Yes, it’s true.
Late yesterday afternoon, I was presented with this bouquet of flowers as my new friends and fellow bloggers arrived for an overnight stay at the refuge.
Paul and Marti Dahl, of R Sanity RV Adventures fame, took me up on an invitation to stop over on their way to Florida. We have been following each other’s blogs for quite some time. Many of you know how cool it is to put real faces to cyber friends. After the flowers, Paul said they would take me out for dinner since they knew I was a ‘cheap date’. 
This morning, Diana and I took them on a back roads tour of the refuge, and were able to spot 23 cranes!
At one point along the way, I asked Diana to stop the vehicle because I had spotted the first new pitcher plant of the year. In my experience, the pitcher plants send up their blooms first before the actual pitchers form, but there was this green pitcher standing up amongst the dried out remnants from last year. That’s about a month earlier than last year.
The tour was a success, and we all had a great time getting to know each other better. Good times, good laughs, and only one little glitch. You see, after Paul retired and they were waiting for their house to sell, he wiled away some of his time by washing and waxing his rig. He mentioned that he enjoyed doing this, and I immediately told him that I’d be happy to offer up my rig for him to wash and wax so he could be happy. He responded that if our paths ever crossed, he would be happy to make my rig all spiffy. Well, guess what? Our paths crossed, and my rig is still dirty! Something about the impending birth of another grandchild, yadda, yadda, yadda… 
Thanks for stopping by… talk to you later, Judy
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So GREAT to meet blogging cyber friends. That's one of the wonderful things about full timing..making and meeting new friends...Sounds like a wonderful time...
ReplyDeleteWow Judy, what a nice treat and I'm sure Paul will be back later to keep his promise.
ReplyDeletePaul & Marti AND Judy boy that's a party I wish I could have attended!!
ReplyDeleteAND a personal tour AND a pitcher plant AND TWENTY THREE cranes. Boy you know how to make a girl jealous!!
How wonderful to meet up with blogger friends. I'm so glad you all had such a good time.
ReplyDeleteYou must be getting quite a reputation as a cheap date, so you should be getting a lot of dates in the future! How fun to get to meet others in the RV/Blogging community.
ReplyDeleteWonderful to meet other bloggers along the way, flowers and dinner too. Too bad about the rig waxing but maybe next time.
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Aren't Paul and Marti just the greatest people ever. We didn't get to spend much time with them at Q but looking forward to seeing them on the road again. 23 cranes and a pitcher plant - that's a great day.
ReplyDeleteWe must be very careful what we promise! Washing and waxing is a big job!
ReplyDeleteDon't think I've ever seen a pitcher plant -- thanks for sharing that pic!
ReplyDeletethat was really nice of the to bring flowers and take you out to eat. Keep tract of them so you can accidentally run into them some where and he can wax your rig.
ReplyDeleteIn lieu of flowers, please wax my rig ;-)
ReplyDeleteCool that ya'll met up!
You see, we were worried that after you met us in person, you'd never want to see us again, so by not washing your MH, you'll be happy to see us again. ;c)
ReplyDeleteActually, your MH is cleaner than ours...
You just cannot trust the promises of those Coasties:)
ReplyDeleteglad you got to meet up with Paul and Marti!!..now the redhead mystery?..is it a new grandbaby for the Dahl's??.
ReplyDeletenice flowers..very pretty in the vase!!
They're a fun couple aren't they? We have fond memories of our dinner together before they retired and left the area.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you guys had fun. Glad they slowed down enough to meet up with you.
ReplyDeleteI love, love, love Pitcher plants. You're right, that one is up a little early, but we've had such a mild winter here in the southeast.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flowers...sounds as if you had a wonderful time. Did you get a rain-check on the wash and wax?
Good times!
ReplyDeleteThe best part of blogging is meeting our blogging friends... Looks like you had a great time with them!
ReplyDeleteHave fun
Donna
I have never heard of a pitcher plant. I can't wait till you take a picture of the entire plant.
ReplyDeleteSo much fun meeting up with new friends. Aren't RV friends just the nicest people! ~wheresweaver
Flowers and dinner now that's the way to meet blogger buddies. :)
ReplyDeleteAnother great meeting with bloggers!! I thought of you when I saw the sign that said this park is on the Texas Paddling Trail...The San Antonio River runs through this park. Also, the Park Ranger said that they now have Green Jays and Kiskadees coming here...tho we haven't seen any yet...I thought this was too far North for those birds...
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a wonderful time, Judy. I am still looking forward to the day when I can meet some bloggers. Today, I was actually able to think beyond my moving and settling in. That's a good sign :)
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