Meeting an old friend.

A self-portrait in the rain @ Sturbridge Village.

I love getting together with old friends. It can be very comforting and warm-hearted to speak to someone that is part of your history and past. This Friday, I loaded the kids in the car and headed to Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts to meet one of these "old friends". The only catch to this meet was that we had never actually "met" face-to-face. We met through the blogging world sometime ago and became fast blogging friends. I lived in Montreal and she in the New England area, which made this blog meet perfect - as now we are both living in the NE.

I would have never of thought that blogging would have opened a pathway to meeting fantastically wonderful people like Amanda. I have had the opportunity to meet several "old friends" through my blog and consider it an honor to have been able to make that face-to-face connection. Here is a look at our fun outing through photos:

A door with a view.

The Sturbridge on sight pottery studio.

The "let's hide" before I take their photo game.

Goofing off in the old sturbridge school house.

Talking it up with the locals.

Playing games.

Amanda's kids, my kids (minus our babies) and our family friend all thrown in together...

My girls keep asking me when we are going to see each other again. It was a wonderful opportunity to meet Amanda. She was warm-hearted and I felt completely at ease, even though we had never met before this adventure. The rain came halfway through our walk through Sturbridge, but I would have to say - it didn't dampen any one's spirits.

Have you met any of your blogging friends?