Lunch with Jen

Jen and her family finally made it! They got a bit lost on the way (new territory), but it was so great to meet her, Dave, Madelaine and Carter. Thankfully they survived my cooking.. :-) Even seemed to enjoy it!

It's funny how bloggers can connect suddenly in person. If we were to meet as non-bloggers on the street it would be a dance of getting-to-know you, a circling to find similarities to build on. But us bloggers just dive right in there as if we've been talking forever. Sure there are some aspects of "meet someone new" that are the same, blogger or not - but with writing online in common, with a chance to have gotten to know each other through words on the screen, without fail it's been a simple transition into carrying on a conversation we haven't actually started yet! Strange to try explain, but that's how it goes.

From here Jen and co are off to Knysna - a couple of hours drive away and a different world in terms of landscape and experience. South Africa is such a vastly-differing country from one end to another that you could go everywhere and still be surprised by its variety. I have no doubt they'll love it.

So what's Jen like? AMAZING. As is the rest of her family. She has this comfortable, beautiful vibe that just flows out of every pore - exactly as she is in cyberspace, but more so. I'm so honoured that she stopped by to say hi.

So here's us - Jen, Madelaine and me - and a free shot of my Landy while we're at it. :-)