I have one such sister of the heart that I have dreamed of meeting and I knew one day it would eventually happen. Janiece and I have been blogging friends for over a year now, meeting through her sister Darlene. Darlene and I have been able to get together a few times during my trips to Phoenix, but being that Janiece lives in Idaho, I knew this would be a little tricky and would have to be orchestrated.
In May, Janiece had a heart transplant in Salt Lake City and has been staying in Utah with her brother and his family. I knew this would be my chance to finally meet her so we drove a different route home from Colorado, going through Salt Lake City this time. When we arrived in SLC, I read a message from Darlene on Facebook saying they were now back in Idaho! Oh my gosh, my heart sank!
We decided to stay in SLC for a few days anyway, taking in some sights and even meeting up with a dear friend from CA for dinner. I was bummed to say the least about Janiece but then I got the best message ever. As it turned out, Janiece had to be back in SLC for a doctor's appointment on Thursday. It looked like we were going to be able to meet in person after all! We made plans to meet for lunch!
On our drive to the restaurant, I remember thinking how I wasn't nervous at all. Here I was meeting someone I had never met before, yet I cared and knew so much about. I was meeting a sister of the heart!
Meeting Janiece was everything and more than I had imagined, plus, I even got to meet and visit with her daughter Kira and SIL Sergio who are here from Argentina. I've seen so many photos and read about Kira and Sergio so this was a hugh treat for me. And if that weren't enough, my sweet sister of the heart Darlene was there also with her adorable little son. I tell you I hit the jackpot! I can't even begin to tell you the joy I felt being with these incredible people. It was a dream come true and I will carry around these memories for a long time to come!
In true blogging fashion, pictures had to be taken! Here is a picture of myself with my sisters of the heart, Darlene and Janiece. In front of Cafe Rio no less, another wish come true!
Not the best picture of myself but a treasure just the same. I have to ask though, what is up with all that wind in Utah!? You might as well just not brush your hair at all in the morning!
This is a picture of the beautiful newlyweds, Kira and Sergio, with Darlene's son Ham in the background...
Thank you Janiece, Darlene, Ham, Kira, and Sergio for wonderful time spent. It was a wish come true!
21 comments:
Hi Linda...Oh you were so lucky to meet one of your best blogging friends....I have a few ladies around the country in Colorado, Ohio and Michigan that I know for sure I will meet them one of these days....it's so funny how without ever meeting them they still feel like family...like you have known them all your life...isn't that the wonderful thing about blogging...finding people you have so much in common with..I love it!!
yay for blogging friends!
finley is sitting on my lap (yes it is midnight! she took a power nap, i thought she was down for the night....nope!) and she saw the picture of jake at the top of your blog and she squeeled and leaned and reached for him@@@@@ i think she thinks he is cute!
HI LINDA!!!!
Some day, I will have to write you a personal letter about my Blgging friends, It is personal and I want to share it with you outside of here!!!Blogging friends are a so special and so unique and I understand EVERYTHING you said!!!I think my life without my blogging friends (especially last year) would be so empty, the friendships I make here everyday are so important to me!!!!
I will e-mail you my story or perhaps maybe even call you sometime!!!!Or if we meet up here in Phx I can talk in person, even better!!!!
hugs to you,
jamie
so glad you got to meet your sister/friend from the heart!!!
What a great opportunity and such fun photos! I am so happy you were able to arrange the get-together. Happy 4th.
Glad you got to meet! Looks like a nice visit! happy 4th!
Well, that's fun! I am hoping to meet up with a couple of blog friends this year...we have some tentative plans so maybe.
Happy 4th!
I know exactly what you mean, since I just got to meet one of my blogging friends. People asked if i wasn't concerned about meeting someone I didn't know, but i said - I do know her!
I'm happy for you!
Oh Linda you are soooo lucky! Yes I have several blogging friends that I would love to meet someday and I am sure that I will! I am so happy for you, Happy Fourth of July to you!
Love Di ♥
What a wonderful opportunity to meet blogging friends! I'm glad Janiece is doing better after having heart surgery!
You captured the Salt Lake Temple beautifully in your last post!
Take care!
Hi Linda,
Janiece commented on my very FIRST posts. It's so awesome that you were able to meet her! Love the photo of you and friends:) I hope that someday we can meet!
Glad you trip is going well and Happy 4th of July to you.
Warmly,
Deb :)
I am so jealous! I'd have loved to have come to meet the 3 of you. I've enjoyed each of your blog since almost the beginning of my blogging days. Glad you all had a great time!
How wonderful that this all worked out. I know exactly how you feel. Living in FL and near a huge destination vacation like Disneyworld I've been able to meet several bloggers. I'm so excited that in another week I'll be meeting another blogger.
Your vacation was simply fantastic!
Awesome and what fun to meet your blogging friends.
Susan
How cool that you got to take that little trip to SLC and meet some great blogging friends. I agree, some really cool relationships can be developed through blogging.
It doesn't ALWAYS blow in Utah...but more then I'd like it to. That doesn't even compare to the winds I put up with here in Alberta (groan)
You are pretty short Linda.
but a cutey.
Now I need to scroll down and catch up on some of your other posts.
You put into words here perfectly what so many of us bloggers feel!
It is great to meet blogging friends - I have had the opportunity to meet several and have felt the same way - Not nervous because I was meeting people I cared about and already knew - What a wonderful thing!
So glad you hit the jackpot and got to meet some of your favorite women!!!
What a sweet story with a happy ending. I like your term sisters of the heart :).
Meeting blog friends in real life is one of the best experiences ever. I have yet to meet one and have my expectations not met.
Yay for you!
How fun for you!! And isn't it silly, that Lene lives practically down the street from me and we have yet to hook up? Hopefully once summer is over and life calms down, we'll finally do it.
Linda, I have been catching up on my blog reading all afternoon and I just love this story. My daughter and I were fortunate to meet our blogging friends, Nanny and Solar last year and who would ever have thought that we would be doing anything like this? It is just so awesome, this strange little world of blogging. I am so glad you were able to meet up with one of your blogworld friends, too.
I'll be keeping up with the Jenny Craig progress. I was looking at the Metabolic Research ad this afternoon! Law, I don't know what to do about these pounds... without running, they have been creeping up and up! Good luck to you with your efforts!
And, the situation with nursing is so sad... and scary. Take care of yourself.
Linda...blogging friends are the nicest ones to meet. What fun!
Glad you were able to meet up after all.
Connie
Some how I never saw this post.
But, I cried reading it.
That was truly an amazing day.
I agree that we are truly sisters of the heart.
Love ya
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