I have had a few internet friends come and visit me in Vancouver, and I have been down to Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Indiana to meet others.

We are currently trying to organize a get-together in either NC/SC or NY right now. We attempted to do the same thing last year too, but many of us were too unwell or didn't have the money at the time.

I also plan to head to TX in November as my daughter is playing in a couple of showcase ball tournaments in Dallas and Houston. If I don't make it south this spring, I'll try to organize a get-together while I am there then.

What we've done in the past is plan to meet at someone's house, where they were gracious enough to put us all up for the night, then we all traveled to a resort where we stayed in a huge room. I flew to Minnesota after that, and drove to Wisconsin. My sister lives in Chicago, so that was a good home base for me while I commuted around.

It was exhausting, no doubt. It took me many months to recover . . . but was worth it!

Cherie