I had the pleasure, a couple of weeks ago, of meeting one of my far away blogger friends in real life.  Okay ~ well, not exactly in person, but close!  Hubby and I were on our long train ride, dinner was over, hubby was on his phone with a co-worker, and the text came through, “Is this a good time to visit?”  I was sitting in the observation car, surrounded by strangers that were no longer strange to me….watching the rain.  “Yes!”  I texted back.  “But hurry while I still have bars!” ( We learned quickly on the train that if you need to call someone, do it while going through a city/town. ) A couple of minutes later, my phone rang.  And for a split second, I was nervous.  All of our conversations up to this point had been through cyberspace.  What would we talk about? What if she was weird?   What if she realized I was weird?  I answered, “Bonnie?” giggle…giggle….. and the next few minutes were spent learning about each other’s day, children, soccer games, Sonics, In & Outs, but mostly, simply getting to know each other.  Hearing each other’s audible voices.  Laughing that fried okra was a sacred Oklahoma food…..more on that story later!  What a perfect way to spend an evening.  There is a true human being behind each blog.  And maybe we just touch on highs and lows in their lives by what they “feed” through their posts, but they are real.  And funny and sad and happy and lonely.  Just. Like. You.  I wouldn’t take anything for my time spent with Bonnie, “on the train”.

And so this leads to a lovely gesture extended to me yesterday from my gal, Marsha.  She told me she appreciated me and invited me to join the Circle of Appreciation.  Once I determined it was not a cult, I decided to jump on board. :)  We don’t say it enough or hear it enough.  I’d like to have a hand in changing that.  So thank you dear Marsha! You made my day!  I appreciate you and your sweet blog, also! http://tchistorygal.wordpress.com/

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