megan willome epic fail laity lodge
“Did your friends like you?” my daughter asked when I got back from my writers’ retreat at Laity Lodge.
I sheepishly smiled. “Yes,” I admitted. “I think so.”
My kids knew how nervous I was to meet all these bloggers I’d been corresponding with for two years. I learned two things: 1) online friendships are real, and 2) online friendships don’t tell you everything.
I didn’t know who was a night owl and who was an early bird. Who wore makeup and who wore panty hose. Who giggles. Who excudes grace. Who is tall.
I also made new friends–people whose names I had heard but had never read anything they’d written. I still prefer this way, the old-fashioned way. I will not forget the person who comforted me one morning over coffee. I might have missed her blog.
After I returned and was playing on my laptop, my son took my computer away from me and brought up Google. He typed in “megan willome epic fail laity lodge.”
“I wanted to see if you failed as badly as you thought,” he said.
The search brought up 72 hits.
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Think so? You only THINK SO? We’re all crazy in love with you, especially the tall ones among us. Now, guess what I’m going to go Google?
LOL!
You won my heart. (as if you could win it any more than you already have
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Omigoodness – WHAT?
Loved meeting you, Megan. I feel cheated that we don’t all get to live near one another now. The closeness of heart was amazing.
Not true at all. You were your beautiful, charming self. It was soooo great to catch up.
Great to meet you! I like the idea of living nearby each other and staying in touch. However, then we wouldn’t have as much to share when we came together would we? Keep writing!
From my computer, you had only 21 hits.
Thank you for your friendship. I’ve thanked God more than 21 times for the way you sat with me for an hour and just listened. You are a GIFT. I’m so glad God made you.
Megan, what I’ve been missing…
You may have been the best surprise for me this weekend.
Megan – I couldn’t have liked you more! It was pure joy getting to spend the weekend with you.
The search now brings up 80 hits! (But none of them have anything to do with actual failure!)
Megan,
I just Googled “sheila lagrand epic fail laity lodge” and it returned 154 results….and I wasn’t there!
I’m glad the retreat was so amazing for those of you who were
Like you? Oh yes! YES!
Megan… you doll! That’s what I thought of your gentle spirit when I first met you. You are beautiful and it was such a privilege to meet you and hear your poetry. And when you said that chair was meant for me you stole my heart with hospitality. Thank you for that gift.
How sweet. Now the world knows what Megan’s home town thrives on!
Love you, Megan
P.S. Tell your kids: “wisdom… out of the mouths of babes!”
I am so happy to have met you Megan. You are warm, bright, talented and a joy to spend time with. It was such fun to share poetry and good conversation with you!
And of course I’m simply wicked jealous that I was not one of the lucky ones to meet you in person. But I did see your picture and Sandra Heska King’s facebook page, and you are BEAUTIFUL — in countenance and spirit, my friend.
Great to meet you in person, Megan. No epic fail there.
My back kept from traveling this year – and I was really looking forward to meeting you. And talking bikes.
OMG, this is great. No fail, my dear. Only love and laughter.
(She is tall, isn’t she?)
Those hits aren’t real.
Megan? My greatest regret about not getting to the retreat this year was not getting to meet you face-to-face. I’m counting on next year. I hope you are, too.
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Oh, my, gosh your son is funny! 27 hits? are you kidding me? There’s no way you failed at Laity Lodge.
Hugs to you this day, friend.
I don’t recall you failing. You always seemed to be in the thick of things. But I love your son’s sense of humor.