Moving from CA to DC: meeting Bex and Jo!
February 24th, 2010
I’ve known both these chicas online for…oh, nearly three years now! I met Bex and Jo both during 7 Days in March 2007. Bex and Jo are best friends in real life, and I quickly realized that they both were silly, geeky, smart, warm-hearted people whom I’d love to hang out and bake cupcakes and watch movies with. Since they live in Alabama I had to settle for writing emails and Flickr comments (and assigning the odd baking project), hoping we’d get the chance to meet someday.
When I realized that our route across the country was going to be taking us through Alabama, I emailed Bex and Jo and asked if they would be willing to meet up with us in Decatur. They both arranged their work schedules accordingly and we exchanged dorkily excited text messages as our meet-up drew closer. We arranged a location to meet and coincidentally parked our cars right next to each other.
From the moment we attack-hugged each other in greeting, all through dinner at an amazing Asian restaurant and coffee at Starbucks, it was awesome. It was so wonderful to meet these friends in real life, finally, and to confirm what we’ve been pretty sure of all along.
Silly people really do make the best friends, online and in real life.
(1st photo and last 2 photos taken by my mom, who was with us but forgot to get in any of the photos herself)
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Awwww! We got blogged! I feel so special, and I actually kind of got teary-eyed!
I am so glad you used the phrase “attack-hugged” because that’s exactly what I said to Jo when we were leaving. I was just all a-squee to finally meet you guys and I was *exhausted* when we left because I feel like we were all squeezing so much conversation in our limited time together. I was glad to be able to talk to miss Debbie and Troy and Annalie, too — I was afraid since I had mostly just talked to you, I’d be awkward, but that wasn’t the case at all!
I’m really sad mama Debbie didn’t get in any of the photos! We should have pulled the poor little Starbucks guy aside and gotten him to take a photo.
It was a blast. It really was. And one day, we shall watch movies and bake cupcakes! I guess I should at least wait until you find a house, though, huh? Hahaha!
I ♥ you, Bethany!
It’s quite exciting seeing people from separate 7 days worlds together in one place . It’s similar to the feeling you get when there is a special guest appearance in your favourite tv show.
aawwwww, these pictures make me so happy (and a teeny bit jealous ;). ditto Emily, its always so cool to see 7days meet ups…
Oh how awesome! How wonderful that you guys were able to meet up, makes your trip across the Country a little sweeter.
This DC local is thrilled to welcome you. Let me know if you need any advice or restaurant recs or a wine buddy! Cheers!
kris
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