Do you think this California girl will be able to handle 12 degrees Fahrenheit in Oklahoma City this weekend?

And do you think this California girl will be okay when the plane will probably have to de-ice during our layover in Denver?

Yeah. I’ll be fine.

I was fine when I went to visit Mandy in Boston last October. Brrr.

Because finally, after two years, I finally get to meet Cindy Beall.

Cindy and Chris Beall have a similar story to Chad’s and mine (except flip-flopped) and I finally get to meet her this weekend. This trip has been planned for half a year and…

I. Can’t. Wait. To. Hug. Her.

So today, I’m packing up the kids to spend time at my mom’s, making sure the housesitter knows to bring in the mail, and getting on a plane with my husband headed for Oklahoma City.

(The last time I was there was when I drove across the country in the back of my parents’ Chevy in between the fourth and fifth grades. I’m pretty sure it’s still flat and windy.)

Why? To spend time with a friend as good as any I know in person but I’ve never put my arms around her neck.

If you’ve never read Cindy’s blog, please hop over there. You’ll realize why this California girl loves that Oklahoma girl (or Texas?) so much.

Who do you want to hug in person you’ve never met?

We’ll try to twitter as much as possible.  Follow us:

Sarah

Chad

Cindy

Chris (but Chad says he never updates, so we’ll see…)