We leave on vacation tomorrow. There is camping involved, so there’s a lot to do.
I am running around moving things here and there, adding things to the list, checking the list, doing laundry.
BAH!
Yes, we’re excited to see Mount Rushmore and Yellowstone! I am nervous about leaving my home, spot on the couch, my wifi (SERIOUS PANIC HERE!), computer, and cats. I’m sure the pool, which I have been working on keeping clear and gross-free, will be a mess when we return.
But that is nothing. I’ve done all that before. And I survived.
This trip is different because we are stopping (TOMORROW NIGHT! RED ALERT) so I can visit – face-to-face! – a friend I ‘met’ on Twitter about a year ago. RENA!
I AM SO EXCITED!
AND NERVOUS!
What if she doesn’t like me? What if we sit there staring awkwardly at the floor? What if putting two Twitter friends together in reality (let’s be honest I don’t like it there) will make the world explode?
Comfortably conversing with people over the Internet from my couch is my happy place. I can edit all my thoughts so I don’t sound like the true idiot I am. I can sensor my words so I can be cool. That will be taken away from me. I’ve seen pics of her, but really I don’t know how tall she is. What if I’ve been pronouncing her name wrong in my head this entire time? I’ve never actually heard her speak? Will she sound like I imagine?
This reality thing is serious beeeezzzneezzz, people.
*flails*
*takes a breath*
Anyway…
I’m sure it will be awesome, because Rena is a fairy queen and incredibly nice and super supportive. Stalk… I mean follow her on Twitter @originallyrena. Because.
And we will not let fear conquer us. Another Twitter friend Jamie Adams blogged so beautifully about fear http://jamieadamswriting.wordpress.com/2014/07/09/about-fear-and-the-things-beyond/ … go read it. And then follow her on Twitter @Jamie_Adams22. I get to meet her too later this month!
AH! All the new things! I have dreams of how magical this could be. A fantastic new friendship beyond the boundaries of the computer. I WILL BE AWESOME!
I think.
I will return a better me. All who face their fears will be.
