Recently a couple of bloggers had written about their meetings with other bloggers they met online. Each encounter sounded wonderful and fun. I was a little jealous. 😉 Since Oregon (Cee), Texas (Amy), Florida (Lois), Melbourne, Sydney, Africa, Taiwan… is too far; I emailed Yan at From Hiding to Blogging asking her if she would like to meet for a cup of coffee. She said yes… I was delighted. So… this raining morning, I drove 1.5 hours to Mall of American to see Yan.
My impression of Yan, other than nice and beautiful, was that she was a business woman. Even when she wrote about her personal story, somehow, I could sense a little business-writing flavor in it. I expected to see a tough, no-nonsense woman 😉 But that impression/expectation was changed before I even left the house when I received a text message from her saying “It’s raining. Drive carefully.”
We drank coffee; we ate lunch; we shopped for a while. I enjoyed our time together and we planned to meet again.
Wish all my blogger friends live around here. 😉
Thanks for visiting my blog.
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It is so cool that you got to meet Yan. That is such a lovely photo of the two of you together, and glad to hear the two of you had a good day. Yan has such a great blog (and you too, Helen!), and I’ve also always imagined her to be a businesswoman. But from what you’ve shared, she has such a heart and is not afraid to share it. I hope the two of you can meet up again soon. Take care 🙂
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Thank you, Mabel. Yan is cool. I am so happy that we met. Wish someday we can meet you. You are a nice person to meet and talk! 😉
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I really liked this post – it is interesting getting to meet people after you have read their blogs!
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Thanks for your comment. It is vey interesting to meet bloggers that I follow. For some reason, I always have a picture of the person and feel like I know him/her. Of course, quite often, I totally got it wrong. Ha.
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It’s so nice story and a beautiful photo!
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Oops, I forgot to say Yan took the photo. It was the night before I went to DC and I was trying to pack and… etc. But taking a photo was my idea though 😉
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It’s very nice photo of you two 🙂
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Meeting other bloggers is an unforgettable experience. You’ll remember her for awhile.
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It was quite interesting. At first, I could sense of a little awkwardness; good thing it went away soon after. 😉
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That’s lovely! I met my two Toronto friends, as you know, and last year I met another two when they visited Glasgow. It’s great to find people are just as nice in real life as they are online.
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Thanks, Anabel. When I read your post on meeting other bloggers, I was very happy for you. And of course, I wish I could do the same. 😉 Now I have met one; I still have many on my list that I want to meet. 😉
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Reblogged this on From Hiding to Blogging and commented:
It was my very first time for me to meet with a person I know online.
It is very interesting to see myself from others’ eyes.
Thanks, Helen!
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Thank you, Yan. I had a great time meeting you. I am sure we will meet again. Maybe visit a state park next time? 😉
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How wonderful is this to meet an online friend! Great photo, too.
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Thanks, Lois. Yan took the photo — I forgot to say 😉 There are so many online friends that I would like to meet. Do you think I will be able to meet all? I wish…
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I adore happy meetings. I had tears in my eyes of joy for you two You both look awesome together. I’m glad you two will get together again. I like Yan’s blog a lot too. 😀
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Thanks, Cee. Just wait we come to Oregon 😉 You’ll never know… ha.
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This is an example of what’s so wonderful about this blogging community. Friendships are developed with a desire to take it into the *real* world. I celebrate every time I hear about another set of bloggers actually meeting face to face. It seems to take the friendship to a new level 🙂
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Thanks Joanne. You are right. I feel that Yan and I have taken our friendship to a new level, and that is a wonderful feeling. It would be nice to see everyone. Maybe you all can come to Minnesota since we are kind of in the middle 😉
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You just never know Helen 🙂
Someday I just might!
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What a wonderful meet up, Helen! The photo of you and Yan made me smile. So glad both of you had an enjoyable time together! 🙂
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Thanks, Amy. You are one of the people I would love to meet! One of these days… 😉
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I have never been north part of US. It’d great to meet you. 🙂
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I’ve thought of doing the same. Glad it worked out well for you.
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Thanks, Joyce. I highly recommend it. 😉 Even though Yan and I didn’t talk anything special, I feel that I had known her a lot just because we met…
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Wonderful. It is easier to see bloggers that lives away rather than neighboured. Talking through experience. Gosh the two of you could be related. Beautiful.
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Thanks, Perpetua. I would love to hear your experience on this. Yan is the first blogger I met. I would like to meet more. 😉
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What a wonderful story and equally fabulous picture of the two of you! I have been fortunate to experience the joy that comes from meeting fellow bloggers and certainly understand what the day was like for the two of you. So happy for you both!
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Thanks, Stacy. I think it would be nice to have a gathering including everyone! Maybe a workshop or retreat? How about Minnesota? 😉 Hmm…
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