I was lucky enough to be invited to Yahoo! Headquarters recently along with about 40 other members of the Yahoo! Motherboard. We were wined and dined and treated like the queens we like to think we are. 
After the day we spent on Yahoo!’s campus, I was bitten by the purple bug and would gladly have stayed, being fed meals and free lattes — and I didn’t even get the chance to eat at Url’s! 
But I did finally come home. And here’s my list of the top 10 things I took away from my weekend with the Yahoo! Motherboard:
1. I learned about Yahoo! Shine (the women’s lifestyle site), Yahoo! Green (tips for living an eco-life), Yahoo! For Good (inspiring people to take action to change the world), and Yahoo! Safely (with answers to questions about online safety) — and was very impressed with them all.
2. Flickr, it turns out, is an awesome photo-sharing community owned by Yahoo! Who knew? (Um, apparently about 50 million people before me.) Yahoo! generously gave me a pro account so I can try to catch up to the rest of the world.
3. I could learn about SEO and content style tips all day long and not get bored, so this book Yahoo!’s editorial staff gave me is especially cool. 
4. Traveling with my buddies from LA, Elise and Yvonne, was fun, 
but nothing beats having your name (spelled correctly) on a piece of paper held by the limo driver.
5. Some bloggers are super crafty and even travel with craft supplies to share,
while others of us lean more toward liquid refreshment. 
6. If live tweeting on a big screen in the room with the Motherboarders is wrong, I never want to be right again. 
7. Cupcakes with a Y! on them are just downright adorable, no getting around that. 
8. When Los Angeles Mom Bloggers get together in Palo Alto for dinner, we make a very attractive group.
Me, Kimberly Clayton Blaine, Yvonne Condes, Marsha Takeda-Morrison, April McCaffrey, Elise Derby and Donna Schwartz Mills
8. The Four Seasons Palo Alto is a luxurious hotel, and my kids can’t get over there being a TV in the bathroom. 
9. Yes, Yahoo! has a rubber ducky. 
10. Spending time in the company of smart, connected women will always be one of my top choices in life. Thank you, Yahoo!
Hey, that’s the same driver I had!
It was great having you (and treating you like the queens WE think you are)! Thanks for sharing in the fun and inspiration.
You are too sweet, Amy! Thanks again!