Look who I found in the little town of Micanopy, Florida, today!
Yes, these are two of our favorite bloggy friends,
Barbara from Sweet Tea and Sandals and Terri from Your Friend From Florida!
And here we are, trying to do a selfie. I wish I could have done something about that double chin, but it was the way I was standing...you understand...and it's the steroids I'm on from the epidural this past week in my neck...you understand, right? LOL. But you can see we were quite happy to be together, and couldn't wait to find someone to take our picture so we just tried to do it ourselves.
After walking around looking in a few shops, we decided it was time to eat lunch, and guess who joined us????
Yes, that is Lily Grace, another famous bloggy friend from The Adventures of Lily Grace...and she was so excited to meet Terri and Barbara, two of her favorite blogging friends!
Finally we found a nice lady from the cafe' to take our picture while we were eating lunch. And I must say, Lily Grace was the star of the show. Several people stopped by our table to say hello to her, and she very politely responded back to them.
It was a rather warm day, with a heat advisory in place, so we really didn't want to spend much time outside. Here is the only picture I took of one of the little shops, and mainly because it was so interesting with the huge oak tree growing out of the top of it. You may see this picture again on our other friends' posts, because we all took a picture of the same thing!
After lunch Lily Grace and I said our farewells to Barbara and Terri and we headed back home. They may have stayed and done some more shopping, so perhaps their posts will have more interesting pictures to share. However, I did find this YouTube video online about the movie "Doc Hollywood", which was filmed in Micanopy over 20 years ago with Michael J. Fox as the star. This is a video showing the different locations in town where the movie was filmed, so I figured this would be better than any pictures I could take, if you feel like watching. I've never seen the movie before, but now I want to.
All in all it was a wonderful day, and it was so much fun to be with some very special friends from here in blogland. We all agreed it would be so much fun to meet more of our blogging friends somehow somewhere sometime.
A special thank you to Barbara, who orchestrated this event today. It was a wonderful break from our usual routines, and a time filled with joy and laughter and thankfulness for good friends.
Thank You, Lord, for special friends like all of YOU out there.
Have a blessed Sunday tomorrow.
Love,
Pam and Lily Grace
How wonderful, all of you look great. So glad you were able to get together and enjoy being blog friends!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Mary. It is wonderful to hear from you again...I do miss seeing you here in "blogland", and it would be even better to see you in person some day. Yes, we had a wonderful time together. God is so good to give us that opportunity. We are blessed.
DeleteOh Pam, you 3 are the cutest! I didn't even notice any double chin for the dazzling smiles. Florida's still on my radar -- some of the best people live there, don't-cha know!
ReplyDeleteSo happy everything came together for a good time; y'all were definitely in my thoughts!
Thank you, Myra. We had such a lovely visit...and if you ever do make it to Florida, be sure to let us know so we can plan to meet somehow! That would be such a treat! And Lily Grace would really love to meet you too!!!
DeleteI already met Myra and it would be so fun to have her here for a blogging friends get-together!!
DeleteOh, how wonderful! You all look absolutely wonderful and it was a delight to see the three of you together. So happy that this worked out! Looks like you had a lovely time.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! We truly did have a wonderful time...it was a blessing to be sure. To be able to see each other face to face and give each other real hugs after a long difficult year was truly a joy. God is so good to bring us together, both here in "blogland" and especially in person.
DeleteThree beautiful ladies but especially their hearts. I am so glad y'all go to enjoy lunch together with Miss Lily Grace.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sandy. We had such a wonderful time together and Lily Grace truly loved meeting these special ladies for the first time. I love how God has caused our paths to cross out here in "blogland", and then again in real time. We are blessed to have such friends here. Been thinking about you and your sweet family this week. I am off to read your post now.
DeleteVery nice blog post, Pam! We thoroughly enjoyed our visit with you and Lily Grace!
ReplyDeleteIt was a wonderful day, Barbara, and I can't wait to see your post and Terri's too. Thank you so much for orchestrating this meeting. It was VERY special...and Lily Grace loved meeting you face to face. (((hugs))) and love to you and Terri today!
DeletePS Thanks for posting the YouTube video of comparing Micanopy then and now. It's very helpful and so enjoyable!
DeleteWell this was SO nice to see the three of you all in one place! I didn't notice anything in that first picture but three happy faces. Thank you for sharing!
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Thank you, Della. That is so kind of you to say, and yes we were three happy faces..."three amigas!" It was wonderful to be together and to give each other big hugs after a very difficult year, especially for both of them. But God is so good, and He gives us joy for the journey of life.
DeleteOh, I can see you had a wonderful time with these friends. Meeting a blogging friend in person is just so special.
ReplyDeleteThank you Ruth. Yes, it was a wonderful time, and these ladies are so special. They've both had a difficult year, but God is helping them day by day, and it was so wonderful to get out and "play". I just love our blogging friends, both near and far!!
DeleteHow exciting to meet in real life! But I will give you a tip: When a person sees themselves in a picture, they pick it apart and they see things others don't even notice! I see three wonderful bloggers with sweet faces, is what I see, in that selfie! It's a trick of the mind to find fault with ones image, I believe! But of course Lily Grace could look all day and not find a flaw, real or imagined! I loved all the pics and especially the oak draped in Spanish Moss!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Holly. You are very kind and yes, you are right. I shouldn't be so self conscious. It's just that I've been gaining a little extra weight lately, and when I see myself in a picture I realize that I need to get to work on it before it takes over! LOL. But we did have such a wonderful time and Lily Grace was definitely a hit with everyone who saw her! It would be so wonderful to meet you and our other special friends some day!!
DeleteWhat a blessing to spend time with Terri and Barbara, Pamela! I think the selfie of the three of you is wonderful, too. Maybe, one day, I'll be in Florida and can meet up with everyone, too.
ReplyDeleteGoing to watch that movie trailer. :)
Blessings!
ALL of you look marvelous! I am so glad you met up, thank you for the smiles.
ReplyDeleteSuch sweet pictures..lovely smiling faces...What a pleasure for all of you to visit together!
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Linda
Meet Ups are fun, aren't they?! And it's so wonderful to see all y'alls smiling faces. Glad you're feeling better too.
ReplyDeleteBlessings. xx
How awesome for you guys. I've met a few blog friends in person. It's fun!
ReplyDeleteOh, how fun! I am so glad you all were able to get together for some shopping and lunch...and I am sure loads of laughter. I've only met a couple of blogging friends over the years, but hope to meet more one day.
ReplyDeleteI had to wait until I got home and had my computer, Pam, but loved reading your post about our visit! It was such a good time! AND, I am to happy that your neck is so much better! You look great!! xo
ReplyDeleteOh wonderful! Lovely to see you and Barb together. I have seen Terri all over Blogdom, but have never had the pleasure of officially meeting. It is always a joy to meet our Blogging buddies.
ReplyDeleteYou girls had so much fun! I am a little jealous though......But, Oh, it made my heart swell with delight that you all could enjoy one another for a day. How fun. Hugs and blessings, Cindy
ReplyDeletePam: This sounds like fun. I had never heard of Micanopy before. My mother grew up in Kissimmee and Crescent City. Both of them seemed like old towns but then I was 11 years old at the time. Glad you had and Lily Grace had a wonderful time.
ReplyDeleteSuch fun! I'm so glad you all shared your time together with us here on your blog. Wonderful!
ReplyDeleteIt is always so much fun to meet another blogger in person and there you are having lunch with two. Loved your smiles and knowing you were having a great time together.
ReplyDeleteGod bless and happy travels.
What a nice day you all must have had! Great pictures of you all.
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