You guys!!!
I got to meet a blogger in real life!
On Thursday, October 13, 2022, my son and I got to meet Betty who has, https://chambersontheroad.com, and her husband Dan.
How cool is that?
We met at a cute cafe not far from their campsite, an hour north of our house. When we walked into the restaurant, it was like coming home.
We were met with smiles and gifts. They bought our lunch. We ate, laughed, told stories, and laughed some more.
Afterwards, we met at their campsite. I thought we’d maybe stay an hour. We stayed four! We played games, went for walks, took nature photos, and told more stories.
It was a really great day!
Gratitude:
- that I found Betty’s blog months ago on a search for camping/ hiking blogs
- that through writing/reading each other’s posts, it made the awkwardness of meeting someone new not as awkward
- for the sunny, but windy, afternoon
- for Dan’s help playing Yahtzee
- for learning to play Rummikub- it’s really fun
- for walking around the campsite and seeing Halloween decorations other campers had out
- for their hospitality
- for hearing about driving adventures, the Million Mile Van, movie stars, and the 300 game
- Betty’s yellow shirt
- that our jackets almost matched
- for hugs and pictures at the end
Miracle photos:
on a tree that we saw on a walk
we saw on our walk
If Dan and Betty happen to read this, thank you for a wonderful day! We really enjoyed it!
If you like reading about camping, Pickleball, cast iron fried donuts, recipes, and other adventures, maybe have a look at Betty’s blog, it’s really great!
Thank you for reading! Hope you have a sunny Saturday!
Jessica
© COPYRIGHT 2022 Unmeasured Journeys
** all writing and photography were done by me
Unmeasured Journeys 
That’s exciting – Anne has met three different bloggers that we mutually follow and wrote posts about the meeting.
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Oh wow! That’s cool!
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How fun! I love playing Rummikub! One of my favorite games.
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Hi. You do??? That’s totally math!!! Thank you- it was a great day.
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Meeting a blogger in person is one of the best experiences! I’m thrilled that you had such a perfect day.
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Hi Anne, thank you so much. She was the first blogger I’ve ever met, and it was so great. Love what you said about best experiences. It was a really amazing day.
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How wonderful that you met a fellow blogger. Even more wonderful is that Betty and her husband are now your friends!
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Hi! It was so cool! I’ve never met a blogger before! They’re really nice people, too. Thank you for your comments!
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Thank you, Jessica! It was great meeting you and your son. We appreciate that you drove an hour (one way) to meet us. We couldn’t believe how fast the day went by; it was so fun. I love the pictures you chose, especially the one of the tree with the orange stuff. We rode that trail several times, and I never noticed that tree. But it was so cool! We love camping at Greenville and plan to return next year. I hope we can meet again and play more Yahtzee and Rummikub and all the rest! Thank you again for this very kind post. But you know what the very best part is – I have found a new friend – you.
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Friends for life!!
It did go by fast, but it was one of those days where each moment was the exact perfect amount. Things just flowed. It was really nice! It was totally worth the drive. Would do it again and even farther if it meant we could have a repeat of a wonderful day! Next time you’re back at Greenville, maybe we can visit again. We’d love that. Maybe my husband could come, too. He’d love to hear Dan’s stories of good samaritans on icy days and Frank Sinatra!
Thank you for buying our lunch and for the jewelry! So sweet!
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You are more than welcome, and we would love to meet your husband. Maybe we all could go bowling. :)
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Ooooo!!! Yes!!
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