A Weekend Enjoyed
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This weekend shaped up to be the kind I really like. We took Sun to Storyland in City Park yesterday. I don’t recall any special visit to Storyland as a child, but I remember always finding the place magical. It’s a place designed solely for children–a “fairytale theme park”–where kids can climb on things and run and scream and really enjoy being a kid. As an adult, the place isn’t as enchanting. But knowing Sun will soon find its magic and that that magic will cast its spell over her for years to come is still really exciting.
Then I watched some Oscar movies–”There Will Be Blood,” “Atonement,” and “Michael Clayton.” Add those to “Juno” and “No Country for Old Men” that I also recently saw and I have now seen all five movies nominated for best film. Did I mention I have an eight-month old? Do you know how impossible it is for me to watch a movie? And so watching three in two days is quite remarkable. Now I just need to figure a way to watch the Oscars.
We also returned to Angelo Brocato’s for gelato and had our Sunday brunch with friends (although I was cranky to have gotten to the restaurant and seated after our friends already had their food). But Amber won me over with her discussion of her fine jewelry.
But the highlight of my weekend was doing something I’ve never done before. I’ve tried now several times and failed. But not today. Today, I met a fellow blogger, Katie from Overflowing Brain. She posted about being nervous to meet me (!), about taking care about her appearance. And I was nervous, too (and took care about what I wore). It’s the closest thing I’ve had to a first date in over a decade and it unnerved me a bit.
I love Katie’s blog and I was worried that (a) she’d not like me in person as much as anonymously or (b) it’d be too weird to carry on a live conversation. What would we talk about? (“So, hi, Katie. Wanna show me your scar and I’ll show you Sun’s hemangioma?”)
Once we sat down and started to just, you know, talk, things were very fluid. There were no awkward silences or moments of regret (even with our disagreeing about “No Country for Old Men”). She’s really someone I like, even more so in person. And honestly, I didn’t think about the possibility of her spilling tea on me even once. I think I have a new, real friend.
Eee! I had so much fun, and I’m pretty sure that The Fiance would get along with CS really well, which means that it must happen again sometime soon.
We should probably start planning soon, considering that it took months to coordinate a cup of tea!
Oh how fun!! It sounds like a great weekend!!
Keith Urban concert in Biloxi. How about the one after that?
Surprising how nervous we can be about meeting fellow bloggers. I’ve only had the opportunity to do it once, and it was a roaring success. It was like meeting an instant friend; for there was months and months of reading her blog and commenting back and forth, so there was “history” of sorts before our actual first date.
Sounds like a fabulous weekend… the park sounded like lots of fun too. I love all that fantasy/fairy tale stuff. The last movie I saw was “The Simpsons.” I’ve got to get out more.
Hmmmm…I wonder how a woman with an 8 month old got to see so many movies? There is more magic in the world than just at City Park.
Glad you had fun and glad we were not the source of your “mood” Sunday. And we were still eating when you got your food. No worries.
Sounded like a wonderful weekend. I too met a fellow blogger a few months back and felt the same way. That said, we are best of friends now.
I’m jealous that you got to meet Katie! I’d love to but living in Maine makes that quite difficult!
Hallie
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Storyland is magical for kids. I still have a key from back in the ’80′s.
It is fun to meet fellow bloggers…at least you know you have writing in common!
how wonderful that you got to meet a blogger friend! i’m so jealous!! i think that is awesome!
xoxo
Alright so when is girl’s night again? Greta at KissMyGumbo is in too.
Dang, I’ve have only met Greta so far. It was freaky too. We were at the Seafood Festival watching Papillion with our kids. Standing right next to each other. I knew about Soldier’s Angels from reading her blog. Also knew she would be there that weekend. I noticed this pretty pin she was wearing (for SA) and inquired. As soon as she said “Soldier’s Angels” I knew who she was!
Sorry we didn’t meet at the parade that day! Bummer.
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