Back in May I received an email I was sure was a hoax.
It purported being from Google and I was invited to attend a Top Contributors' Summit in Mountain View, California, in September. Yeah, right ...
YAY, it was true
And to Cali I went for the Summit which took place on September 13 & 14.
I had the time of my life meeting so many people I've known from the Google forums and visiting the Googleplex. Yes, there's a dinosaur skeleton in front... and giant cupcakes, donuts and other goodies on the lawn.... Picture op spots

You know you're at Google when you see giant cupcakes
The Summit was just 2 days, but I went for a week and lived it up. It was a party and a half and then some
One month after I came back I swear I'm still buzzing on Cali time

A Google TC Summit Make-Over