Blog Bash

Today is the Western MA blog bash (which ranges from Maine to New York!). I am so excited to meet new blog friends and catch up with other blog friends I’ve already meet IRL.

We’ve been planning this for a really long time, and as I sat at my desk at work yesterday I realized that in 24 hours I’d be connecting with friends I’ve only known on-line- friends I’ve shared more about this journey with than most of my family and friends. I began to think about how strange blogging is – we pour many of our deepest and often darkest thoughts out and then publish them for anyone with internet access to read. When I started blogging I was a little leery of this. The unexpected support and friendships that I’ve developed – all over the world – was a surprise to me, and something I’ve come to rely on as I struggled through ttc and now surviving this pregnancy. I am sure I will look to fellow bloggers for support once the baby arrives – although I will undoubtedly have less time to blog…

I am excited and nervous to meet these people, the folks who’ve read all the intimate details of our journey. Each time I meet a fellow blog friend there is a strange and yet comfortable feeling, knowing they know you, how you present in your most raw form, and still they want to know you more.