BlogPaws 2012? Time is running out! Register here  Want a 20% discount on your registration? Just enter BlogPaws2012-POPs-Caren at checkout!

S-SPONSORS BlogPaws has the BEST!!  Check out the SPONSORS PAGE, give them a shout out on Twitter, Facebook, visit their websites and make them feel welcome!! We LOVE our Sponsors!

T-TWITTER EVENTS! Have questions about BlogPaws?  Don't be shy! Spill the beans! Chew the fat! Cough up a fur ball!! Be sure to attend the #BlogPawsChat on Tuesday May 29th and Tuesday June 12th from 8pm to 9pm EST....Also, mark your pawprint on the calendar for Tuesday June 5th for a #BlogPawty !!!  

U-UNDERWEAR What does THIS have to do with a post about BlogPaws 2012? Glad you asked!  We keep reading posts telling us not to forget our business cards, laptops, sweaters for chilly conference rooms, yadda, yadda, yadda, you know how your Mom always taught you to be sure you ALWAYS have clean underwear? Well, you are traveling my friends! There are lots of things you might forget to pack, be sure to pack your UNDIES!!! Some like to have two pair per day....just sayin'.

V-V.I.P's uh, those would be ALL OF YOU!!! Without the hundreds THOUSANDS of bloggers who are a part of the BlogPaws Community it would be nothin' but bare bones! (If you are a dog you may like that, but not in the world of pet brands and blogging!)

W-Wonderful. Mom says it will be WONDERFUL to see so many of the bloggers again that she met last year and she can't wait to meet those she hasn't met yet!

X-marks the spot. Salt Lake City, Utah....is the SPOT for BlogPaws 2012!

Y-Yvonne DiVita and the rest of the BlogPaws team have worked their tails off to be sure that BlogPaws 2012 is the BEST YET!!

Yvonne at BlogPaws 2011

Z- "Zee" um, make that SEE you at BlogPaws!!!!! We're so tired from doing this post that we need to catch some Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz's...................later!!!

Cody by our BlogPaws 2011 tote bag