blog sugar ....

here is the hostess with the mostess -

RACHEL from  No. 17 cherry tree lane...

she did the networking. she did the emailing. and she did the planning.

and we all did the gabbing...

 rachel graciously hosted a get-together at her house and invited all of the blogging women that she and others had come across in the orange county area.

she opened up her home to all of us, some complete strangers to one another, others friends from high school or neighborhood friends.

i was a stranger to everyone and admittedly felt a bit nervous before arriving,

but once there -- with all those great women, and LOTS of de-lish sugary treats, i soon felt right at home!

when i awoke the next morning and read this little book that i read each day that has inspiring quotes and what not, this is what the day said...

Strangers are just friends waiting to happen. 

so so true in the case of Blog Sugar! 

so yes, i came in as a stranger, but left knowing i had just created new friendships. 

if you've come across some bloggers that you realize are "neighbors," follow rachel's lead and reach out to these gals and get together. it was so inspiring to share stories and reasons for blogging, the names behind the titles of our blogs, and especially to put REAL faces with these blogs that we've become such fans of.