As most of you know, I had a "significant" birthday just recently. Well, one of my very good bloggy friends, Lindsay, from The Cross-Stitch House sent me a special birthday surprise in the mail all the way from England!
Isn't that the cutest tote bag you've ever seen? I just love it! I'm always in need of a bag to put all of my "stuff" in, so it's being put to very good use. What means more to me than the actual bag is the thought that went into it. Thank you so much, Lindsay, for thinking of me on my birthday and for going out of your way to make it extra memorable.
About a week ago, Lindsay sent me an e-mail asking if it would be alright for her and her daughter, Jessica, to give Abby and me a phone call. Abby and Jessica are pen pals and they've been having the best time writing back and forth to each other. Abby and I were thrilled, to say the least, at the chance to, finally, be able to hear their voices! So, we arranged for them to call us yesterday afternoon around 2:30 PM, which was 7:30 PM their time.
The phone rang and I, excitedly, picked it up and said, "Hello?" I heard the sweetest accent coming from Lindsay on the other end! It was almost as though we'd been friends for many years. The conversation flowed so easily! I could have listened to her speak all day long! We talked for several minutes, then it was the girl's turn. They didn't seem to have any problem carrying on a conversation, either. Just like long-lost friends.
So, Lindsay and Jessica....from the bottom of our hearts...thank you for being such wonderful and thoughtful friends. Being able to talk with you yesterday made our day! Who knows, maybe sometime, we'll even have the chance to meet! Now, wouldn't that be FUN? I do have one question to ask...did Abby and I sound like a couple of country bumpkins? LOL!
"Make new friends and keep the old, one is silver and the other gold." ~Girl Scouts Motto
22 comments:
What wonderful blogging friendships you have made! There are so many nice people and I've met a handful of my blogger friends- all special people! That would be fun if your girls can meet!
What sweet sweet friends! I never would have thought when I started my blog 5 months ago how many wonderful friends I would make :)
Hi April
Jessica and I were really delighted to have spoken to you and Abby yesterday. We loved your accents too and NO you do not sound like country bumpkins! You both have the loveliest voices and we could have listened to you all day too. We enjoy your vlogs very much and Jessica especially likes'Granny'! I really hope that one day we can all meet and I have a feeling that we will. Until then we continue to enjoy our friendship with you and Abby through blogging and writing letters. I can't explain Jessica's excitement when she gets mail from Abby.
Glad you liked the bag and had a good birthday.
Lindsay
x
Cute!!!
Bloggy friends are truly wonderful!
Lindsay is the absolute sweetest! We adore her and consider her family part of our family.:) I can see why she loves you! You and your family are very special to me, too.:) Lori
WOW what a darling bag!
Yes...bloggy friends are great and I know I have met some of the nicest people from blogging!
Happy Late Birthday...
~Hugs
Tina
Lindsay and Jessica already knew how you sounded if they follow your blog because you've recorded your voices on your video posts.
That's so sweet. I love my bloggy friends too!
Of course you did, you live in jojah. LOL All of us down here in da south tahk liik dat. :)
Love and Prayers,
Tim
This is awesome, April!! I'm so happy all of you were able to speak to each other. Sometimes when I am blogging, I look out the window and see people walking down the street, talking and laughing and I think "What AM I doing???". But it is real, just as being a pen pal. And sometimes these friendships do go on to be more than just writing and photos!
xoxo
Jane
I really enjoy the friendships I have made through just some tapping on the ole keyboard. Sometimes, it's the sweetest, genuine comments that you receive that make your day, isn't it?!
.mac :)
Hi April
What a lovely bag and thats such a nice surprise and you were able to speak to each other too. Thats so much fun. Nice that your daughters write back and forth too.
You can meet so many wonderful people blogging...thank you for sharing and I hope you had a fabulous birthday!
Judi
Oh how fun!
Yes I too have been so blessed my my Blogging Friends~
aww that's so wonderful! Ella and I love Lindsay & Jessica too :)
What a fun time talking to Lindsay and Jessica on the phone! That was so sweet of her to send you that bag.♥
Great April and Abby for becoming such good friends through blogging.
I met a lady from England five years ago and they are truely special to me...we met through American Idol website but now we have a great site where we just chat. They have had a get together and she came from England back in June. There are 13 of us and it feels like we have known each other for so long.
We need to get all our Georgia friends and those on the border of the other states to plan a weekend meeting after the holidays if not before. It would be so neat since there are quite a few of us around here...Savannah sounds like a great place to meet or Macon...but Savannah sounds better.
What cha think?
Awww, that is so sweet!
How fun April, I've just recently received a birthday package from Lindsay too as well as a surprise birthday phone call which I loved. I'm going to blog about it very soon--still catching up from being out of town for the better part of a week!
Awesome bag!!
I am thankful for my bloggy friendships too! Especially you and Lindsay! She is always so thoughtful. Miss M and Jessica are penpals too! :) The world of blogging can take you anywhere to meet people you'd never expect, and I'm so grateful for that too!
WOW! How nice! I just love Lindsay and her sweet daughter, Jessica!
Cute bag! What a sweet gift! How awesome that you all talked on the phone!
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