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The wondrous land of blog
Andrea, me, Liz, BrittanyMaddy: What are you getting ready for?
Me: I'm going out to eat with some friends tonight.
Maddy: Who? (A little too skeptically. Hey, M, I have friends!)
Me: Ummm. Andrea. And Liz. And Brittany.
Maddy: Have I ever met them?
Me: Well, no. Technically I haven't either. We met by reading each others' blogs. We found out Andrea is visiting here and the rest of us live around New England.
Maddy: (after a beat) I thought we weren't supposed to arrange to see people we meet online. And not give out our information. Are you sure this is safe? (Maddy girl's got my back.)
Me: That's true, you definitely shouldn't. But these are really more like penpals. We know each other pretty well. {or, I'm thinking to myself, at least kind of well. Or barely.}
Maddy: (looks doubtful) Okay. When will you be home?
We had a great evening together, the four of us. Amazing how you can sit down and already know so much about the lives of people you've never met. And how quickly you start talking, laughing, sharing, and getting real. I loved every minute of it. Liz even made laminated cards commemorating the First Annual New England Blog Party (get your reservations in early for next year!)
So here's another counterbalance to last week's blog crisis. This land of blog can be also be affirming, connecting, uplifting, and sometimes a lifeline. I've reconnected with longlost friends. Distant (on the family tree) family members have become good friends (hi Jenny). And I've made new blog friends (you know who you are...if you're reading this, I mean you) and penpal friends (hi Jessica and Lindsay in England--we got your envelope today!).
Do you know the Emily Dickinson poem that goes "this is my letter to the world/that never answered back"? Well, this is mine.
I think Emily would totally be a blogger, by the way.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Reader Comments (9)
I am totally coming to the next meeting! You all look beautiful! And the conversation must've been even better...
Maddy's a cutie. Too bad I'm on the other side of the U.S. or I would've crashed the party!
AWESOME! great picture, by the way.
i love how on my post, everyone pointed out the liquor bottles behind us. the one thing we were actually anxious about... and whattaya know.
it was great. you are great. i am glad to know you now. and that maddy's a keeper.
Oh, Andrea...sorry. I meant to credit the photo to you but forgot. I edited it to give you props.
So glad to have gotten together.
sounds so fun! you look beautiful by the way.
Okay, just trying to catch up here:
1. Emily WOULD TOTALLY have been a blogger. So would have Jane.
2. LOVE the 80s do on the dog.
3. Am totally stealing Tara's photo wall idea. Just so cool. I love it.
4. Cure for the summer? Come visit your friends in STL.
5. Meeting Andrea and the other NE bloggers? Color me jealous, girlfriend.
That was really fun...a little weird too. It seemed almost surreal. We will definately have to get together again...especially if you come up for a stake dance. Let's just tell 'em all we got liquored up and danced on tables all night. I think I was suppose to send you a picture...sorry, I had strawberries on my mind this week.
You girls are so cute! What fun! I love the conversation with your daughter...you've taught her well.
Annie, we have a friend in common. Andrea and I were in the same ward in another state. I'm so glad you got meet each other.