A Night of Yummy Mummys

I have been reading The Yummy Mummy newsletter for a long time, and I really love it. I love that its by women for women, but I especially adore it because its Canadian. A Canadian newsletter for mummys, founded by one of the coolest mums in Canada, Erica Ehm? Seriously, what’s not to like. I was beyond excited when I found out that there was an opportunity to attend a Yummy Mummy event in Toronto, and was thrilled to be one of the 18 moms chosen to attend.

It has been a VERY long time since I’ve been able to hang with some cool women, sans babies. Let me tell you, driving 2.5 hours to attend this event was beyond worth it. I had the best time. I met some fabulous women who I have come to enjoy and interact with on Twitter. And, the topper is I met the Queen of all mummys – the lovely Erica Ehm. The proof that she’s beyond special in my book? She hugged me – three times. Girl has GOOD TASTE. I also met the fabulous Jack @JackHourigan who is beyond cool and very funny. My claim to fame will now be that I was the one that taught her what an avatar is. Jealous?

Cherie-Lynn (@CLBuchananPhoto) suggested I blog about this event because every time she looked at me that night, I was laughing. Its true – I had the best time. I don’t get out much on my own (EVER) so this was beyond fab in my book. Where else can I be stalked by the lovely Cherie-Lynn, who kept taking my picture every time I looked at her. Evidently there is a collage to follow – please note that that night, I was retaining approx. 50 pounds of water (Seriously).

I also got to hang with my sister from another mother Maria (@amotherworld) and the teeny tiny fabulous Sarah (@sarahcasm) who were my dinner dates for the evening. Although I would like to officially say that Maria ate all the dessert, and how tacky not to share Maria.

The dinner was so delicious, and the wine was smooth – thankfully I didn’t have to drive, so I could enjoy plenty. IL Mulino was beautiful and the food was amazing – I was pleasantly surprised to find out that I actually knew the owner – small small world. It was the perfect place for a romantic dinner – although there were no men in sight that evening. Unless you count Terry, the lovely Maitre’d (although Maria and I thought he looked more like a Bobby).

My only regret was that I didn’t get more time to spend with all the ladies. I did get to speak to and meet everyone and can’t wait to see everyone again. I loved meeting everyone including @Journeywoman, @Kathryn_Easter, @RachelMC, @kathybuckworth, @weewelcome, @YMCbuzz, @ParentClub, @CandaceDx, @cbadov, @fdnstudio, @averygoodyear, @SarahSB.

Thanks everyone for a great evening!!