Virtual Happy Hour

After a much needed day of rest here in Gaffney, we had one heck of a happy hour. The participants were nearly 3,000 miles apart!

It had been ages since we'd chatted with our dear friends Cindy and Rick in California. Cindy and I exchanged emails earlier this week and she made a novel suggestion: A Virtual Happy Hour.

We were all over it.

We set today as the date. Because we are three hours apart, the timing was a little tricky. But, our left coast friends opted for the early shift and proposed 7PM ET/4PM PT. Now, y'all already know we like to eat late, so this schedule worked just fine for us.

Minutes before the agreed upon time, Paul mixed a couple of Manhattans. That was the frequent drink of choice whenever we got together with these two. At a minute or two past the hour, we dialed them up and pressed the "speaker" button.

For the next 90 minutes it was as if the four of us were in the same room. They introduced us to their new puppy. We gave them the lowdown on getting motorhome service in Gaffney. Together we caught up on each other's lives since we last met in May. Lots has happened. We honored memories of lost loved ones and celebrated the birth of new family members. We laughed like we always did. And, interestingly enough, we took pictures on each end and shared them with the other. Totally unplanned, of course. But, absolutely in sync. That's how these friends are.

One Manhattan turned into two and before we knew it we were making plans to meet up next year in Texas, New Mexico or Utah. Or, perhaps all three! Whenever it happens, it'll be wonderful to see these dear friends.

After catching up and sharing lots of laughs, it was getting way past time dinner time for us and approaching that time for our friends in the west. We wrapped up the conversation and made plans to have another happy hour next month. We can't wait.

As much as we love life on the road, we do miss our friends. We're thrilled to have created the virtual happy hour to share with them over many miles and several time zones. We look forward to the next one.

Cheers!