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a blogger in person

Posted At : August 24, 2007 5:58 PM | Posted By : Dorie
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for you, for me

This week I had my first-ever in-person meeting with a blogger who I didn't already know before she was a blogger. Eeee! Chara of Chara Michele and I met for lunch at a local cafe where we talked about blogging and crafting and how meeting a blogger for the first time is probably a lot like going on a date with someone you met online. Really! I even made sure I was wearing a decent outfit.

We met in the weirdest of ways. I had no idea that Chara lives right near me because her blog has no location on it, and she (unsurprisingly) had no idea where Farmer City is. Then one day she posted a photo of a very distinctive tree in town, and I knew it immediately. Now, you know we are really talking about some tree when a person can see a photo of it that could be from anywhere in the US, but feels without a doubt that it is from right next door.

Little gifties were exchanged. She brought me pretty note cards made from photos she has taken (as seen above). And I brought her this little hotpad (squirrel in donut!). Crafty fun!

of course the squirrel needs a donut!

It was fun. And as Chara summed it up, "Well, I am really glad that you didn't turn out to be some weirdo or anything." Same to you dear!

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Jeanne's Gravatar Funny, I somehow ran across her blog a bit ago and thought hmm is she in C-U?

Small blogosphere!
# Posted By Jeanne | 8/25/07 10:50 AM
Chara Michele's Gravatar Aww thanks! I am glad you didn't think I was a weirdo either:) We will have to do that again, it was really fun to meet another blogger!

I am finally ending my blogging break, and just catching up on blogs (and writing a post of my own about meeting you and such stuff!)... (Otherwise I would have said thanks earlier of course!)

Oh and that is too funny that Jeanne wondered if I lived in C-U too! :)
# Posted By Chara Michele | 8/30/07 6:47 PM
amandajean's Gravatar that sounds neat. I love how you two connected. I almost had my first blogger meet up but it fell though. I was pretty bummed.
Myself and another blogger were both visiting family in the same state (out of state for both of us), but we ran out of time. :(
# Posted By amandajean | 8/30/07 8:13 PM
beki's Gravatar How cool! I had my first blogger meet up last month, and I had to go half way across the country to do so. I wish there were more bloggers near me (or more that I knew about).
# Posted By beki | 8/31/07 12:51 PM
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