Lucky

I am so look­ing for­ward to going to BlogHer in July.  And I may also go to the one here in Boston (and also, even if I don’t, I may host a few peo­ple here if they’re com­ing in from out of town).  But what with the being out of a full-time pay­check until last week and all, we weren’t sure we wouldn’t have to can­cel the hotel reser­va­tion and suck up the reg­is­tra­tion fee I already paid. (Or see if they’d let some­one else take it instead) (And yes, “we.”  The Bet­ter Half is com­ing too, and we are tack­ing a day on the end to just fart around together, because we both need a vaca­tion.) Because plane tick­ets from Boston to San Fran­cisco?  Not cheap!  But the BH men­tioned we were think­ing of going to his sis­ter, and she very very very very gen­er­ously offered to give us some of her many fre­quent flyer miles, fre­quent busi­ness trav­eler that she is.  So… our plane tick­ets cost $10.00.  Which means we can cer­tainly swing the rest of it, espe­cially now that I am work­ing again.  But it was touch and go there for a bit– either I was going to go alone, or not at all.  And now?  We get to go, I am lucky enough to get to meet some of you won­der­ful folks, and the BH and I are lucky to get a chance to spend a lit­tle time together in a new set­ting, tak­ing in the sights together.

I can’t help but sound sappy when I say that my favorite thing in the world to do is to just spend time with him, and spend­ing time together trav­el­ling and see­ing the sights is always some­thing I count myself lucky to do.  Luck­ier, that we get to do it with his sister’s help.  Thanks, dear SIL.  We’re lucky to have you.

12 Responses to Lucky

  1. This sounds like it’s going to be fun. I don’t under­stand the ratio­nale for a self-hosted blog ver­sus Word­Press or Blog­ger. I have no idea what are the pros and cons and why peo­ple do it when one is free and the other, if I’m not wrong is not. Is there some­thing I should know about all this, as a Blog­ger blogger?

    Writer Read­ings last blog post..Richard Price “Samar­i­tan” Addendum

  2. Oh, it’s so great when things come together like that. Hur­ray for your sister-in-law!

    I can’t wait to hear about your trip. I’m jeal­ous. One of these years, I want to go to BlogHer, but it clearly won’t be this one.

    But what’s this Boston BlogHer of which you speak?

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  3. not sappy at all. bet­ter halfs should love being together.

    have fun!

    lau­ries last blog post..It’s expen­sive being neurotic

  4. I love the blog world… *cough* addicted to it infact :-) This sounds like a lot of fun, enjoy!!!

    Car­ols last blog post..Swan Lake

  5. I wish I was one of the blog­gers spend­ing some time at chez BPLC. I know you and BH will have a great time together.

    Mrs. G.s last blog post..Sen­ti­ment and Sunshine…Long on One, Short on the Other

  6. that’s so great! yay for fam­ily help­ing out! yay for vaca­tion with the bh.
    you sound so happy– which makes me happy.

    nyjlms last blog post..Nine Years

  7. I am read­ing lots of nice acts of kind­ness like this on the inter­webs this week­end. It only been more good things.……

    xoxox

    glad you are coming!

  8. it only MEANS more good things. grok!

  9. I’m quite jeal­ous about your upcom­ing trip to SF. I’m happy for you though. I will make a real effort to go to the con­fer­ence in Boston, and we’ll have to get together then.

  10. Oh enjoy enjoy enjoy every­thing about your trip to CA! I look for­ward to hear­ing all about it!

    Michelles last blog post..The Heat is On

  11. I think I’m going. I think. I really do think so. I think.

    Go to Yank Sing for Dim Sum. We’ll go together. If I go. K?

    Cheri @ Blog This Mom!s last blog post..The Ter­ri­ble Twos

  12. I’m really start­ing to wish I was going too! It seems that nearly all of my favorite blog­gers will be there. It’s so nice that you’ll have an extra day too and that you get to go with your guy. Yay!!

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