I’ll write more about the reason tomorrow, but I unexpectedly found myself in Boston over a long weekend. It was fabulous and exhausting and really really thrilling because the work I have ahead of me is going to be so rewarding, but before I launched into a discussion of this new exciting endeavor, I wanted to pause and just relish the time spent in one of my favorite cities on the planet at one of the best possible times of year.
You Bostonians are so spoiled. A wonderful independent bookstore not even a block from where I was staying. Lucky punks. You know how far I have to drive to find an independent bookstore?
But the best part, hands down, was getting to meet up with some fabulous friends. A couple of these pals I get to see around at all the different conferences I go to, but a couple of others I’ve been emailing with and working closely with for years without ever getting to meet in the flesh. This weekend I actually got to give real life hugs to support all the cyber hugs we send back and forth. A total dream.
Then, for a perfect providential capper on an already too good to be true trip, I managed to sneak in a visit with Karen, a college friend I hadn’t seen since we left BYU. I found myself with a free evening, and just as I was settling in with pj’s and the remote, I flipped through facebook, saw her face, and remembered that she was in the Boston area. I dropped her a line, and an hour later she was in my host’s living room. Turned out that she lived only a mile away from where I was staying. It was such a joyous reunion. This lady meant a lot to me back then, and she still does.
OK, tomorrow, down to business and another new endeavor. I can hear the eyes rolling already. To answer your question: never. I will never learn.
