You know what it's like when your favorite rock star (Ani Difranco or, perhaps MADONNA) emails and asks if she can stay at your house for a night? And you're like, Sure, let me clean. Let me buy some food. Let me adorn the house with tulips? And she shows up and is gracious and unassuming and appreciative and you totally hit it off?
Yeah, I didn't either. Until yesterday. Now I kinda do know how that feels. Bossy, on her way through Seattle, slept under my very own roof. And I loved her more in person than I do even on my monitor.
I had to share her, of course. So we met several other Seattle bloggers at the Pink Door for a white wine/salad social. It was an amazing assemblage of Moms seeking community, stepping out of their comfort zones and, of course, wanting to meet Bossy.
Then this morning? This morning I got to tag along while Bossy was interviewed by a Seattle P-I reporter.
This was us, driving separately to Queen Anne for the media blitz, me going, Holy Cannoli, that is Bossy in that car behind me.
And this is where I tell you all that Yeah, she's an awesome, successful blogger and all, but she's just a woman. Just like everyone else.
Really, she's way more fly.
So jealous that she stayed with you. I was also unsure whether or not you two were really sisters after reading her entry. I loved meeting her and wished I had more time to hang out.
Posted by: Tootsie Farklepants | April 15, 2008 at 11:34 PM
very, very cool.
Posted by: slouching mom | April 16, 2008 at 05:29 AM
I bet that was a blast. You know, even though she is fly, you're pretty fly yourself.
Posted by: kendra | April 16, 2008 at 06:57 AM
What a great story!
Posted by: Kareer Woman | April 16, 2008 at 07:38 AM
Lucky dog.
Posted by: Madame Queen | April 16, 2008 at 08:50 AM
She stayed with Chris and I in Portland and it was hard to explain how great she was without using "awesome," "rad," and "completely gracious and kind" over and over and over again, because, as you know, she is all of those things, and more.
And oh my blonde curly hair do you two look so much! like sisters.
Posted by: Kerri Anne | April 16, 2008 at 12:44 PM
How cool is that?
You know . . . you could've called.
Posted by: Carrie | April 16, 2008 at 03:06 PM
Glad the visit lived up to, and even exceeded, expectations!
Posted by: Burgh Baby's Mom | April 16, 2008 at 05:36 PM
It was so nice meeting you, and you and Bossy could totally be sisters. You are both beauties. You were a most excellent host.
Posted by: Mrs. G. | April 16, 2008 at 06:24 PM
That is pretty exciting!!
Posted by: Isabel | April 17, 2008 at 09:14 AM
Hello sister. Did you ever watch The Waltons, and those two old maids, Miss Emily and Miss whoever, and they always referred to each other as 'sister', as in, "Why, sister, what big artichokes you have..."
Well Bossy is totally calling you sister now.
Posted by: BOSSY | April 17, 2008 at 02:29 PM
Saw the article in the PI! Congrats on your mention - have you scene a boost in hits?
I was going to try to step out of the "blog-cave" and come to meet Bossy, but unfortunately I had to be in Tri-cities for work this week. I'm sure you all had much more fun than I did.
Posted by: BethanyWD | April 17, 2008 at 08:28 PM
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know! I pretty much could have written this post. She stayed with me in LA.
And as for you, I've been hearing about All a Dither and seeing links to you all over the place, but this is the first time I followed. What has taken me so long?
Posted by: jason | April 20, 2008 at 10:05 PM
Oh, darnit! She's in town? Crapola. I knew I'd miss her.
But you? I can meet anyday. So Lets! (dude, love me some seattle bloggin' love)
Posted by: Mrs. Flinger | April 22, 2008 at 01:42 PM