There are some very insightful, witty, wonderful bloggers in St. Louis. And on Saturday I was lucky enough to meet up with two of them.

Stephanie, Melissa and I got together for some Chinese food. If you read both women’s blogs, you know they are engaging writers. In real life? They are both sassy, eloquent, intelligent women who are A LOT of fun.

I met Stephanie a few weeks ago. We had such a great time, we couldn’t wait to get together and meet other local bloggers. It turns out that a few other chickies couldn’t make it. While we were bummed, we were also very excited about meeting Melissa.

Melissa has got fantastic skin. And her voice! Its like the auditory equivalent to my favorite chocolate — very soothing, rich, and smooth. Her mannerisms — the way she will tilt her head at times and the look in her eyes as she’s delivering a witty remark — remind me of Marc’s sister Nicole. And I ADORE Nicole. So in the first moments of meeting Melissa I knew she’d be very entertaining and I’d love talking to her.

The three of us talked about our sons, art, and traded labor stories. Melissa works for the St. Louis Art Museum. And she’s been working on some amazing projects. (I found myself on the edge of my seat, while listening.) We talked about our blogs, neighbors, other peoples’ blogs and admired a most beautiful 8-week-old girl next to us.

We also talked about all of the things we’d like to blog about but can’t for various reasons. That was a very interesting, lively topic. Although this was my first meeting with Melissa and second with Stephanie, it felt like we’ve been friends for years. We already knew so much about each other from reading each other’s blogs. The conversation was easy, brisk, and intimate.

After four hours of “lunch” we had to get going. Again, the time flew by. But this time my back wasn’t aching. (Three cheers for this little thingee Marc bought years ago that is supposed to be used by a medical professional and NOT by people like us. Will have to blog about it later.)

We begrudgingly said our good-byes and promised to get together again soon. I had a stupid, big grin on my face the whole way home and for hours afterwards.

So thanks Stephanie and Melissa. You made my week.

And also, Jaelithe, Andrea, Allison, Linlee, Jlynn, and others? We hope to meet up with you soon.

Oh and my blog won’t post photos right now for some reason. But I’m working on fixing that.