I have met GoldenRule and ExE

I've only met two, and one of those was way before WC days... wonder if he woukd remember me....

- Matt1147 is a friend of mine who was a user for a couple weeks but has since disappeared (from WonderCafe that is, I'm seeing him on Saturday).

- Femmusic is a Toronto friend of mine who was a poster for a while.

- Pinga drove me from Five Oaks to Toronto.

- SpecialMom was along for the ride.

- Birthstone joined Pinga, SpecialMom, and I for a meal.

- Indira (I think) was also at that meal, but has since disappeared from WC.

- GordW is in the same conference as me, so we met at one of the annual meetings.

- Kinst and I hung out for a bit one evening.  (I'm coming back to Toronto in early May if you're reading this Kinst!)

And I almost almost almost met Admin2.  I was given a tour of UCC offices in Toronto and we passed by Admin2's office, but he was somewhere else at the moment.

No one

I've met you Tabitha! And that was fun and I'm impressed you were able to provide a link to show a photo of us all last week. I've met up with Namaste ~4 times. And I've met Tiger Lily and she even visited us for a week last Sept. That was great.  As Hilary noted, we plan to meet this summer when we are at Naramata Centre the same week. And I look forward to meeting more wc folks someday, I'm quite confident that will happen.

I will be up in St. Albert this weekend at the Emerging Sprit event.

I have met Gramps, Serena, and a couple others who don't really post anymore.

I"ve met Pinga and I wonder how many other's I've crossed paths with and just not known (the UCC is just not that big)... and although not met Myst, made a cool you-know-someone-i-know kind of connection...  hoping to meet more...

Great idea for a thread, Tabitha!

Well.....I sure hope I don't forget anyone....

I've met:

Myst

Tiger_Lily

PastryChefDeb

Birthstone

Busymom

Pinga

Cjms

Redhead

BethanyK

Faerenach

Motheroffive (ahem...ahem....you seem to have forgotten me on your list )

Tabitha

I am good friends with Musical Mackenzie. I also know Diana and Elby (don't post often anymore), LoveJoy was my minister for years.

I am planning a road trip to Calgary in the spring and would love to meet abPenny.

I am planning a trip with Punkins this summer. We get along great online and on the phone, so it'll be neat to meet in person. Also hoping to make it to Ottawa this summer and meet some of those posters, RevMatt and Sighsnootles, and hopefully Pilgrims Progress at some point too!

I forgot redhead!!!!

and Kappa and Carolla!

I know Carolla in real life, but we haven't crossed paths in many years. 

I have visited GUC's church in Sarnia.

Hey, Tabitha :)

gaiagrrl .... what's even neater with one of our common connections is that the wedding party that Tabitha is talking about my partner being in 25 years ago is the very same couple that used to live in Edmonton that your partner was good friend's with. I love it!!!!! And yes the UCC can be a small world.

Namaste, you reminded me that I have also met Diana and Elby (and miss seeing them here at WC).

I talked to redhead on the phone once in the fall ..... would like to meet her and miss her here too.

Pinga lives near some of my family and one of these days when I'm visiting them Pinga and I will meet up!

Nobody wants to meet me.

Don't any of you live in Toronto?

Hey, m3f, if you ever find yourself in Bruce Count, I'd be happy to.

Pinga, you've met just about everyone.

I think you're really the Phantom (ghost who walks).

Are we talking about facebook too?  I "know" Namaste, Pinga, Punkins, Redhead, Crazyheart, and AB Penny too. 

Wondermail me if you're on facebook and want to be friends.

lol, good one, qwerty

well... I see my name up there several times - so you know most of my  list, but backwards.

Might I add Lainey (rarely posts b/c of wee kids) and one poster who hasn't posted in awhile but Specialmom would remember him - geez what was his name??  his name is different in real life (duh), and he has 3 kids, one of which has specialneeds.  Anathema is a friend of mine too.

Pinga, namaste, busymom, cjms, lbmuskoka, bethanyk, seeler, speicalmom, youthworker, indira (she's on facebook), qwerty, redhead, revjohn, carolla, curlingmom, faerenach, admin2, kappa, richardbott, rev. stephen davis (not sure he knows :)  )  - I think there are others

Are we planning another picnic for the summer?  I heard that maybe Namaste was travelling this summer, and Punkins?  PilgrimsProcess - are you coming to the Toronto area??  Match3Frog - you missed ours last summer - too bad!  Kinst needs to come this time, and maybe Lb can travel from Muskoka.  PastrychefDeb could come too, and carolla.  And we'll have to arrange for RevMatt to be visiting family that weekend so he can come too. 

hey BirthStone, don't forget me.

I guess we're just riffraff CH.

(kidding)

 Pinga

I'm hurt.

You're the only one I actually know.

But you must get around. Compared to you I'm a hermit.

 Almost met Geo.  He was in town and we had it planned but it didn't work out.  A small time frame to visit in and my hubby was at work. We also live in a very nosy complex.   So out of respect for my husband we decided to try again sometime. He has family here so comes out once a year or more.  We DO facebook though.

Match2frog - I know that you think it is because you are a different denomination than many of us on the Cafe that you haven't met anyone in person yet.  That is partly true.  I'm sure that many of the people various people, such as Pinga, mention have met each other through church sponsored events.  For instance I plan to go to Maritime Conference this summer, and also hope to go to a week long seminar.  I imagine that I will meet some people from the Cafe at one or the other of these events.  So the fact that you do not attend UCC events would mean that you do not meet UCC people at these events.   Its not because you belong to a different denomination, its because you don't attend UCC events.

Last summer's gathering at Five Oaks.  I distinctly remember contacting you and letting you know that you would be welcome.  I realize that transportation can be a problem for one who doesn't drive.  But at least one person came by train.    And others might have been willing to try to help you, meeting you at an agreed upon place and driving you to the site. 

Right now I'm trying to figure out how to get to Halifax this summer to meet Pilgrims Progress (also from a different denomination).  Halifax is about five hours from my home and I no longer am able to drive that far myself. 

I'm sure that if you are serious about wanting to meet people, it might happen.  Pilgrim is landing in Toronto.  Maybe some people are planning a gathering there to meet her.

Howz about a wondergathering picnic?

Coming from the country of the long week-end, an outdoors meet and greet would make me feel right at home. We could all bring food and drink (don't you folks call it potluck?) I suppose I could find a deli somewhere in Toronto?

But please make it somewhere that I can get to by public transport with clear directions. I've never been to Toronto before (or Canada for that matter) and don't want to end up eating my sandwiches on the subway going around in circles!

I can't wait to go up to some good-looking dude and say, "How's it going, consumingfire V3.0?"