Something I’d Never, Ever Do

There’s a whole slew of things I wouldn’t ever do unless it were a “life and death” sort of matter.  I don’t have a problem with someone else choosing to do them… they’re just not my cup of tea.

  1. Eat a cockroach, or any other insect, for that matter.
  2. Pick a friend’s nose.
  3. Get a sex change.
  4. Try meth or cocaine or any of those other “hard” drugs.  I wouldn’t do any of the less-damaging ones anymore, either.  But I tried smoking some weed back in college, so I can’t say I’d never do it.
  5. Buy a gun.
  6. Censor myself or my writing.  I am who I am, and I just have to embrace that.
  7. Drive a state away (in an already different state than I live in) to meet up with someone that I met online.
  8. Become best friends with my sister-in-law.
  9. Give up coffee.
  10. Become a sports-enthusiast.  Sorry, I’m a dancer and that’s about it.  Ball sports bore me to tears.

Hm, so, notice that number seven has been crossed out.  Wanna know why?  It’s because I did it while I was in Oklahoma!

So, remember my internet friend who sent me coffee awhile back?

jessica-and-tamra

Yup, that’s the beautiful J whose coffee I drink every single morning!

Since I was only a state away from her while visiting my grandparents, we decided to meet up at the halfway point, Joplin, Missouri, which was a little over three hours away from my grandpa’s ranch. We figured that since we were only a state away instead of a gazillion miles away that we should probably jump on the opportunity to get together.

So we met up at a reptile park where I made love to a snake:

tamra-and-snake

Yes, I’m a freak who loves snakes.  I can’t help it.  They’re just so damn cool.

And we hung out at a park where our four adorable kids played for a couple of hours.

the-kids

We had such a great time chatting, and I am so glad that I crossed number seven off of that list above.  J is as cool in real life as she seems via the internet, and her kids are even cuter than they are in their pictures.

And while I had a little of that childish what if she thinks I’m a big dork and she doesn’t like me? fear, it passed as soon as we came face to face. It’s so great to make new friends.  It makes me feel like a million bucks.

Oh, and the bag of coffee she brought was definitely worth the drive, too.

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5 Responses to “Something I’d Never, Ever Do”

  1. Jessica Says:
    June 20th, 2009 at 11:16 am

    LOL. my “things i’d never do” is just about identical. with the crossed out section and all. ;) you have Jessica’s Totally Awesome Person Stamp of Approval…and are welcome to come by my house with those adorable kids of yours anytime. :)

  2. Kristen Says:
    June 20th, 2009 at 5:43 pm

    Love the pics! So glad you had the opportunity to meet up. I’m still online friends with some wonderful ladies I met through IV when my son was an infant. We’ve met up several times and it was a terrific experience.

  3. Tamra Says:
    June 21st, 2009 at 8:54 am

    Yeah, this was a great experience. Except now I’m starting to get the urge to buy a pet snake…

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