I have known Sonya for about two years now and we have, on occasion, discussed our mutual love for all that is Oregon, including the fact that we both had family that lived in the beautiful northwest state. So when family came to visit Sonya, her husband and children, from Oregon, to celebrate a very special anniversary it was a great time to get some photos. When I arrived we began chit-chatting and the phrase “it’s a small world” has never been so true. In conversation they proceeded to ask me where my family lived in Oregon and what their names were (most of the time you find those questions futile because they don’t lead to anything)! To my surprise they knew my family and had known my family for years so there was an instant special connection knowing they had known Aunt Betty and Uncle Jim (who have since passed away) and were good friends with them and they knew my cousins and names and I was a little freaked out but also totally inthralled. So with my newfound Oregonian friends we headed out to a beautiful St. Cloud conservation area and shared a little Florida with them.
