~~~~~Cross posted from my regular blog~~~~~~
You know, this summer, I thought I would get a chance to meet a couple of bloggers. The conditions were right, the opportunities were there, but sadly, it didn't work out. My trip to San Diego coincided with
Rick Rockhill's return from Europe, but we both agreed that he should head home to Palm Springs and catch up on sleep rather than hang around San Diego.
Then, my planned two week trip to Ohio was made with tentative plans to meet the loquacious and fabulously satirical
Matt-Man and his lady love, the lovely and ever patient
Schmoop. But my mother-in-law's surgery put the kibosh on our extended sojourn to the land of the Buckeyes.
Tonight, my luck changed. At long last, I
finally got to meet a blogging friend! Tonight, after fighting Monday Night Football traffic and miscommunications, I finally got to meet..........
SgtDub!
We broke bread at my favorite hole in the wall eatery (recently featured on the Food Network's
Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives). Here now are the photos to prove it. (Hubby was back in OH with his parents in preparation for Mom's surgery today, so he had to miss this occasion.) We had a wonderful evening sharing laughs and stories; Dub is a very down-to-earth person and soooooo easy with which to converse. It was such a genuine pleasure to meet him.
Can you think of a better way to celebrate tomorrow's Veterans' Day than to share a meal with an Oklahoma National Guardsman and veteran of two deployments to Afghanistan? I thought not.
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November if Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month.
Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) is a rare blood vessel disorder of the lung in which the pressure in the pulmonary artery (the blood vessel that leads from the heart to the lungs) rises above normal levels and may become life threatening. Symptoms of PH include shortness of breath with minimal exertion, fatigue, chest pain, dizzy spells and fainting.
Pulmonary Hypertension is frequently misdiagnosed and has often progressed to late stage by the time it is accurately diagnosed. Pulmonary Hypertension has been historically chronic and incurable with a poor survival rate; however, new treatments are available which have significantly improved prognosis.To find out more and to help find a cure, please visit the Pulmonary Hypertension Association web site. Thank you for your support.While I have breath, I have PHenomenal Hope.
