Going on the Road

I may have some traveling to do in the next 12 months or so, as one friend will be getting married,sometime in the late spring or early summer, and the Garden Bloggers may meet in Chicago next fall. Both trips are ones I am looking forward to, for different reasons. Both trips are going to be mixtures of new and familiar, known and unknown people and places.

Ironically, I have known my friend for about 5 years, but have never met her in person. I met her one late night/early morning between Christmas and New Year's, playing pool on Yahoo. I thought I was pretty good at pool...till I met Vi. She'd just had a baby, very prematurely, wasn't feeling very well...and she whupped my sorry ass at pool.

It was embarasskin', I tell ya, downright embarasskin'...

We've been through a lot online, more than you'd think.

The Chicago trip will not be to a place I've never been before, and I actually know someone who lives there (Hi Leslie!), I lived close to Chicago one cold winter (I hate snow!), and I will have met some of the gardeners who might attend the meet.

I'm going to have to save up for both trips. I've started a small change bank, where I'll empty my pockets every night, and hopefully can add a few dollars here and there as I can. Humm... I should probably promote my Cafe Press stuff too, and if you should notice some posts that refer to some odd things, like cheap hotels , or other links...well. Just know it's going to a good cause.