A new world of friends

In my last post, I was lamenting the fact that I have a difficult time making new friends and the implications this would have on my life in Vienna.  Yesterday, as I was reviewing some recent comments I've received on blog posts, it hit me......I already have made connections!

Through An American Girl, I've already "met" quite a few new people and I completely overlooked that the other day.  I have a few regular commenters from Vienna and elsewhere that are friendly, funny, thoughtful, helpful. In many cases, these commenters have blogs of their own that I follow.  And I continue to get comments from new people, which never ceases to surprise and delight me.

This seems, in a way, to be a new kind of friendship, these blogosphere connections.  Whether they ever translate into "let's go get a cup of coffee and chat" friendships is kind of beside the point.

I've been thinking a lot about blogs and friends and the connections we're making online these days and what it all means on a social, emotional, personal relationship level.  It's a little too early in the morning to delve into that (and I've used up all my pre-work-writing time), but for now, trying not to sound overly (or falsely) sentimental, I would like to recognize that these connections do have meaning.  

So, thank you, to my American Girl friends and supporters......and Happy Friday!

P.S.  I just looked at the calendar......exactly one month until the Honeymoon in England and Vienna!  I'm so excited I can hardly breathe!