We had lived in Utah for about a month when I decided to search for bloggers in my town again. This time, Lara's was the first one I came across. She was very friendly, and I didn't feel uncomfortable reading her blog. I wondered whether she would be uncomfortable knowing someone she didn't know was reading her blog, so at first I just lurked. A couple of weeks later, however, she wrote a post about a woman in her ward spotting a tarantula when she was weeding her garden.
I had only lived in Cedar City for six weeks. I had no idea there were tarantulas here. It completely and utterly terrified me that I might see a tarantula in my own yard. So...I got brave and left Lara a comment:
Okay, you're totally freaking me out...I just found your blog (love it, by the way), and I just moved to Cedar City from Iowa last month. DON'T tell me there are tarantulas!!! I have been freaking out by all of the little daddy long legs I keep finding in my house. And now I have to watch for black widows, hobo spiders, and tarantulas?!? Should I move back to Iowa???
Oh, and my name is Erin. Nice to meet you!
Of course, Lara had to come over and see who this 'Erin' was that was commenting on her blog for the first time...and that, my friends, is the beginning of a great friendship. We have since gone out to lunch, gotten together and let our kids play with each other while we visited, and made cupcake pops together. Now, Lara is moving across the country, but I am so glad we will still have our blogs to help us keep in touch.
Good luck, Lara. I wish you the best.
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Speaking of blogging, Erin blogs at If You Give a Mom a Moment, and is an awesome friend. Not only is her blog fun and insightful, but you can learn a lot about how to be a better blogger from Erin. She is one of the nicest people you'll ever meet, and I can say that, because I've met her. I'm thankful daily that Erin read my post about tarantulas and other creepy crawlies and commented on it. As hard as it was for me to live in Cedar City, Erin made the last year a little bit easier for me, and I will miss her muchly. But not as much as I might, because I will have her blog to keep me company.
Great guest post! So nice you guys could meet up and also become IRL friends.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great story! We make great friends in the funniest places! We truly are sisters!
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how the blog world can bring people together. I'm already missing Lara, and I've met her in person ONCE.
ReplyDeleteGreat friends lurk into your life in so many different ways... LOL
ReplyDeleteGreat post about how you met. I'll definitely be visiting you Erin!
What a great way to meet a new friend! I don't know if I would have thought to Google people's blogs.
ReplyDeleteGood post- quite nice to 'meet' you Erin!
ReplyDeleteI guess I hadn't put together that you two would be friends. Cool! I am not a spider fan either, and am finding myself really not easing into it at all. But I am from the east, where there are critters everywhere you look. So, I guess it is a trade off.
ReplyDeleteI love making bloggy friends. But I don't have any local blog friends. When I talk about my blog most people think I'm crazy. But for me it has made me happy so, I think they are crazy. :)
ReplyDeleteBoo, I hate everyone that hangs out with you IRL. It's completely unfair.
ReplyDeleteIt could also be that it's 12 am and I'm tired.
Although, I would freak out about spiders too.
Ugh--I remember when I first heard there were tarantulas up here in Willard--I was not happy.
ReplyDeleteOooh. I hate tarantulas or any spider for that matter. I mean h.a.t.e not dislike. I have no problem whatsoever flushing one down the toilet.
ReplyDelete(Erin has become a dear bloggy friend to me as well. I'm excited & scared to meet her one day. Mostly because I might look like a hobbitt next to her)
Spiders are the worst...in any size.
ReplyDeleteI adore Erin, she is a GREAT friend and blogger!