Remember being in 8th grade? And one day the “cool kids” invite you to their table. On one hand, you’re super nervous but also excited. But on the other hand you can’t figure out for the life of you WHY they’ve asked you to join them. So you assume it must be their good deed of the day to suffer your company. And you’re scared they’re going to see what a dork you truly are and then ask you to leave?
No? Just me? (Awkward pause. Blushes. Ah, ok then.)

Friday night I had the great fortune to met up with the supercool St. Louis blogging babes Dana, Reba, and Jaelithe. I was so nervous, that first martini was imbibed in less than 10 minutes. (And it was awfully gracious for the ladies to pretend not to notice.)

But my nervousness quickly faded. These women are warm, witty, sweet, smart, fun, fascinating and so very, very pretty! Jaelithe is a soft-spoken, gentle soul who’s compassionate and very articulate. Reba is lively and enthusiastic with a wonderful sense of adventure. Dana is very animated, energetic, feisty and charismatic.

And all three have such pretty, pretty hair! I felt like I was busting up what could have been a shampoo commercial. I wish we could have talked for six more hours — I found myself on the edge of my seat the entire time.

There is something amazing about getting together with fellow bloggers — especially if you read them on a regular basis. You get to know their sense of humor, interests, and where they are in their life journey. So when you meet them you can jump right into topics that you know are of interest to everyone. You can discuss issues you don’t feel comfortable blogging about. You can ask the questions you’ve been dying to ask.

What’s great is the (in my experience thus far) unspoken understanding that conversations about the unblogable stuff are confidential. So you are able to speak freely and the experience feels more like catching up with old friends than meeting up with new ones. And the bonus? When you read their posts later, you have a voice to put with the written words. And you can picture their gestures or facial expressions too. How cool is that!

All in all, a fabulous night. Hope we can get together again soon. And hope Raquita, Stephanie, Melissa, Michelle, Linlee, Jenn, Kristie, and Andrea, Nancy can join us next time!