Becky at My Life Out of Focus is one of the handful of people who welcomed me back into this crazy blogging world, after I’d disappeared for a good 18 months. No questions asked, no issues with the fact that I’d left with almost no explanation. Somehow we managed to pick up right where we left off. I’ve never thanked her for that, but lately I’ve really wanted too. There are others who have been so sweet and awesome too me as well. Today however is for Becky.
Becky has two beautiful girls, (whose new blog names are escaping me at the moment) who I’ve loved getting to watch grow up and an adorable husband who is a cop. She is an amazing photographer and is working on starting her side business right now. Truly if you live in Houston, I’d so recommend her to you. She’s on Twitter HERE, which is funny, because she kept telling me, she’d NEVER join. Then she did and she’s on it more that me. Mostly though, she’s a great friend. To me and everyone else she encounters. I’m blessed to call her my friend.
Today Becky is my follow Friday. Please go and tell her I said hi.
Today’s Follow Friday is Babbling Dad, also known as my friend Ben. I have many reasons for choosing him this week. Besides being a great guy all around, he’s also a fabulous writer. Seeing how he’s written two posts in the last week, I thought I’d see if I could encourage him to keep it up.
I am lucky, in that I was able to meet and spend time with Ben, at BlogHer this year. He’s every bit as sweet, kind and funny as he is on Twitter, for those of you who weren’t able to meet him. I adore him and it has nothing to do with the fact that he allowed me to take a picture of him licking the chocolate off of a plate. (Am not posting it now, but trust me, I’m saving it for a rainy day. Be afraid Ben, be very afraid.) Mostly I adore him, because he’s a great friend, to me, as well as a bunch of other people who I adore.
Now, please go check him out HERE. Watch out though, as he routinely makes me cry as I read his posts.
Today, I picked MommyGeekology as my Follow Friday Blogger. Besides being funny, sweet, kind and in general an amazing writer, she has become someone I am honored to call my friend this past year. I had an absolute blast with her at BlogHer and I can’t wait for next year.
She is the genius behind this lovely site; as she spent literally days putting it together for me. I mean she does have Geek in her blog name, but I had no idea how good the girl was. She’s patiently explained the same things to me over and over again and hasn’t (so far) kicked me or called me names.
MommyGeekology has had a rough week and could use some kindness over at her place. Please go visit, take a look around, leave her a bit of love and tell her Issa sent you. Thanks.
Any of you who use Twitter have seen all of the follow Friday tweets. They happen every week. People have tried being all original (Matthew from Childsplayx2 being the best at it.) in their reason for tweeting people, however, most of us (and I include me in this) tend to mention the same people over and over again. I’ve finally stopped doing it, because I always feel like I am leaving people out.
Just now, while over at My Life With Them, I saw that Ali had done a Follow Friday on her blog. The girl is a genius, so I am going to steal her idea. I miss blogs. I have been so involved in Twitter lately, that I’ve forgotten how much someones blog can connect you to them. My goal for this year is to go back to blogging.
I can’t promise I’ll do it every week. but I’m going to try to tell you all about someone whose blog I love, as often as I can remember. Maybe you’ll find new people to read.
This week, my Follow Friday is Kirsten from The Norwidians. Have you visited her blog? If you haven’t you are missing out. Besides being an amazing writer (truly, the woman puts me to shame some days), she has beautiful kids and she lives in a pink house right now. They are remodeling their house, so it’s kinda like watching HGTV, but without the commercials. How can you beat that? Oh and she has a Porta Potty at her real house. Which I’m sorry, is as gross as it is cool.
Kirsten has three gorgeous children, twin seven year old girls and a four year old son. She doesn’t like the word squee, but after a weekend with me, I think it’ll grow on her. She doesn’t like the ocean, which I can’t understand but can learn to live with. And? She’s crazy enough to think that I was gonna let her drink hotel coffee. Friends don’t let friends drink crap coffee.
Here’s the real reason you should all follow Kirsten though; she’s an amazing friend. I had the joy of meeting her last week and I was not shocked to learn that she is as funny, sweet and caring in real life as she is on her blog. She was part of my personal security team and one of the people who made sure I had a a blast all weekend. I laughed more last weekend than I have in months. I really wished that I lived closer to her so we could hang out often…not just because she swears that she’d make me dinner.
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I’m a joiner
