Friendship At First Sight

A few weeks ago, I hinted that I had met another contributor from Catholic Young Woman and would share more soon... "Soon" has come, sweet friends! Are you ready for this?!

Tess and I met for lunch in Washington D.C. last month!

I was preparing for a trip to Baltimore with my man and his family for his little brother's wedding in September when I thought to myself, "Tess lives an hour away in D.C.!" The wheels began turning and the emails began flying back and forth as she and I planned to meet.

I have many friends in the blogosphere that are as real and dear to me as my girlfriends who live near...but how surreal it was to meet one in person! And what a joy! We had a delightful lunch at Union Station with our gentlemen. (The guys were supportive, but I'm not sure they really get the whole blogging thing, you know?) Tess is the real deal, girls. She was completely gracious despite my being much later than we planned! And a great conversationalist--we talked nonstop...so much so that P. and I missed our train! Ahh...adventures...I think Tess and I would both agree we met as fellow writers and left as friends.

If any of you are ever passing through Ohio, I'd love to meet up with you as well! I know a cute little coffee shop down the street...