Life is full, life is good!

OK before I get to the good stuff—KMae keep your pants on!—I would like to say that I have a bit of good news. I got into the NYC seminary! Now as excited as I am about this, there is still the decision of where I will actually go. Confused? Well, the other school in CT won’t let me know if I’m accepted until March 15, and truth be told, I am not yet clear about which school would be best for me, which means that there will be a tad more agida for the next few weeks as I sort through my pro and con list while listening to the Spirit and my heart.

Now on to last weekend and the Blog get together at Sassy and Fran’s. First, may I say that they are the consummate hosts! From the moment I walked in the door, I was in heaven—beautiful location, gorgeous home that was perfectly decorated to make anyone feel instantly at home, warm and generous hostesses, and food food food!

Now I’d had the privilege of meeting Sassy and Fran before so I wasn’t nervous about meeting them—but I must confess to a tad of trepidation about meeting the rest of the gang. (Yes, I am an introvert—INFJ to be specific.) But silly me! What a great bunch of women—the overflow of estrogen was a truly heady thing! (Sorry KMae, but I don’t have any pics; you are just going to have to be there next time!)

It’s such a fun thing to be able to hear the online voices in a whole new way. Sassy is the very essence of warmth as is Fran; Tropopause is just as smart in person but with a southern gentleness that is completely engaging; Courtney is a southern version of sweet and sassy; Syd is Syd but in an understated gentle kind of way; K, Syd's wife is shy at first but once she gets comfortable, can you say “life of the party?”; Weese has the most delightful dry sense of humor and I’m sorry I didn’t get to talk to her until the end of the party; D., Weese’s wife, seems like kindness itself and I’m sorry we didn’t get a chance to chat more; Wen is exuberant and a definite extrovert; Suburban Lesbian is also very outgoing and engaging (aside: these 2 lovely ladies also went to the trouble of bringing everyone a little present from their native state, with commemorative cards…very very thoughtful!); S, sister of SL was so interesting—an ex-Buddhist nun and very gifted artist; Emerald Pillows was warm and we unfortunately didn’t get a chance to really chat—next time E!; Maxine didn’t get a chance to chat with you either but I’m glad you were there; Bent Fabric is not only a vocabulary geek as evidenced by her posts but also a most irresistible small child; Kitty Litter has a wicked sense of humor and kept us all laughing; L, KL’s wife is a sweetheart and it was a joy to watch her with their little one (with whom I fell completely in love!); hmm, who did I miss…oh yes, Amanda, Trop’s and C’s daughter, she was a total trouper hanging in there when she was sick all weekend, and the total antithesis of the bratty teenager—a complete delight! All in all a great group of ladies! It was a blast!