Friday, August 23, 2013

21st Century: Meeting Internet Friends

Warning: This story is going to sound super strange, but I promise it's not THAT weird.

When I was 13, I found a forum online. I started posting there, and I made several friends from all over the world. Now, I'm 26, and I still keep in touch with many of those people. It's so great having friends on several different continents! That said, I became very close friends with a girl my age named Lucy. We talked and talked. We noticed we have MANY similarities. We are "twins". The problem? She is from England. SO FAR AWAY.

When Dan found out he was heading to England for three weeks in the summer of 2012 for Air Force OPS, I instantly knew he had to meet Lucy for me. Luckily, he was able to. She showed him around London, and he even got to go out with Lucy, her boyfriend Simon, and some of their friends. I WAS SO JEALOUS.

And then she planned a visit to the USA for June of 2013. TALK ABOUT ECSTATIC! We planned for MONTHS on end, figuring out all the fun things we would do while she was here. She came with her boyfriend, Simon, and Dan took his three weeks of leave while they were in town.

We showed them all around Colorado, and then we drove to the Grand Canyon. We checked out the Hoover Dam and stayed for a few days in Las Vegas. Their trip concluded with more wonderful tourist spots in Colorado. WE HAD A BLAST. I did not want them to leave. Thankfully, they are coming back out next May for our wedding, and Dan and I will be staying with them for the last few days of our honeymoon.

It's truly WONDERFUL having such a great friend, despite the fact that she lives all the way across the ocean. Isn't technology AMAZING???
























































I hope you enjoyed the exorbitant amount of pictures of us posing with things. We didn't mean to take so many, and Dan and Simon were definitely not impressed. They had a wonderful time too, though, and they even got to have some guy time. They were SO SICK of taking pictures for us by the end of the trip (or maybe by the second day).


8 comments:

  1. What a cute story! So happy to see your friendship sustained face to face :).

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    1. Aw, thank you so much! I can't wait to be able to hang out with her again next summer! :)

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  2. Awesome pictures :) It's so cool you two got to meet!

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    1. Thanks! It was so great finally being able to meet! :)

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  3. That is so much fun! I have friends scattered all over the world as well... though they are all from college or from my time in the Air Force. Its awesome you got to meet your long-time pen pal!

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    1. It's so great that we all have the opportunity these days to meet people across the world! It's such a fun feeling :)

      Thanks!!

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  4. You and Lucy look like you had a blast! I love the second picture below the bighorn. All the Nevada/mining history stuff you got to see looks like fun.

    I miss the good old days at the board. You have about one more year on me...I was 18 and now I am 30. :) I never did meet anyone...but remember sending stuff to Terese (Sweden) and Emi (Canada).

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    1. We did have so much fun! Thanks! And yes, I miss those days too. I've met six people from there now, I believe! It's really cool being able to do so. Who knows - maybe we'll be able to meet up one day! :)

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