Picture your favorite female bloggers. 1,000 of them. All under one roof in the heart of the the amazing city that San Francisco is. How cool is that? Oh, I can just imagine the stories that came out of there.

Last time conference I attended was 90% male. In Vegas. The testosterone was oozing from the colossal arena, with huge egos to match.

So, the thought of an all-girl conference was very intriguing to me.

Not in a million years did I think I would be home in the San Francisco Bay in late July, but since I was, I did not want to miss this for anything in the world, but I did. After having neglected my blog for 6 months, Karmic justice came to visit me, and there was not a single ticket in sight. Other blog buddies found a ticket even the day of the conference, but I could not.

Trust me. I tried. For a full week and a half, I tried.

Though I did stop by the day of the welcome party to go out for coffee with Sara from Ms. Adventures in Italy, and Jessica from Italy Logue. Not only are they smart, but they are so very funny, outgoing and down to earth. I enjoyed meeting them, and I now have more respect for them than I already did.

So I took the subway (BART -Bay Area Rapid Transit) and got off at the Powell station, where we are greeted by this sight:

Since I arrived a little early to Westin St. Francis, I did get to see a steady stream of bloggers walk past me, and my eyes went straight to their shoes. How could I help it! Each blogger kept posting “What shoes am I going to wear to BlogHer?!”

Though I must admit I also noticed a lot of excitement, nervous smiles, and hugs. Definitely not your regular conference.

Okay. I met lovely Jessica, Sara, and Sara’s childhood friend. As the 4 of us girls were walking down the wide downtown sidewalk, I kept wondering whether there was a conference pass waiting on my Email box.

Next thing I know, I turn left and see a guy leaning out his car window saying “Ciao Bella” followed by who knows what else to Sara. In Italian. In S.a.n. F.r.a.n.c.i.s.c.o. Sara, quickly gave a cute “are you kidding me?” in Italian, hand gestures and all. I could not believe what I was seeing! Much too funny.

Yes, I visit little Italy in SF, that’s where I get my Italian visa, but I didn’t have any Italian thrown at me my entire year back! One minute with these ladies, and *boom* Italian.

Well, for the BlogHer scoop, and a BlogHer giveaway, visit Sara’s blog “Ms. Adventures in Italy“ You can also catch-up with Jessica at Italy Logue. Though I’m sure most of my guests here already known them well…