Who’d have known that after I posted my favorite photo of brandied cherries, that I’d have such exciting news about cherries to share with you?! Oh wait. I did!
Michigan, here I come
That’s right, blogtarts, I have some delicious news to share with you. The Cherry Marketing Institute recently approached me, yours truly, with an opportunity to be whisked away to the magical city of Traverse City, Michigan for none other but the National Cherry Festival.
So… food + travel + meeting people + learning the dorky science and nutrition part behind all of this plus actually getting to EAT and play? = I’m a HAPPY little wanderlusty gastrophile. Yes, that’s a word.
A Dream Come True
If you don’t mind, I’m just going head on over to my Life List, and cross off number #79 right now. BOOYAH. No, really – and I’ve said since I was in high school sometime that I wanted opportunities that allowed me to wander around, wine and dine, and then tell the stories behind it. And in just a few short weeks – I get to!
This is immediately following my first ever visit to San Diego, so by the end of July, I’m going to have so many good foodie stories to share, and I can’t wait to do so.
Want to keep up with me?
- Follow me @nomadicfoodie (and/or @doniree) on Twitter
- Follow @choosecherries for event information
- Join the community on the Facebook page
- Chime into the conversation by following the #RedRecovery hashtag
I could not be more excited! More to come 
All that no-one-told-me-to-say-this stuff: I’m pretty sure I couldn’t have been clearer, but for the record, yes, the fine folks behind this event are signing all the bills for this trip. Yes, I’ve jumped up and down, squealed a few times, called my mother immediately after accepting the offer, and am already daydreaming about what pretty little sundresses I’m going to be donning for this event. No, they did not ask me to write about it, but wouldn’t you?!
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I'm proud of a couple things:
#1. You.
#2 Your ability to write that whole piece without using "life is a bowl full of cherries" once. (I hope I didn't ruin your hook for gig-related-blogging.)
Traverse City is beautiful!!!! Enjoy!
If I was closer I'd come give you a hug!
That's *amazing*! Congratulations!!
Yay!! That's so exciting. What a wonderful adventure for you to go on. I cannot wait to hear all about it. Good things happen to people great people, who ask for it. Awesome!
AWESOME SAUCE!!! Congrats, lady!!!
xoxo
and when people ask you why you're all the way in Michigan from Colorado you get to tell them that YOURE A FOOD BLOGGER. remember sitting at that italian restaurant after our mill ruins photo shoot and I told the waiter that you were a food blogger? and you were like, i want to do that for REAL. this? this is REAL. big dreams, big results my love. i love it and you so much.
Yay!!! So exciting! I saw the Choose Cherry folks (aka the lovely Sydney Owen) in Boston a couple months ago. This is going to be so fun for you!
I'm super pumped for you!! I hope you have so much fun, and I can't wait to read all about it when you come back!!
Amazing!! So excited for you!
yea, you!! that sounds deliciously awesome — and i LOVE san diego, so i can't wait to hear more about that trip, too.
Woohoo! Congrats!
Things to make sure you don't miss in Traverse City:
Cherry cola from Cherry Republic. It's like having a mouth full of cherries and Coke at the same time. Which is better than it sounds. Or exactly as good as it sounds.
Don's Drive-In – http://www.roadfood.com/Restaurant/Reviews/1170/d…
Moomers Ice Cream – http://www.moomers.com/
Yes, I know these are all food-related. but you're a gorram food blogger, right? So food blog it Up North style!
Uh hey…. you know if you end up needing the company of a, oh you know…. food blogger or something like that, you know, someone who totally appreciates healthy, nutritional food and has written a food blog for something like 4 years AND already follows @choosecherries and even recently tweeted about those very fruit….. well, um yeah, you know who to contact.
Congrats!
I've been jumping up and down over this since last month! Look forward to meeting you and learning all about cherries and eating some amazing food!
Can't wait to meet you
how exciting!
i didn't even know that there was a cherry festival, at least at the national level.
Congrats!! What an amazing opportunity! It's amazing to watch someone live their dreams. And we get to benefit from your new knowledge, have fun on your trips!!!
Veronica!
Yipee!! Many congratulations! As a fellow cherry lover I can only imagine all the heavenly treats you'll experience on your adventure. Can't wait to read about it when you return, have a blast!
Congrats, lady! That's going to be SO much fun, and I cannot wait to hear all about it!
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