Meeting Bloggers at the ALDACon

At the CSDVRS booth at the ALDACon, I noticed two gals moving toward me and I instantly knew who they were.  I recognized Abbie from her blog, Chronicles of a Bionic Woman and Jennifer from Surround Sound. I’m pretty sure one of us squealed as we gathered in a hug.
Jennifer, Karen and Abbie

Then a short time later, I recognized another blogger who came up to the booth, LaRonda from The Ear of My Heart.

Karen and LaRonda
Karen and LaRonda

It was wonderful to meet all three of them and get to spend a little time together.  Jennifer, Abbie and I went out to dinner but I couldn’t find LaRonda to join us and I didn’t have her pager addy.  (Note to self, next time, gather that contact info before any conferences!).  I would love to sit down and have lunch with LaRonda someday– I guess a trip out west is in order!

Tina Childress joined us at dinner and we went to a Japanese restaurant and filled up on sushi.  Two other guys joined us, (I’ve forgotten their names already!) and I was the only one there without a cochlear implant.  Not a problem, as I relied on good ‘ole lipreading and Tina jumped in to interpret whenever I got lost in the train of the conversation.

Abbie and Tina
Abbie and Tina

Jennifer cracked me up when she turned to me and said, “You know, I’ve just got to tell you this.  You’re so much prettier than in your pictures on the blog!”

That does it, I’ve gotta learn how to use those airbrushing tools in Photoshop.

Comments

5 responses to “Meeting Bloggers at the ALDACon”

  1. jodi Avatar
    jodi

    hahahahahaha *sniff* Okay, mildly jealous, but that is so funny! Hope you guys had an amazing time…one day, girlfriend, one day!

  2. Jennifer Avatar

    It was AWESOME meeting you!!! I wish we’d had more time together…our personalities clicked pretty well!!! I have more pictures from dinner…will get them up soon!

    Jennifers last blog post..A busy week ahead!

  3. Jennifer Avatar

    And I am serious…the picture on your blog doesn’t do you justice! You have the most incredible smile!!!!!!!

    Jennifers last blog post..A busy week ahead!

  4. Heather Avatar

    You’re all quite good looking! Glad you were able to meet and have fun!

    Heathers last blog post..It’s all good.

  5. LaRonda Avatar

    Just where was I? Hmmmm….

    Smile. I enjoyed meeting you too, Karen. You’re one of my faves1

    ~ LaRonda

    LaRondas last blog post..My Epiphany at ALDAcon ~