Turns out, I have met her; well, maybe not actually met, but we were at the same event. I even have a picture of her, taken by ME! How weird is that? Okay, here's the scoop. She was a college roommate of my niece, Becky, although I only found that out recently, and long after I became a big fan of her blog. She was a bridesmaid in Becky's wedding in Elmhurst, Illinois. Mark and I were at the wedding. I took a candid shot of all the bridemaids as they were coming off the church platform after they had taken their formal picture with the photographer, and there she is, just to the right of the bride:

NOT even six degrees of separation, more like two....