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kent4str and I are just arriving back home froma delightful dinner with

madknits visiting from the Boston area and his local hosts

writerbear81 and his hubby Robert.

We met up at Neramitra, a delightful thai restaurant in Crystal City, VA; a friend of ours, Jeff, lives in the area and had no evening plans so we begged him to join us as well --it was the promise of ice cream following which compelled him to toss his lot in with us.

This was the first time I had met

madknits or

writerbear81 in person, although I've been reading their journals for nearly as long as I've been on LJ. It was no surprise at all that they were each just as fun and charming in person as they are online; the conversation flowed effortlessly through dinner at the restaurant, around the table after dinner, in the line at Cold Stone Creamery and as we slowly savoured our desserts.

I wish we could have stayed longer but

kent4str and I have to be up early tomorrow to drive to Delaware for a noon gig. We'll just have to pick up where we left off when we next get together.

Here's me (

bjarvis),

madknits,

kent4str,

writerbear81 and Robert: