keepin it real : Part Two : Kim, Debi, Beth, Laurie

"we were all strangers. blogging friends. with big curious hearts. 

i asked if they wanted to visit. 

they said yes."

~Beth McWilliams~

We gathered on the shores of Seaside, Florida. January 2011 

from Texas, Wisconsin and New Hampshire

Debi, Kim, Beth, myself and Laurie

 Beth was our hostess with the mostest ( and Big Ass Lens )

photo by Beth

photo by Beth

"we shared and laughed. we cried and created.

we listened and learned"

~Beth~

"It was a collision of creative energies, bundles of nerves,

armfuls of hugs, freedoms to cry 

and space to just be"

~Deb Taylor ~

photo by Beth

"was it always easy? no. 

five women. enough said. 

{it takes real women to admit, know and understand that}"

~Beth~

read more here, here , here and here

as each of us share our memories from different perspectives

be yourself

Meet Beth.

Brave Beth.

She invited me along with two other blog buddies

Kim and Debi

to share some time 

at her beach getaway in Seaside, Florida.

She even let me bring along a friend.

None of us had ever met in real life!

It was a collision of creative energies, bundles of nerves,

armfuls of hugs, freedoms to cry

and space to just be.

I continue to let the photos tell my story, 

but if you want their version...click on their name above

Be yourself...everyone else is taken

click here to visit Beth's beautiful blog

thru your eyes

photo by Debi

photo by Beth

photo by Laurie

photo by Laurie

 photo by Laurie

photo by Laurie

"I see my eyes 
in your eyes 
through my eyes"
~Indigo Girls~

circles

"I BELIEVE THAT THE CIRCLES OF WOMEN AROUND US 

WEAVE INVISIBLE NETS OF LOVE 

THAT CARRY US WHEN WE'RE WEAK 

AND SING WITH US WHEN WE ARE STRONG. 

LET'S LEAN BACK 

AND LET THE ARMS OF WOMEN'S FRIENDSHIPS CARRY US 

AND HELP US TO KNOW OURSELVES BETTER, 

AND LIVE OUR LIVES TOGETHER"  

 ~Sark~

For the next few days I will be ...

...looking back

 re-living some precious moments

 

 

 thank you Beth

 

more to come from Seaside, Florida 

where 5 women gathered...

we made circles, 

opened our hearts and 

BEGAN!