The Curious Girl
Saturday, November 2, 2013 at 7:00AM When I first started blogging back in January of 2006 I had no idea I would still be doing it 7 years later! There were a handful of diabetes bloggers back then and I felt like such a weirdo wanting to start my own.
One of the people who inspired me to start blogging was Nicole.
Nicole seemed like such a cool person. I remember reading her posts and thinking we shared a similar sense of humor and view of the world. Her honest account of her diabetes life was refreshing and raw. She was funny and smart. I love that combination.
I live in the Los Angeles area and several years ago Nicole was in San Diego on business. San Diego is a 2 hour drive South from me but the chance to meet one of my D-Friends is worth a few hours in traffic.
When I went to pick her up at her hotel I pulled into the driveway and up this weird ramp into a parking area. I was so confused. I stopped the car and called her.
"I have no idea where I am supposed to go but I am here. Where are you?"
"Hmm I am right out front... hang on I have an idea."
GEORGE? GEEOOORRRGE?? WHERE ARE YOU????
I hung up the phone laughing because Nicole was literally shouting my name so I started to shout back.
I CAN HEAR YOU BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU ARE!!!
I looked over a ledge and down below I saw her. When she heard my voice she looked up and saw me.
STAY THERE! I WILL COME TO YOU!
As I stood there by my car laughing at the silliness that just occurred, Nicole walked up some stairs and got to me.
That entire evening was spent laughing and having fun. We went to karoke bar and made in time for someone to buy us a shot (still don't know what that was about). We tried on hats, had burgers, and mostly laughed and laughed.
We even recorded a vlog!
Nicole writes about diabetes in the Blogabetes section of dLife. She continues to be an inspiration for me and someone I will always call friend.
Reader Comments (3)
LUCKY!! I have wanted to meet Nicole for such a long time!!
Nicole is totally my homegirl who I've never met in person. One of these days I'm gonna trek up to Providence so we can have an adventure.
Picturing the two of you yelling each other's names puts the biggest smile on my face. :-)