@HImom - I live in NoVA , but will be unavailable in May and unfortunately out of town when you are there.
If anyone wants to get together in the DC area at another time, let me know.
@FallGirl, I will PM you
And there is one CCer…who sent my son a very nice Hugo Boss shirt (which he still has) when it didn’t fit the guys in her family!
That sort of counts as meeting!
Is anyone here participating in the AVON 39 walk in DC May 6-7 ?
If so , let me know , maybe we can connect there.
I think it would be fun to meet other CCers. I’m in the Bay Area if anyone is also interested.
I’ve met a least a dozen CCers over the years. Wonderful folks! My imaginary friends are REAL!
When my D was thinking of switching from biology to nursing, I asked a CCer who was a nurse at a hospital in our city if ShawD could shadow her. She agreed but decided that ShawD should shadow a younger nurse (so she could identify better) and arranged it. I dropped ShawD off and we met briefly at the beginning of the day. ShawD loved the shadowing experience. At the end of the day, the CCer suggested to ShawD that she could apply to three schools in our town (ShawD was only looking in Canada at that point) that the hospital hired from and mentioned one that she like in particular. ShawD applied the next week to the one highlighted by the CCer. She was admitted as a transfer, to start a week later, in an accelerated BSN/MSN program. ShawD really learned a lot and is glad she did it (though the workload was pretty intense at times and she thinks some of the administration and teaching could be better). We met the CC’er again at an awards dinner last May when ShawD was graduating with her MSN because the CC’er had enrolled in the very same MSN program to become an NP. They would see each other in classes. I am very proud of her – working at her hospital as an RN and completing her MSN (this is a very rigorous program). She should graduate this May. ShawD is employed as an NP in a great job (alas, she had to move out of the city to get a job) but is really enjoying her career thus far. And we have that CCer to thank for her help and guidance.
I have also given career guidance to one of the CCer’s daughters and and we got ShawD to meet with another daughter when ShawD was a sophomore and the CCer’s daughter was a freshman at another local school.
I could not be more grateful as she helped steer ShawD into a great program and a great career.
I also met with some other CCers, one of whom lives nearby and the other who was in form DC (I think) for brunch. We all participate in the same thread. All very nice people. AFAIK, all are female except for me. [In our family, education and dealing with LDs are my responsibility].
I have met one friend (almost another) when I went back east. She is terrific…as is her husband. They came her for a vacation/work few days. They came to our home. Terrific people.
I’ve done a couple of individual meetups with CC people, both were lots of fun. A subgroup of S’ “HS parents of…” class does a big meetup annually (or 2x a year?) but I haven’t been able to make that one.
I’ve met lots of “internet people” IRL over the years, mostly related to a couple of travel boards I’ve frequented for a really long time.
I have met a couple CC’ers IRL, and I have a few that I chat with back-channel so much I feel as if I have actually met them IRL. I had a wonderful meet-up in ATL when I was at the Federal Student Aid conference last December, as a matter of fact … which included a telephone chat with another CC’er who lives in CT (and I now “know” her on FB). I think it’s fun! Would love to get together with anyone who might be in the Detroit area.
I’ll be happy to meet up with CC’ers coming to the San Diego area and I’ll bet some of the other locals might join in.
If my son ends up going OOS for college, I could imagine meeting other local CCers to arrange carpooling.
This fascinates me - there are definitely posters on here that I think I’d really click with, but I just cannot figure out how you make the leap from posting on a huge message board to meeting up in person. Perhaps I am showing off my introvert-nature, or more likely my lack of social savvy 
I have lots of friends IRL that I met IRL but haven’t been able to replicate that online.
How,about…“I’m going to be in your town. Anyone want to meet for lunch at Name the Restaurant?”
I’ve done that a few times.
Also have offered lodging here to some CCers who were going to be in this neck of the woods and wondered about hotels. Um…we have three extra bedrooms! We have welcomed several overnight.
@surfcity,
If my parents still had their place at Beach Haven West, I would have definitely reached out to you on one of my visits along the lines of Thumper’s approach.
Often you become Facebook friends and really get to know each other better, than meeting up is pretty natural.
when I am in the supermarket I suspect many fellow shoppers are actually on CC so I try to give them the secret CC handshake and I only get blank stares, middle fingers or a can of mace aimed at me. so far nobody in my local supermarket wants to admit they are fellow CC posters like myself.
LOL @zobroward!! You might have more luck with your secret handshake at PTA meetings.
I’ve met 3 CCers IRL (separate instances), and it was great fun. Those were because of a FB group spun out of our Parents thread. I’m happy to meet with CCers touring UCSB or just visiting the area (though there is plenty else to do besides having coffee with me).
I met with a few CC friends a couple of times and it was wonderful. They are all off CC now for various reasons but we mostly keep up through FB. There have been some weird coincidences like one of them moving long distance and buying a house from H’s brother’s friend, and all of us slowly realizing what had happened. Technology can make for a smaller and cozier world!
I’m on the Maryland side of DC and would like to join in if there’s a local gathering.