I'm sure that there will be a story on this evening's local newscast featuring an unexplained tremor in the Phoenix Metro Area. It had to register at least a 4.5 on the Richter scale,and probably had suburbanites and dairy cows scrambling for cover.
No, there hasn't been a sudden shifting of previously stable tectonic plates. It was just a couple of wild Gather women meeting in the real world. Add a little iced Starbucks caffeine, and well, you get the picture!
That's right folks - Bonnie L. and I crossed the great virtual reality divide and sipped lattes on cushy chairs face to face this afternoon. We laughed uproarously for a solid two hours,and plan to get together again as soon as schedules permit. Alas, the fun would have gone on far longer but dirty laundry and school work were calling my name....
How did this meeting come to pass? Well, as luck would have it, we figured out our respective addresses are about two miles from each other. It seemed foolish not to take advantage of an opportunity to add another friend to our lives when serendipity presented itself so blatantly via dear old Gather.
So, what's Bonnie REALLY like? I know that's the burning question.
Well all the Gather men (and possibly some of the women) will be glad to hear she's blonde, blue eyed and just as gorgeous as her photos. If she weren't also warm, funny as all get go, and very big in the brains department (I said BRAINS you lechers!) she'd be the woman most of the other females on the planet would love to hate.
Now, I know you're wondering why there are no photos. Simply put, neither of us thought to bring a camera, and our phones are not accessory equipped. Besides, we had to retain some of our online mystique. That would have been blown mile high if everyone had seen me fresh from a Girl Scout Putt-Putt golf outing, and Bonnie just released from her duties as domestic doyenne.
So, stay tuned for further updates. Maybe next time we'll lose all inhibitions and break out a Scrabble Board or a couple of chick-flix!
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Comments: 72
Carol - Come to Phoenix!!! Join the real world Gather Girls!! Lord only knows what havok would ensue!
First...
Thank you for the treat my dear new friend! A Starbucks Latte is a luxury to me these days...and I do owe ya! (Gives me a chance to ensure we have a second coffee date anyway)
Second...
Talk about warm!!! It felt like I was meeting an old friend, not a new one. Not even for a second was there a lapse in the conversation, between the two of us we could have stayed another 2 hrs and not realized it, LOL!!
Third...
Thanks for the compliment! But honestly...for the record folks, Gisela looks 10 years younger than any pic on Gather! She has more energy in that tiny body of hers than one could ever imagine, and is just as funny and "amusing" in person as she is online!!!
Thanks again...it was great getting out and great meeting you!!!
Right "G" darling? Muuuuuuuahhhhhhhh!!!!
Just the title alone makes me feel like we are a couple of college girls again, doing it up on Spring Break! Yeeeeeee Haaaw!!!
*Guess we will have to break out the pics and tell the "real" story G!
"Yeeeeeehaaaaaaw"? WTH? Stop stealing my lines, damnit!
I'm making reservations now on Southwest, and when I get down in the Valley of the Sun, I'll heat things up a bit. If you're going to advertise anything as "Gone Wild", you're going to have to follow through with a bit more than Lattes. Relax - I'll be there shortly!
Gisela and Bonnie. I'm SO glad you girls got to meet! Keep a diary of your adventures for us all, please.
Bonnie - And I thought I was an instigator???? But let the MYSTIQUE live on ;)
*Now there's an idea...Gather Girls Go Down Under!!!*
Dave...how many times have I told you, you are not allowed in the state of Arizona! Stay in your own part of the Southwest, will ya 'darlin'!!! ( - :
And Bonnie - you're incorrigible (sp?) But that's definitely part of your charm. Just re-read what you wrote earlier. Hey, is that a nice way of saying I'm short and photograph like an old mack truck??????
It's nice that you've made a new friend and I'm glad you shared this with us, your devoted readers. But I have two questions:
Why do you refer to Bonnie as "domestic doyenne?" In what group is she the most experienced member? And what do you call a male doyenne?
Now, as for your vocab question. You actually made me wonder if I was using words too big for my britches! But, I looked up "doyenne" and found that Merriam Websters includes the following definition:"a person considered to be knowledgeable or uniquely skilled as a result of long experience in some field of endeavor." Bonnie, like many of us, has spent many years keeping (and cleaning) her own home. I believe that this expertise acquired over time allows her the use of the title.
As to what a male might be called.....perhaps a Master of Domesticism? I didn't call Bonnie a "mistress" because there were already far too many double entendre's going on with this article ;)
Yes. As-a-matter-of-fact....That WILL work! LOL!
Thanks for including me in on this action!
With all the comments on here, I didn't see this. OMG!!! NO WAY!!! You are beautiful!... Short? Yes...but I thought that was great because I'm usually the short one in the bunch, LOL!!! Mac Truck?...LMAO, far from it!!
In fact, I think you need to change your pic from the one that's up there, as it does NOT do you justice girlfriend. You DO look so much younger in person. And you are are darling...amusing...fun...even after the whole Girl Scout morning, you were holding it together much better than you described!!!
Now I too would say Gather men beware...but I don't want Fred to come bam me with that caveman club, LOL!!! Seriously, I apologize if I made it sound anything but flattering!
(And btw...I think you overdid it a bit with me, "that other women on the planet would love to hate?"...come on now! You make me sound like Angelina Joli or something - hardly!...LMAO!!... ( - :...but thanks!!)
Now, before everyone else loses their lunch over all this complimenting back and forth - we better quit!
Steve - We tipped pretty good, so I think our secret's safe!
Jenny - You betcha girlie! Keep that Kowboy in line would ya!
I'll just raise my coffee mug from here and salute you over there - separted by distance and time zones.
Magi
It's amazing Gather is connecting people this way. There may be other amazing things happening our of Gather. Hey, where are you, Maureen? (hint)
Dawn - As I said earlier, it's all about maintaining the mystique (chuckle) I'm glad you enjoyed this!
Helen - I have a feeling your time will come soon! Round up Maureen and make it a Gather Girls Gone Wild II!
Great article glad you all had a great time:)
Hmm? Next time...let us all know where you are going to set up the meet:) Ya never know who will howl around the corner:) Excellent bonding experience! New friendships formed forever imprinted upon the paintings on the wall.
Jessie - This was a lot of fun! Wish you could have joined us - but would have wanted Miss Lilli there as well ;)