jillaine

And here's the final "map":

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jillaine

Oh and can I just say that I thought some of the partner groupings were pretty amusing. And no, I did not select partners based on the compatibility of their QB screen names. That said:

2. buddy'smom and shortmom5 - both moms
5. jclinganrey and vanogay - they rhyme
8. LovingIzabella and zzmom - both have Zs in them
11. nclauri and nexxus831 - both start with Ns - okay, so that's not so interesting. ;-) But I bet THEY are!

didi

Thanks jillaine, for the map, verrry interested. Yes, I agree the screen names are very neat, I was noticing it too when reading the list of names. I rally think this is going to fun, fun, fun.

jclinganrey

Kathleen and I are discussing plans. This is so exciting!!! Gonna be fun!

Jane

jclinganrey

Jillaine - - -

I noticed you're from California. What part? You're a loooong way from home. lol

Jane

IrelandDragonQuilting

WHOOO HOOOO! I have some plans running through my head, sure hope they work!

jillaine

Born in Long Beach, grew up in La Jolla, lived for a while in Solana Beach, then San Francisco, and Fairfax til the mid 90s when I was swept off my feet by a DC-based DH. Grew up on the beach. (My aunt called us all "barefoot beach bums" -- it was meant in the negative, but we adopted it with pride!)

Been in the DC area for 18 years. And every time (every time) I return to the west coast, my body and soul take a deep, refreshing breath and feel HOME. Unfortunately, something similar happens when my DH visits New England. So here we are.

That said, I love it here. I love our community. And despite all rumors to the contrary, DC is a really wonderful place.

KGoodhand

Wow! I am the only person out of the States! I feel special!!! Thx for including me!!!

Yosamitesa

YEA!!! More from Texas. Hey, I see one from Oregon...What part??? Hubby is from there!!!

jillaine

You're the only out-of-the-States who applied! Thanks for joining us! (And you're in that part of Canada that "juts" into the space between Michigan and NY/PA. Always makes me think of a Michael Moore documentary where he crosses over into Canada from Detroit to demonstrate how Canadians don't lock their front doors...