So Siel and I made it home yesterday after a not so great beginning.Checking out of the hotel took a little longer than I thought it would (there were problems with the bill, including the parking charge, which was not supposed to be there,). We finally got out of the city, or so we thought. In following the 80 east we should have (at some point) gotten on the 580 east but we missed it.Thank goodness for the GPS on the Tahoe!

Post BlogHer conference, we had to put $100 worth of gas in the Tahoe to get us home.

Well, we made it. 6 hours from LA to SF. The Chevy Tahoe was really nice-all the bells and whistles. I must say that the driver's seat was not that comfortable-I actually got a cramp in my butt while driving! It was a really smooth ride, the stereo was great (XM), and Siel even found the seat warmers. (Maybe not the best feature when it is 95 outside...)Siel is so cute.So here's the deal. She and I are pretty different, but this is why I came. She lives in LA, is single, and recently finished her Masters' Degree. Compared to my married, with kids suburban life.

Arrived in San Francisco for the BlogHer conference -- Still have a third of a tank of gas left in the Tahoe hybrid! V. glad GM's paying for parking, b/c at the Westin St. Francis it's $49 + tax per night per car -- and that's if you're a guest. ___

[Update: This car's a Tahoe, not a Malibu, as I thought it was called. Both headline and post have been updated to reflect the correct name of the car :P ] Thanks to GM, I and some fellow BlogHers get a free ride up to San Francisco for the BlogHer conference. GM's lending us a Chevy Tahoe -- free of charge -- along with a full tank of gas and free parking. Said Chevy Tahoe's taking up half my block at the moment.

When I decided to go to BlogHer in San Fransisco I had no idea that I would end up in a carpool. Really! I've just recently entered this community, so I don't know anyone, and figured that I would just have to buy a plane ticket. Push came to shove and I was going to have to bite the bullet-throw down for a one hour flight. I decided to check the message boards one more time to see if anyone was driving from my area. Siel was looking for someone to join her on the drive. Cool! Except who is she?