Karen and I

Here's the first picture of my life-saver and myself!

More to follow as I get the hang of this!

What a beautiful picture of two beautiful ladies!! Thank you for sharing your amazing trip, and emotional journey with us. I'm thrilled that you two were finally able to meet!

That is a GREAT picture Maureen....How lucky you were to finally meet Karen after ALL these years......a wonderful moment to treasure and remember.....

Oh wow! What a great picture!!!

Wow, love the pic Maureen!

Beautiful. What a lovely photo of the two of you. Thanks for sharing.

Savannah wrote:

What a beautiful picture of two beautiful ladies!! Thank you for sharing your amazing trip, and emotional journey with us. I'm thrilled that you two were finally able to meet!

Couldn't have posted it without your guidance, Savannah so a big thank you to you. You're a great teacher!

And thank you everyone for your kind comments. Will get the rest of the pics posted soon, with a few special ones for Savannah!

Maureen!!! That's a beautiful picture!!! You both look great, and so happy!!!

carolineingalls wrote:

Will get the rest of the pics posted soon, with a few special ones for Savannah!

Yay! I can't wait!

Very nice! Wow lucky you.

Oh Maureen, that is such a wonderful picture of the two of you!! Thank you so much for sharing it here. I cannot wait to see the others.

That is so awesome. You look really happy and she looks great too.

That is a Nice Picture Maureen You both look Great

You are both lovely ladies. I am so glad that you finally met your dear pen-pal.

carolineingalls wrote:

Savannah wrote:

What a beautiful picture of two beautiful ladies!! Thank you for sharing your amazing trip, and emotional journey with us. I'm thrilled that you two were finally able to meet!

Couldn't have posted it without your guidance, Savannah so a big thank you to you. You're a great teacher!

And thank you everyone for your kind comments. Will get the rest of the pics posted soon, with a few special ones for Savannah!

Oh, you're welcome! I'm glad it worked for you. And I can't wait to see the special pics!!

Awesome pic!

Looking forward to the rest of the pics!

Here's a pic of Karen, me and my two kids Christine and Ryan. They really took to her and she and Christine chatted away like they'd known each other a long time.



And here's one of Karen with Phil and me. He knew what the day meant to me and wanted to share in it. He too found Karen very warm and caring.

Great pictures!

Maureen, these are so wonderful. What a great family you have.

Aw thanks. You're all SO kind. Yes Savannah she DOES have an amazing smile and those eyes are still as beautiful!

And especially for Savannah, this is me giving Karen the portrait you'd drawn of her as Caroline.





You can especially tell from the pic below how thrilled she was with the drawing!



She asked me for Savannah's address so she can write and say thank you so hopefully, Savannah, you'll be hearing from her real soon.

That's great, Maureen!

It's so unreal for me to see one of my portraits in Karen Grassle's hands! Thank you so much for sharing the pictures! I'm going to print off copies of them!!

You're very welcome, Savannah. Karen commented on what a wonderful talent you have and she was really blown away by the portrait.

Oh boy, I can imagine the fun you had taking these pictures. And Savannah has done me the homour of drawing a portrait so I could give it to a friend too. She is really an amazing friend with an amazing talent.