NEST has come and gone. Though I didn't attend, the build up and the afterglow of NEST drew me in. Jealous but happy for all who went. 🙂 This year felt different for me compared to years before when NEST was talked about. Before I felt like it would be fun to go, but I kind held back and used my excuses like a crutch to not make some kind of effort to change "I can't" to "I can". However this year, after nearly a year of putting myself out there, breaking out of my shell, and making some really amazing, awesome friends, my resolve to attend a gathering has been strengthened.
Right around Bella's '09, I decided that I would make an effort to attend Bella's '10. I was felt unsure, still learning and growing and inching out of my shell, but being more active just -- I don't know -- just made something clicked inside. It was like a light bulb turning on in my head, where I felt, you know what, I'm going to try to go, I'm gonna save up money so I can go. Money is the number one obstacle that truly stands in the way. Thankfully I have money tucked away that I try to add to so I have it when November comes around. 🙂
Now that NEST has come and gone and seeing all the excitement before and the reminiscing after, I felt that same feeling I had felt around Bella's when I decided this is what I'm going to do. 😀 Only this time, my resolve to go to Bella's was strengthened. It's like, I want that. I want to meet these people I talk to, post with. I want to know these people that I've become friends with and even make more friends. I want to experience what they experience when going to a gathering.
I am going to try my damnedest to go. I am going to continue to save up money so I can. Because I want to meet you people. I want to shake your hand, maybe give you a hug, and know that you all don't just live in my computer. Lol. Never in my life would I ever dream that I would meet people on an online forum and desire to know them in real life. 😀
So... you can bet your bottom dollar, you'll see me at Bella's.
Right around Bella's '09, I decided that I would make an effort to attend Bella's '10. I was felt unsure, still learning and growing and inching out of my shell, but being more active just -- I don't know -- just made something clicked inside. It was like a light bulb turning on in my head, where I felt, you know what, I'm going to try to go, I'm gonna save up money so I can go. Money is the number one obstacle that truly stands in the way. Thankfully I have money tucked away that I try to add to so I have it when November comes around. 🙂
Now that NEST has come and gone and seeing all the excitement before and the reminiscing after, I felt that same feeling I had felt around Bella's when I decided this is what I'm going to do. 😀 Only this time, my resolve to go to Bella's was strengthened. It's like, I want that. I want to meet these people I talk to, post with. I want to know these people that I've become friends with and even make more friends. I want to experience what they experience when going to a gathering.
I am going to try my damnedest to go. I am going to continue to save up money so I can. Because I want to meet you people. I want to shake your hand, maybe give you a hug, and know that you all don't just live in my computer. Lol. Never in my life would I ever dream that I would meet people on an online forum and desire to know them in real life. 😀
So... you can bet your bottom dollar, you'll see me at Bella's.
I just booked my flight...