I Met Susan...or...Max Gets Maxed Out

Sunday was an exciting day for me! I got to meet one of my blogger friends and I don't know when I have had so much fun! Do you see who I am with? Yes, that's right...Susan of Between Naps on the Porch at http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/! (She's the pretty one on the left and that's me looking goofy on the right!) And do you see where we are sitting? Yes...on her porch swing that you always see in her header! And do you see what's right behind us? Yes...the party in a pot! Isn't this great? Susan was kind enough to include me in her cookie exchange party and I was able to come since I only live about an hour away. I must tell you that her home is even more beautiful in person and that she is just as kind and charming as you have imagined.

The party was wonderful. I had an opportunity to meet Susan's friends and neighbors and they could not have been more welcoming. Susan and her co-hostesses, Debbie and Julie, had made some amazing hors d'oeuvres for us to munch on while we visited. By the way, that cranberry trifle was just as delicious as it looks! I tried to save some for those of you who asked, but it was waaaay too good! I am hoping that she will post her punch recipe because it was fabulous! Of course, her home was impeccably decorated. I have to say that it was fun to see in person the spaces that you have only seen on the internet. I was like a goofy tourist...oh, there's her pig with the chalk board, there's her Fa-la-la plate, her grandfather clock...etc. The photos do not do her home justice! It's gorgeous! I was just thinking it could not be more perfect when...

...Max came downstairs to check out what was going on. I had promised Lynne that I would try to have my picture made with him and he was very obliging...in a cat way. You can see in the picture that I am a little too excited and Max is looking like...Who is this person? Just put me down! However, if you know me, you know that I can't resist a furry feline face. After an ornament exchange game, we exchanged our cookies and each had a chance to take away piles of yummy goodies that we didn't have to make...good idea, huh? I must also tell you that Susan and her co-hostesses sponsored a toy drive for Must Ministries and we were able to fill a huge box with toys so that some special children will have a wonderful Christmas. So I drove away with a full tummy, a full cookie tin and a full heart. It was a very good day.

Now that I have met Susan, I am wishing that I could meet more of you. After all, I know more about some of you than I do about my neighbors. I am thinking that we need to meet somewhere in the middle of the country and have a convention like the Star Trek people do only without the weird outfits. What do you think?