Why I'm Looking Up Flights To Houston

Remember when I talked about how I wasn't really joining Jenni's #BlogEveryDayInMay challenge?  Honestly, I think I've only subbed two or three of her topics into my editorial calendar this month.  It's not because I think the link-up is a bad idea; I'm just happy with the groove I've got going on with Betsy Transatlantically right now and I don't see the need to mess with that.  But today's suggestion to "publicly profess your love and devotion for one of your blogger friends" jumped right out at me.  I've been wanting to write about two girls (yes, two!) with whom I think I've become more than just blog friends over the past year or so for quite some time now, and this is the perfect excuse!  And I feel like it's okay to tell you about both of them because they're friends, too - see?

If you don't recognize them, let me introduce you: that's Lindsay, on the left, who blogs over at Sapphire Lindsay, and on the right is Whitney of The Observant Turtle.  I stole this photo from Lindsay's Instagram after they had lunch together last week, which first made me cry with jealousy and then made me look up flights to Texas so I could join them for their next date.  They're actually quite different, but they've absolutely got the same heart .  They're both fiercely loyal friends, deeply devoted to their families, and 100% true to themselves.  Let me gush a little more, if you don't mind...

Whitney amazes me with her courage and strength.  She moved halfway across the country from her family with her husband to a new town - a new state, in fact! - where she didn't really know anyone, and she jumped into her life there with both feet.  Whitney set her sights on her dream job and snagged it, and I love getting gchats from her in the middle of the day with exciting news about what's going on at work.  We often talk about some of the Big Questions and, even though we usually don't come up with any answers, it's such a joy to feel like we're exploring things that matter together.

Now, Lindsay blows me away with her humor and optimism.  This girl has been through some tough [expletive], and she has come out the other side with such an incredible sense of self and the most contagious smile you will ever see.  I email her when I need a reality check after getting lost in bloglandia, and she always responds with enthusiasm and grace.  If there's such a thing as giddy poise, Lindsay's got it.

So you can see why I'm desperate to go to Houston, can't you, dear readers?  These two amazing women in one place - well, that's an opportunity I can't pass up for two much longer.  Unless they both want to come to DC... hey, I can dream!  Although, if we're talking about the best blate in the history of ever, I think we should plan a week in Europe together.  How does that sound, girls?

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