The Friendship Ball - who doesn't love to know they have friends all over the place?? 

Being part of AR and other online networks and communities really does give you extended family when you embrace social networking.  Some people you meet online and just fall in love with them, and you can't wait to meet them.  And that's just what it's like when you get the chance to meet some of the people you grow close to online.  And those bonds just grow stronger after you meet!

I was passed this very special "Friendship Ball" by someone I had been so looking forward to meeting, Mizzzz Miami Shores herself, Ines Hegedus-Garcia.  I got to meet her in person in Orlando and she is one heck of a special lady for sure.  Ines, who was tagged by "Bawld is Beautiful" Jeff Turner, chose as her victims (aka friends) Monika McGillicuddy and me.  Ines said it was because she "loves us"....  Hmmmm

Anyway, this lovely Friendship Ball is a meme in disguise, the "I Hate Memes" meme.  And here are her reasons she hates memes:

• they are time sucking time bombs
• they make people feel uncomfortable and obligated
• they can be very impersonal and personal at the same time
• they remind me of useless chain letters

 
If you've been passed the Friendship Ball, you then have to turn around and pick two, ONLY two, friends victims to pass it on to.

I am choosing two very special gentlemen that I like very much.  One, despite the fact that he's a dreaded Yankees fan, really is a very nice guy, a fellow New Englander, and he's good-looking, too - George Souto, CT mortgage man.  And my other choice is the ever-viligant soft-spoken southern gentleman from Knoxville Tennessee - Jim Lee.  Jim has a special fondness for 'cupcakes'.....

OK, here's what ya do:

The rules... This Friendship Ball has been passed from coast to coast and knows no end. It is to be passed along to those who have touched your life with that special thing, called friendship. The rules indicate that you can only choose 2 people to receive this Forever Friendship ball.

And no fair not playing - you MUST play.  Don't make me come looking for either of you....

Oh and, Ines, I love you, too!!  ;-)