You Never Know Who You Might Run Into

I went to a homeschool convention this weekend for a day.  (Oh man — can I just tell you that it was a really long day?  It was great, but my feet were killing me afterward.)

While I was getting the spiel from one of the vendors in the expo hall, which was a rather lengthy spiel, I might add, I saw someone that I was sure that I recognized.  The vendor kept talking as the woman that I was sure I knew walked through this vendor’s booth, and I was only half listening.  I kept thinking, “Do I just randomly say this woman’s name and hope it’s her?”

You see — I was sure it was someone that I had never met before.  I had never spoken to her in “real” life.  I was sure that it was Samantha from To Be Busy at Home, as well as being one of the writers from The Homeschool Classroom.  I had worked on her picture for the author page of HSC before, and she looked just like that picture.  Did I dare just take a chance?

I summoned all of my courage and just finally said (after the vendor stopped talking), “Samantha?”

I will admit, I thought I was wrong because she first just looked at me like, “Who are you, lady?”  Of course, she didn’t know who I was, so I can’t blame her.  So, I again asked, “Samantha?”

That time, she said, “Yes…” and waited for me to reveal how in the world I knew who she was.  Once I told her, I got a great big hug, and we talked for quite a while.  It was such a nice talk, and was a perfect reward for going outside my comfort zone.

So, I guess you just never know who you might run into, huh?  It was such fun to meet Samantha in person.  If you’ve never checked out her blog, pop over and tell her hi.

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