BuffMothers at the Arnold Classic

BuffMothers at the Arnold Sports Classic in Columbus, OH

Jammie, Linda, Kermane, Tonya, me, Erinn, Tia, Patti

Linda, me, Erinn, Tonya at Starbucks after dinner Saturday night

Tonya and me...just hanging out

Tia and me when we finally got to the hotel

Patti, Jammie, me, Tracy, Tia, Linda, Tonya at the Expo--Tracy is an EAS (supplements/protein products company) girl, so she was working there at the EAS booth

This past weekend I went to Columbus to meet up with some of the BuffMothers at the Arnold Classic. I have to admit that I was a little nervous to be traveling such a distance to meet up with a bunch of people I only knew from the internet. Especially since I'd be sharing a hotel room with 3 of them! First I drove to the Detroit area and met up with Tia. She and I had talked on the phone some and a lot on instant messenger. We hit it off INSTANTLY! We didn't stop talking the entire rest of the 3.5 hours to Columbus. Once there we met up with Kermane, Linda, Jammie, Patti (and her husband, Glen), Tonya (and her husband Brad), Erinn and Tracy. Nine BuffMothers coming together from 6 different states (Michigan, Ohio, Idaho, North Carolina, Missouri, Connecticut). I kept thinking how WEIRD it was that it was so NOT WEIRD! Except for brief lulls in conversation here and there, we all got along famously and there was just no awkwardness! I wish we could've spent more time together, but there's always next year :) All of us are at different points in our "buff journey", but we motivate, encourage and support each other. I love these women and count it a privilege to consider them friends!