I just got back from the LATISM 2012 conference Houston, Texas last week and I am still reeling from the experience!! I finally had the chance to HUG all the amazing people who I have connected with on social media, connect with new friends, who share the same passion I have for blogging and be inspired to continue this journey.
I had the honor to speak at a health reform panel Eat healthy, Live Longer and Better along with Laura Fuentes from MOMables, Deborah Deras, International Speaker and Claudia Kolker, Author of The Immigrant Advantage and Award winning journalist. It was a wonderful experience and I am happy to have shared the stage with these talented ladies.
Latism (Latinos in Social Media) is the largest online network of Latinos with 148,000 members on Facebook alone and chapters in every major city across the Unites States.
A few of my favorite ladies. Ericka, Nicole and I at the kickoff party. Nicole and I waiting to hear Sandra Cisneros speak (amazing), Uchi!! I have been dying to meet her and I could not stop hugging her and her lovely baby bump. A group shot of the Las Foodies, Yvette from Muy Bueno, Me ( I was late to the event, hence the converse) Nicole of Presley’s Pantry, Uchi from Latin Food Lovers, Ericka from Nibbles and Feasts and Maura of The Other Side of the Tortilla.
But, the most exciting event at the Latism was accepting my award for Best Latin@ Food Blogger!! I was nominated along with four of my dearest food blogging amigas~ All Super Stars in the Latin Food World!!
Nicole Presley from Presley’s Pantry
Jeannette Quiñones-Cantore from Sazón Boricua
Bren Herrera from Flanboyant Eats
The ladies from Muy Bueno
Thanks to your votes I WON!! It was amazing to accept this award in my home state of Texas, but to be presented this award from a dear friend of mine Juan Alanis of Juan of Words was the cherry on top. He has been and continues to be one of my biggest supporters and is true social media powerhouse.
Thank you Juan for your kind words.
Having completed three years of blogging I have learned so much, but there is still so much to learn. I hope to continue sharing my culture, my heritage and my family stories with you my readers and thank you from the bottom of my heart for your emails, tweets, facebook love and comments on my blog.
One of the most popular hashtags on Twitter, the #Latism hashtag captures over 10 million impressions on a daily basis
Kitchen Butterfly says
Many, many, many congratulations. How wonderful to be rewarded for a service of love…….and to meet great old friends, and make new ones! Congratulations again.
Leslie @ La Cocina de Leslie says
Muchisimas felicidades, Vianney! A very well deserved award! Soy tu fan! 🙂
gerard villanueva says
Congratulations! Very inspiring blog!
Gerard Villanueva (fellow Tejano)
Paz says
I agree with Rosa. This is AWESOME! Congratulations! It is well-deserved!
Presley's Pantry says
Congrats Beautiful! I am so happy for you and proud to call you my friend. 🙂 The award pales to your body of work which is beyond amazing and should be celebrated on a daily basis! Cheers Amiga!
Kocinera says
Congratulations on your award! That’s awesome!! 😀
mjskit says
Vianney this is awesome news!!! Congratulations! You definitely deserve it in my opinion. You are my favorite Latino blogger!!!! I’m sure you’ll be on cloud 9 for a very long time and quite deservingly so.
Sommer@ASpicyPerspective says
Oh my goodness-what an honor!! I’m so proud of my friend! HUGS!!
rebecca says
love it congrats lovely lady
Kathy Steger says
Congratulations!
A Canadian Foodie says
Congratulations! You are absolutely MY favourite!!!!
🙂
Valerie
Vianney says
Thanks Valerie,
We have followed one another since we both began this blog journey, how we have grown! I aodre your blog! Here is to many, many more years!
stephanie @cookinfanatic says
Congratulations on your award, that is wonderful and very well deserved!!!
Vianney says
Thanks Stephanie!!
Lea Ann says
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!! Big hug to you Vianney, so well deserved.
Vianney says
Thank you Lea Ann, so happy to have met you!!
Heather @girlichef says
Congrats Vianney!!! So amazing…couldn’t have happened to a nicer person. 🙂
Vianney says
Thanks Heather, you know I HEART YOU~~
yummychunklet says
Congratulations! Fantastic award! Well-deserved.
Vianney says
Thanks YummyChunklet!!
Belinda @zomppa says
WOOHOO!!!! CONGRATULATIONS and well deserved. What an experience. =)
Vianney says
Thanks Belinda~~
Rosa says
Congratulations! That is awesome.
Cheers,
Rosa
Vianney says
Thanks Rosa, I hope to be a rock star like you someday!!